Spring Skiing

I know that the launch of this blog is celebratory of the start of spring, so perhaps an entry on skiing seems a little out of place, but that's one of the great things about Colorado—the weather is such that one could ski and golf on the same day! After living in Wisconsin and Texas, it was exciting to move to Colorado five years ago and be able to take advantage of the recreation that the mountains have to offer.

I wasn't a skier when I moved to Colorado, and it took me a few years of living here before I tried it out. I was hesitant to hit the slopes because I had a bad experience skiing in Wisconsin when I was 12. At the time, I didn't know how to ski, but I wanted to hang out with my friends who were in the ski club at school. So I found myself on a trail that was too difficult for me. I ended up skiing straight down the "mountain" (really only a big hill) completely out of control. I stopped only when I skiied into the parking lot, crashed into a parked car and fell over. I took off my skis, walked into the shelter, and made up my mind that I would never put on another pair of skis.

After moving to Colorado, however, that changed. Chris, my fiancé, is an avid skier, so with encouragement from him, I decided to give skiing another try. I love it! I only ski a few times a year, so I'm only at an advanced beginner level, but it's been so much fun to learn a new skill. Most of my skiing trips have been to Winter Park. I've been very pleased with their ski school. I've often taken advantage of their half-day lessons and then spent the remainder of the day trying out my newly acquired skills on the slopes.

I hope to ski at least two more times this season, and then I'll have hiking in the mountains to look forward to later this summer—and golfing!

-Heather

(Photo of me at Durango Mountain—a.k.a. Purgatory—in 2005.)