Yesterday was a fun day at work, because we went for skiing the whole day, as a part of a team building event. I carpooled with some other colleagues' and we set off to the Summit at Snoqualmie Pass early Friday morning. The agenda was to be there by 8:15am. When we reached, there was hot Starbucks Coffee and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Some of us were skiing while the others decided to snowboard. Most of us were beginners and were taking lessons.
The first step was to get the ski rentals. I found my shoe size finally and it took me ages to get it buckled. I felt so uncomfortable walking in them and was clumsy. We got our skis and proceeded with the lesson. The instructor was an old man named Jim and he was making it sound very easy. The first lesson was to learn to get the shoe into the ski and out. It was so difficult to do it. I used a ski pole most of the times to get out of the ski. Otherwise I convinced somebody else to help me. After a few more exercises, we were off with both skis. I could not even walk with them, let alone ski. I seemed to be skiing backwards most of the times and it was funny.
Skiing is so tiring ! After a lesson that lasted 1.5 hours, all of us were ready for lunch. The shoes were really tight by now and I just wanted to kick them off. Alas, all I could do was loosen it. After lunch and rest, we headed back to the 'magic carpet' area. This was basically an escalator which took beginners to a small slope, a prelude to the ski lift. I was struggling with the carpet and decided that ski lift was best avoided at my skill level.
I kept falling and it was so hard getting up with the skis and shoes. Sometimes I fell in such funny postures, that I was reminded of the comics I used to read. The snow was soft and powdery; a couple of times, I just lay in it and enjoyed the beauty around me. I was well prepared in terms of clothes; many people who came in jeans were in for a shock. It is not the best thing to wear for skiing !
Finally, it was time to head back. Getting the ski shoe off was harder than getting into them. I finally got them off and felt so free. I was so happy to back in my regular shoes. I had a fun day and so did most of my other colleagues. We headed back to the city and I was home by 5pm. This resort is very close to where I live and V and I have decided to take skiing lessons to make the most of it.
Today, all that remains of yesterday are aches and pains. As they say, no pain, no gain.
5 comments:
LOL - ski panninaa nerathoda, vizhunda neram thaan jaasthi maadhiri irukku :-D! Sounds like fun though - skiing or snowtubing, skiing or snowtubing...hmmm!
arch,
thats true, thankfully i had a lot of cushion hehehehe. ski or tube: think of it this way....i am still in a lot of pain :-( so its more pain or lesser pain....
Hey
Hahah I remember my first skiing lesson - I had owed not to ever ever try skiing again! But of course I went again. And yeah! Falling on those skis and getting up is a bigg pain. Wish we could just skip the learning part and become pros hehe.
Hey, I am sure it would be better the next time you do it. Your blog reminds me of my first (and only yet) skiing trip in Manali where the only fun I could have was when there was like a 10 degree slope somewhere and I automatically skiied :-). The rest was lots of snow and bruises :-).
SK,
yeah, I wish I had learnt it when I was 3 yrs old :-)
Archana,
LOL...yeah the same thing happened to me...hopefully it would be better next time.
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