First time...

On the mountain since two years ?! Going on these big hills to try to slide down with the elegance of a pro, yeah right... in my dreams maybe! It was more like this: going on the hill and take lessons in babyclass and have lots of fun the whole day: sounds more like it.

Friday morning 8am, meeting Paul in Kayak Crossing to catch the bus to Vail: bus runs at least half an hour late. In Vail getting first a hot Starbucks, black, no sugar, and then our (free) rentals for the day and then on the bus to Lionshead to go up with the Gondola to our skiclass level 1. With a bit of delay, but we got there. For me not really the first time on skis, but I wanted to learn how to turn and stop, with the elegance of a pro... For Paul, it was his first time ever on skis, and he said more successfull then the snowboarding lessons he had before. (I do have the idea that snowboarders are spending an awfull lot of time on their royal behind, correct me if I am wrong). After lunch a few more hours on the hill, which was very lightgreen for the connaisseurs, with for both of us very good results and very cold faces. Taking the skis back to the shop was next and then finally, a nice beer... or two at Garfinkels in Lionshead.

Good fun and I will get up there again very soon.