I had a great time today with another early birthday present, this one from Brian & Joy. They got me a one-hour lesson on a fake ski slope (in Sun & Ski Sports shop). I have no idea how to describe it—it’s an incline with a “carpet” or conveyor belt that moves up the incline, so that you have the feeling of skiing downwards. There’s a bar at the bottom that you can hold on to (luckily). It was a great help to me to remember what it’s like to have skis on, what a difficult time I have getting my weight on the correct foot when turning, etc. But it was wonderful to know where I need to start either with an instructor or on my own when we get to Utah next week. I’ve gotten about half a day out of the way by doing this! I can’t wait to ski!
Dale brought Jonathan up for the last ten minutes or so, and he was completely fascinated with the whole thing. Stared very intently at the conveyor belt whizzing uphill, me on skis, everything. When we were done, he wanted to come on the slope and “touch the snow”. I let him touch it so that he could see that it was not, in fact, snow, and then I reassured him that he would get to see plenty of snow next week. Get your warm clothes ready, Mom!
Posted by elizabeth at February 10, 2003 12:09 AMThat sounds like a neat practice prior to the real thing. I can imagine Jonathan staring at all of the mechanical movement - he's always so fascinated with gears, pulleys, wheels and how things work.
Posted by: Cynthia on February 10, 2003 06:28 AM