I tried my hand at skiing again last weekend. This time we went to Pennsylvania, to a place called Camelback. This mountain is smaller than the one at Sugarbush, and it was definitely not as intimidating. I didn't feel the initial nervousness that I felt from not knowing what to expect. And I had a private lesson this time instead of a group lesson. My instructor was so cool. His name is Kevin and he was gentle and encouraging. He distracted me so much that I didn't have time to be scared. Here's what I did this time that I didn't do the first time:
1. Go up the magic carpet.
2. Go down the bunny hill.
3. Turn both left and right.
4. Control my turns and link them together.
5. Stop.
6. Use the chair lift.
7. Go down a green!!!
I didn't believe that I was going to be able to do any of that, but I did. I was so excited, and so proud that I did it. I couldn't wait to show Charlie my new skills! I made myself a goal of going down the green at least ten times by the end of the day, and I did that as well. I'm still not comfortable completely, and I still need to get confidence, but I am way farther along than I expected to be at this point. It's such a mental game - and I psyched myself out. Now, at least, I won't dread skiing again!
