I was the first timer but now love to skii
I was the first timer but now love to skii
My 5 year old daughter is in love with tahoe-reno, we were visiting it 4th-5th time. She was excited to see the lake and play in snow as it was the closest place to go for enjoying snow from south bay area in California.
With all our homework i started packing and took every possible things I could think of. Within 4 hrs we were in reno since weather was not too bad this time. We stayed in reno for the night and next day early in the morning we headed to Mount Rose . When we reached nearly half of the distance then we realized there is snow storm on the hills , as I heard something is falling on our car top and car was almost swinging. Accumulated excitement took us all the way up to the Mount Rose and we waited till the storm stopped. Finally it stopped , we rented all the accessories we needed for skiing. After wearing skiing shoes and heavy helmet it was very hard to walk , thinking how would we do ski .
After taking her skiing lessons my daughter went on small hill first with help of escalator and I waited down there to see her since it was her first time too. When she was skiing from up to down hill I was so happy to see her confidence and she ended it up perfectly.
After seeing her couple of times I went for my skiing lessons . In starting of lessons I was feeling "oh yeah I can do that, its damn easy" . But at last stage of lessons it was quite hard to go up hill with skis all by yourself. Finally lessons were over and I started skiing with small hill where I could go by escalator . I was doing really good at first but little later I went too fast and i could not stop my self , as the result I ended up by sliding down to the starting point. It was scary but kind of funny in a way. I was laughing at myself. It reminded me the time I started learning my dad's scooter. I always used to fall with a jump of the scooter while changing the gear. But finally i learnt the scooter and then motor bike. It was great time and "fortunately" I experience the same time again. Oh god i love my past.. So , I got up again and tried another time , this time I did better than before and I started enjoying skiing. No fear anymore!!
By my third - fourth trial I became good at going down hill and stopping at the end perfectly. MY husband has gone for skiing a lot when he was in Detroit and Indianapolis , So Mr. perfect had no problem in skiing at all. Half of the day I were at beginner level but last one hour I went to intermediate level hill for skiing and it was other level of fun.
It was a life time experience for me , since we live in bay area where you can not see snow there any time but we can always go to skiing resorts nearby. So this is my story how I was fascinated by skiing and now I can say that I have made to another adventure and checked it in my WHAT TO DO NEXT list.
It could not be a big deal for people who live on hills or nearby but rest would definitely think the way I used to think . Its an amazing and life time experience which will remain always in my memories. You cant just stop yourself to think that you are a bird flying with wind, when cold breeze touches your cheek.
Happy Skiing!!!
If you are an adventurous kind of person and like to take risk on stuff you never tried, here I am going to share some tips and my experience. This will help you to gather all your courage and do things what you never ever did .
- First make your list of things you haven't tried yet and choose one by one to get those things done.
- Plan with your partner because only they will give you support , encourage you and push you till you don't make your mind up, because they love you so much and want you to be happy and fulfill your all desires and dreams. If your partner is adventurous like me then your role is to be that supporting partner. Believe me it works.
- Tell your partner and discuss with him/her where to go for that adventure.
- Do reservations, pack your stuff , step out and get into your car.
- After reaching to your destination take some rest , go around and enjoy the place .
- And yeah keep your excitement alive till you start your lessons. Its very important to have lessons before doing that all by yourself. Because sometime we feel that we will learn it if we try again and again. But WAIT, instead hurting yourself take lessons. Your instructor will teach you all technics and you will learn it quickly without hurting yourself badly.
- So listen to your instructor carefully ,come out of your comfort zone ask him/her if you have any doubt and practice in front of your instructor till he tell you that you are ready to go by yourself.
- Last but not the least believe in yourself and say it to yourself " I can do it".
- And you are all set to go and enjoy it.
- Don't forget to check mark it on your list.
So with these tips you can enjoy your life and add always another chapter in your life .
In February 2013 we were planning for skiing what i have never done in my life. But always get fascinated by this sport. While playing in X-BOX i was feeling its too easy and always used to win. We decided to go to Mount Rose Skiing resort,Reno, NV.
My 5 year old daughter is in love with tahoe-reno, we were visiting it 4th-5th time. She was excited to see the lake and play in snow as it was the closest place to go for enjoying snow from south bay area in California.
With all our homework i started packing and took every possible things I could think of. Within 4 hrs we were in reno since weather was not too bad this time. We stayed in reno for the night and next day early in the morning we headed to Mount Rose . When we reached nearly half of the distance then we realized there is snow storm on the hills , as I heard something is falling on our car top and car was almost swinging. Accumulated excitement took us all the way up to the Mount Rose and we waited till the storm stopped. Finally it stopped , we rented all the accessories we needed for skiing. After wearing skiing shoes and heavy helmet it was very hard to walk , thinking how would we do ski .
After taking her skiing lessons my daughter went on small hill first with help of escalator and I waited down there to see her since it was her first time too. When she was skiing from up to down hill I was so happy to see her confidence and she ended it up perfectly.
After seeing her couple of times I went for my skiing lessons . In starting of lessons I was feeling "oh yeah I can do that, its damn easy" . But at last stage of lessons it was quite hard to go up hill with skis all by yourself. Finally lessons were over and I started skiing with small hill where I could go by escalator . I was doing really good at first but little later I went too fast and i could not stop my self , as the result I ended up by sliding down to the starting point. It was scary but kind of funny in a way. I was laughing at myself. It reminded me the time I started learning my dad's scooter. I always used to fall with a jump of the scooter while changing the gear. But finally i learnt the scooter and then motor bike. It was great time and "fortunately" I experience the same time again. Oh god i love my past.. So , I got up again and tried another time , this time I did better than before and I started enjoying skiing. No fear anymore!!
By my third - fourth trial I became good at going down hill and stopping at the end perfectly. MY husband has gone for skiing a lot when he was in Detroit and Indianapolis , So Mr. perfect had no problem in skiing at all. Half of the day I were at beginner level but last one hour I went to intermediate level hill for skiing and it was other level of fun.
It was a life time experience for me , since we live in bay area where you can not see snow there any time but we can always go to skiing resorts nearby. So this is my story how I was fascinated by skiing and now I can say that I have made to another adventure and checked it in my WHAT TO DO NEXT list.
Some Tips for Skiing
- When you are ready go to skiing resorts . Don't forget to dress up properly. Its very important to stay warm for that wear proper snow suits , socks and boots. For first timers, you can rent proper suit and accessories from the shops in resort itself.
- Mostly people forget to apply Sunscreen . Sun rays are stronger on hills because of the reflection in snow. Which might be cause for sunburn.
- Don't forget your sunglasses they are as important as snow suit.
Happy Skiing!!!
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