7 Hours In The Snow
It was Term 3, week 3, August the 15 and we were going to porters (ski field). Two and a half hours driving with a sore tummy, but is was worth it.
It was 7:00 in the morning and I was listening to to girls giggling at the back of the car while summer squished like a pancake and It was another 150 minutes till we reached to ski field. As we drove along watching the nature that surrounded us my tummy was filled with butterflies. Eventually we entered the the road that lead to porter's. The road was lumpy and bumpy like my bed. All the mountain we saw on the way bright my day and got rid of my saw tummy.
Finally we reached the top of the road and we hopped out the car and wandered to the ski hire. I had to be careful walking, because the ice was very slippery. As we lined up by the ski hire Ms Kemp handed us some sun screen which made my face look oily and I also got the sunscreen on my new beanie, but luckily Summers glasses were mirrored.
Ms Martin came around and started handing out arm fluro orange arm bands, because there were other schools and people and it makes it easier to find us.As the lady placed the ski boots in my hand I was about to fall. These ski boots weighed a ton. Then I had to go get my skis which also weighed a ton. I stumble over to the wooden seats and placed my ski beside me and put on the ski boots. I undid the latches and nudged the lip of the boot ford and attempted to place my boot in, but for some reason it would not go in. Luckily an instructor came and help me. As I stood up I felt like I was wearing bricks, and I stumbled my way to the car to put my shoes away.
After placing my shoes in the car we went to the beginners slope to start our lesson. Monika (our instructor) taught us how to clean the snow off the boot and place our ski boots into the ski. When I placed my boot on I didn’t have a good balance, but Niamh was next to my, so she help me and I help her. First we only placed one ski on our right foot. We practised how to sidestep, walkfords in a v shape, stop by doing pizza, move on the one ski. Next we changed our ski on the left foot and done the same. After practicing on one ski we got to put on the two ski and go on the magic carpet. When it was my turn to go on the carpet I didn’t go on properly, so I feel off and go my ski stuck. They had to stop the carpet, to let me get back up. When I got to the end I speed down the slope and went on the magic carpet again and kept on going. Eventually we started to learn how to trend (turn). For me to get to the intermediate I had to do at least 5 turns.
After all of the the hard work I done to get on to intermediate, finally Ms Kemp gave me the secret password. I wasn’t scared because I thought it was not that steep, but it turns out I was wrong. I lined up and then it was my turn. I put my legs between the plommer and off I went. When I got up to the top I joined the group that was there. We float the instructor, by doing trends, but I didn’t. It was so steep that I went straight down and crashed. I was stuck.
The instructor came over and helped me up. We carried on but then I fell over again. I got back up. The instructor said I would go with Montey to work on my trends, but then Ms Kemp asked me if I had already had my lesson and I replied yes. Ms Kemp explained that I only have one lesson a day, when I thought you had a lesson each time you moved up a level. After that incident I went back to the car and gobbled my bacon and egg sandwich.
After falling over a number of times, it was time to go home. I stumbled to the ski/boot hire and took off my boots, and it felt so good to take them off. My feet were so lit that I couldn’t walk properly. Finally we drove home and believe me my legs were killing me!
