exhibit a: your friends tell you that you'll need to learn to ski this winter if you'd like to see them, and you decide to commit, full speed ahead. the gear procurement was easy: one pair of skis, some boots and bindings, a new coat, some snow pants, socks, gloves...must i go on? re-visiting the impact on my canadian bank account is making me a little dizzy.
 |
| quite a lucky duck to have such a patient ski instructor! |
i digress. it turns out that it takes more than just cool gear (and great spelling skills) to be a skier. you have to actually get up a mountain and back down to be legit. so a whistler pass and one very patient friend later, i found myself on top of blackcomb mountain with only two narrow wooden sticks to get me back down.
 |
| all smiles at the top of the hill :-) |
word to the wise: it takes an awful lot of hard work to learn to ski when you're no longer 8 years old. but in the afternoon after a morning of aggressive snow plowing, i finally (somewhat) picked up the skill set! and i am very proud to report that i'm not a complete failure! it will take a lot of practice, but luckily i have a season pass to cypress to work on it. and it turns out that skiing is a lot of fun and not actually really that scary at all! as long as i stick to the greens :-)
 |
| caught in the act! |
 |
| looking legit but probably internally freaking out. |
xo,
caroline
No comments:
Post a Comment