The ski trip was fun, just a few little mishaps...here is the story.
We left last friday at 1:00 and traveled with friends to Raton New Mexico. We got up Saturday and drove to Crested Butte. We checked into the condo and checked out our ski equipment. I got up Sunday and my sister and I enrolled in a all day ski class. We went to the class and we both caught on very quickly. The instructer took the 5 of us to lunch and after lunch he was going to take us to the mountain. We went up and he started showing us how to ski down..NO PROBLEM...I loved it, I just got VERY tired and my legs about gave out. We got to the bottom and there was still time to go back up and come down before the class was over. I figured I could do it. We went up and skied half way down and went up another lift to take us to a little bigger green. We started going down and he showed us another way to turn (parallel). On my first try I went down the hill turned my right ski left and my left ski right. I fell and twisted my right knee. Both skis came off and I tumbled a few feet down the hill. My instructer came down and asked if I was ok. My knee was sore but that was it. I told him I could have gotten up but he was more worried about my knee. He said it would be better to be safe than sorry. He called for a snowmobile. I didn't have to ride the basket..I just sat on the snowmobile behind the driver. That was the end of day one of skiing...I didn't really care for it too much because I could hardly walk.
Day 2-I got up and skied with my sister and her two friends down a couple of greens. We did that till noon stopped and had lunch in the condo. They went back out and I stayed in with my parents and friends because my legs were SORE and my knee was still sore but not so bad that I couldn't walk.
Day 3- I wake up my legs are not as sore and my knee is fine. I get up and ski the greens...I really liked the greens. We went in for lunch and a friend of mine was detirmined to get me on a blue before we left. After lunch we went up to the top and he told me he would stay with me for the blue. It was awefull...at one point I took my skis off and walked down this steep hill. But anyway I got through it and skied greens the rest of the way down.
Day 4 traveled home.
The food there was great. I had elk tenderloin at one place we ate at and this REALLY good chicken fried steak and another place.
I am ready to go back, just to do the greens, maybe after I learn to parallel ski better I will start doing blues.
OH-BTW-the snowmobile ride was a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!
We left last friday at 1:00 and traveled with friends to Raton New Mexico. We got up Saturday and drove to Crested Butte. We checked into the condo and checked out our ski equipment. I got up Sunday and my sister and I enrolled in a all day ski class. We went to the class and we both caught on very quickly. The instructer took the 5 of us to lunch and after lunch he was going to take us to the mountain. We went up and he started showing us how to ski down..NO PROBLEM...I loved it, I just got VERY tired and my legs about gave out. We got to the bottom and there was still time to go back up and come down before the class was over. I figured I could do it. We went up and skied half way down and went up another lift to take us to a little bigger green. We started going down and he showed us another way to turn (parallel). On my first try I went down the hill turned my right ski left and my left ski right. I fell and twisted my right knee. Both skis came off and I tumbled a few feet down the hill. My instructer came down and asked if I was ok. My knee was sore but that was it. I told him I could have gotten up but he was more worried about my knee. He said it would be better to be safe than sorry. He called for a snowmobile. I didn't have to ride the basket..I just sat on the snowmobile behind the driver. That was the end of day one of skiing...I didn't really care for it too much because I could hardly walk.
Day 2-I got up and skied with my sister and her two friends down a couple of greens. We did that till noon stopped and had lunch in the condo. They went back out and I stayed in with my parents and friends because my legs were SORE and my knee was still sore but not so bad that I couldn't walk.
Day 3- I wake up my legs are not as sore and my knee is fine. I get up and ski the greens...I really liked the greens. We went in for lunch and a friend of mine was detirmined to get me on a blue before we left. After lunch we went up to the top and he told me he would stay with me for the blue. It was awefull...at one point I took my skis off and walked down this steep hill. But anyway I got through it and skied greens the rest of the way down.
Day 4 traveled home.
The food there was great. I had elk tenderloin at one place we ate at and this REALLY good chicken fried steak and another place.
I am ready to go back, just to do the greens, maybe after I learn to parallel ski better I will start doing blues.
OH-BTW-the snowmobile ride was a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!
