Message #5299

[cabo79]

I started a couple of years ago at 61. I took a few group lessions, it did not help much. Last year out at Loveland CO, I took a group lession, by now I could get down blues without much trouble, so I was the only one in the group. The thing the instructor did that helped me the most was to tell me to go to Amazon.com and get a book and vidieo by Harold Harb and the vidieo by Lito Flores. Now I can actualy ski down the hill some. I'll be out in CO in a few weeks, more lessions and 7 days of skiing. I try to get out west 3 times a winter and ski here in the Southeast at a place called Snowshoe. Go to a ski shop to learn how to dress. Rent the first few times from a local ski  shop if possable, they can show you how to put the stuff on. I have bought my first boots and skis used on E-Bay, about a half dozen pairs to try out sizes and styles, there are places that specialize in selling the used skis and boot from resorts. You should be able to get flights from Phionex to Denver pretty cheap. Good luck