Skiing

Yesterday night i went Skiing. It was good Fun. Me and Shyam left home at about 3 PM sunday. We reached WhiteTail Ski resorts around 4:30 PM or so. I joined the beginner Ski lessons being a first time skier while Shyam the veteran of many times went to conquer more difficult slopes. My class started at 5:30 uneventfully with the instructor teaching me few things abt how the Ski gear and some simple techniques to Ski. (Interestingly the instructor was a Prof. In ELECTRICAL ENGG. at George Washington Univ). Anyways my learning at the small bunny slope was slow and met with several (countably infinite) falls. About a couple of hours into the non-stope melee of falling on ones own face in the snow, Shyam appeared. He asked me to go to the next slope. Though i was hesitant in the beginning i decided to take his advice. The second slope was more fun. It had more open area to Ski. This was still a Bunny slope. But had enogh length of run to help one to learn skiing. With several falls i got better at making turns and controlling the speed of the Skiis. Then after a short while the two of us went to the next slope. This was narrower and slightly steeper and was a good second step. A few falls and sometime later i was quite comfortable in this slope also. Though falling down was always just one mistake away.

Shyam i guess got bored with teaching me and decided to plummet down one more difficult slope while I kept alternating between these two slopes for about an hour. When we met again, i asked him whether i should/could try the next slope. Now, this one was much steeper and much longer. And the lift which took us up to the top of the slope was slow...(almost as if heigtening my tension). As we were nearing the top i was becoming more and more unsure of taking on this slope. But with Shyam egging me on i started the plunge. It was a truly painful yet stimulating learning experience. I have no idea how many times i fell down. And each of these falls were wuite rough. After many falls and a painful right hand , i finally completed the slope. ENOUGH For the day we decided. Well actually we didnt have a choice for they close at 10:00 PM. So we drove back home. On the whole i enjoyed Skiing. (Of crse many thanks to Shyam).