Thursday, February 21, 2013

Colorado Vacation 2013


Day 2, 3, and 4 was spent playing in the snow.  Day 2 was our first full day in Colorado.  We woke up without an alarm clock.  This is a big deal for me.  HA!  We got ready and went to get our skis.  I opted out of going to ski school because we only had 3 days to ski and because we had to pay for it.  I thought I don’t need ski school; I got this.  HA!  I thought I could teach myself by watching and practicing.  Ok… let’s get real, I needed ski school! 

The 1st day wasn’t bad at all.  We stayed on the practice slopes where all the teachers and kids were.  So I got tidbits of information from just listening to the instructors teach other people.  Then I just practiced by going down the small ski slope.  (It was a very small hill)  I was doing pretty good, except I couldn’t STOP or TURN when I wanted.  I felt out of control!  I don’t like that feeling. 

I started to feel pretty confident on the small hill so I decided to go to a bigger slope.  It was still considered a practice slope, but I was told that all the green slopes (which are the easy slopes) were just like the 2nd slope.  So here we go…
 

The first time down I did pretty well, except I went down WIDE OPEN!!  I was a little scared.  But it was fun so I did it again and again.  I started to try and practice how to turn while going down the slope, NOT a good idea.  I was headed down the slope and going straight for the ski lift which was going up the mountain.  I was starring straight at this woman.  I am sure she was thinking what is she doing?!  I thought I was going to take her out and ski right off the mountain.  I finally got going the other way and lost control.  The next thing I know I was sliding down the mountain on my shoulder and back.  When I finally came to a stop, Michael comes skiing up beside me to help me stand back up right.  Oh my goodness!!  I was a little embarrassed!  Sorry no picture! HA!

We skied a few more times down the small slope after my accident and then decided to go eat lunch and hang out in the room for a little while.  Only minor injuries this day! HA! 
After lunch we walked around the small town and took a ride on the gondola.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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