Skiing, part 2

The Rocklin schools are Spring Break at the moment, so we (minus the boys who are on a church mission trip for the week) headed up to the mountains yesterday (Thursday). We went back to the Donner Ski Ranch, where we had spent New Years Day for my first attempt at skiing. As it is late in the season, there are some good mid-week deals going and I was able to get a full-day lift ticket and hire skis and boots for less than the lift ticket alone had cost back in January. The resort was also much less crowded than back in January.

After a short time of trying to get back into the basic techniques we headed up the ski lift. My first couple of runs were a little chaotic, but then I actually started to get the hang of it. By the early afternoon, I was managing to get several runs in a row with no falls and no need to use the "butt brakes" to stop! I still doubt that I'll ever be a good skier, but at least I managed to master the basics reasonably well.

Adding to the enjoyment yesterday was the fact that a light snow was falling all day, so we were skiing in stunningly beautiful conditions as the pictures show. Erin had a friend with her and we met up with some other friends of the Hobsons (dad and daughter), which meant that we formed a few groups of people of similar ability, which helped add to the fun.