Hi Ironwolf, sasjeh, muddy runner,
im currently on the hotel computer in arabba, italy. this is our 4th full day here and im loving it. im quite pleased that ive progressed so well. my friends are struggling and still on the nursery slope but ive gone from a blue slope in day1, to first red in day2, and yesterday my set challenge was to go around the selleronda circuit (40km of slopes and lifts).
i started at 10:30 and got back to the last slope into arabba at 4pm, just in time before they close all the major lifts.
My technique isnt very good but then ive only skiid once before and that was a week with school when 11. I think the reason Ive been able to do the slopes when my friends havnt is down to balance/control/confidence thats come with tri and other stuff. they dont do any sports. what do you think?
Thing is i experienced the most frightening moment in my life yesterday thats put me off doing any red slopes again. took a cable car up to a high mountain peak and HAD to go down a red to stay on selleronda. i was told by couple at bottom (when asking directions) that it was hard so I thought I was prepared.
But GOD it was reall steep, long, with sheer cliff and no barricades to one side. My clockwise turn nis crap and I stood there for ages. I really sh-t myself looking down and in the end i had to shimmy down and side slide which took ages. so scared my knees were even shaking. total respect to skiers!
