I’ve been to the snow on countless occasions back home but I’ve never taken the opportunity to ski. Last night, Todor and I went to the Flatirons Mall to grab some last minute equipment for our trip early this morning. I got some waterproof pants and some goggles that had to be superwide to fit over my glasses. So this morning there was a little miscommunication about what time we had to be at Boulder Station and I called Todor and he was still in bed. Long story short, we all ended up getting to Eldora at the same time.

Fitting the ski’s and the boots was painful. They felt so uncomfortable for me but you get used to them. So as we got outside, Melwyn was teaching some basic stuff to Todor on the snowboard and Gaby was helping me with my skiing. Eventually, we got up to the mountain and started doing the real stuff. I fell a few times as expected but after a few runs I was feeling pretty confident. I did have a pretty bad fall though when my ski tip got stuck in the snow and I tumbled a few metres down the hill. It was apparently hilarious though. Todor had some spectacular falls also, but I only managed to grab a little one on video. So actions speak louder than words so here are some pictures and videos. Visit the entire gallery here.

A beautiful sight, considering that it is so hot back home

Gaby is the best ski instructor

Gaby’s Commentary

Todor and I are actually hurting internally in this picture

Surprisingly, I wasn’t that cold

At the bottom of the slope

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