Skiing for beginners can be tough. If your parents never took you skiing as a kid, going skiing for the first time in your adult years can be quite daunting. It sure was for me. Your friends tell you scary stories on how they broke their leg on a particular icy black run and in the same breath exclaim that you’ll be fine. Yeah sure. When you spot the snow-capped peaks on your approach to the mountains you’re thrilled. But as soon as you see the slopes up close in all their steepness and massiveness the sweat starts to break out. 5 year olds whizz past as you’re desperately trying to perform the best ‘Pizza, French fries, Pizza, French fries’ to not die on your first attempt off the baby slopes.
I had an incredible hard time skiing for the first time and in a couple of months I’ll be going on my second trip. Hopefully this time it will be going a bit better. There were a few things I wish somebody told me before hand that could have made my experience a whole lot better. Going skiing for the first time? You might want to read this one.
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