The Big DumpTruck

Skiing Saturday didn't go as well as it had the week before. At Nashoba, the only beginner hills they have are the bunny slopes with tow ropes, so I went up the lift to the intermediate slope where they take the kids taking lessons. Very very steep. Way too steep. And I was having an impossible time controlling my speed. I don't know why this was so much harder than last week, but I felt like my skis were sticking in the snow, so I couldn't turn, etc. etc. etc. Which put me in a panic. Which didn't help me at all.

The trail felt WAY too narrow and too steep for me, so I didn't feel like I could traverse...every time I turned I'd start flying down again, so instead of lazy S's down the mountain, I was going across, then stopping. Back and stopping. No fun. I just felt completely out of control...I hated hated hated it. I made two runs, fell down a total of 5 times, including one slide that made snow go up my back and down my snowpants. I was not a happy camper. (Even less so the next day when every part of my hurt - especially my hips and butt).

I will try to go back to Wachusett in the next week or so, and go on their easy run so I can get my confidence back. I was just not ready for the intermediate trail, and as it stands, I won't be skiing again at Nashoba until I figure out why I was having so many problems. I swear, I did really well the previous Sunday, you can ask Mr. Dump.