"One of the most important things you will learn in the first lesson is how to get up when you fall down"
"I fell down two hundred and fifty one times on the bunny slope"
"Bob broke his bones while skiing and now he has two steel rods, some nuts and bolts taking refuge in his arms and legs"
These are the comments I have always heard about skiing. What kept me from skiing for so long? This very conception (or misconception as it turned out to be) that one inevitably ends up losing a limb or two and half the skull. I finally decided to use my brain in the decision making process and gave in last year.
Thirteen of us from work went skiing in the Poconos last winter. Most of us were first timers. We took one 20 minute lesson and headed for the bunny. By the end of the day we were the kings and queens of the bunny slope. We skied till the lifts stopped. The next day, we were the first ones on the slopes and once again skied till Sunset. We went onto the beginner slopes as well. Though we were bumping our asses against icy slopes, it was a blast. All of us returned home after having kick-ass fun out of two full days of skiing, all limbs in place.
So what about the stories of broken bones? I know these people weren't lying as it is true that injuries are common and pretty damn bad. Finally I came to know the cause, but how? To be continued...Labels: beginner slopes, broken bones, bunny slope, camelback, pennsylvania, poconos, ski injuries, ski lessons, ski slopes, skiing |
