realskiers

I just came back from a small jaunt upstate New York to Windham Mountain.
Went with my friend, Irina, who took the avatar picture of me 5 years ago at Vail.
She found a deal for $79 at local Inn which included the 2 queens/room, lift ticket and continental bkfst deal (midweek)
Driving up the night before, instead of driving 3 hrs at the crack of dawn, was just a wonderful idea!

I didn't think conditions would be very propitious, but damn if they weren't better than some days out west this year!
I was very glad I committed to the day.
We had a great time. The mountain had made fresh snow (in anticipation of presidents week?)and the ice/boilerplate was almost non-existent.

The first few runs felt uninspiring and I wondered if I had gotten too spoiled by the terrain out west.

So, to keep this fresh??? Worked on whirligigs.

You know, turn, rotate on both skis and do a 360. Link a few together in a row.
We worked on this a bit with Glen at Sugarbush. Helping to find one's feet on the board and feeling edges.

Once Irina saw me do a few it was, "how do you do that trick?"
Worked on it bit with her. Every run she did a few to practice.
By the end of the day she had it down.

Just that little bit of sharing info, practicing a new "skill" made it fun for both of us!
Oh, a getting a few TFR drills in at the top of  most trails before catching up with her.

L.