For all you doubters out there (mostly in my immediate family . . .) Austin managed to get a few shots of me ACTUALLY SKIING today. Wedge turns are starting to become Stem Christies and I'm beginning to take a line down the mountain rather than zig-zagging top to bottom. (The kids are happy with that -- I'm getting down faster!)
Gavin is doing awesome. He's figured out how to make his skis turn. Now he's the one zig-zagging all over the mountain. (Notice how we are the only ones on the hill? That's Lucy in the background. I LOVE the Sugar Run Trail!)
And Lucy is being very patient doing the green runs while her mom and brother learn. Gavin and I took a break so Austin could take her up the "big" mountain on the quad today. They may have to go on a ski-date or two before the season is over so she can work on her skills, too.
Now here's what's sad -- both kids have decided that they actually want to be snowboarders. I think it's the influence of all that freestyle terrain we pass on the lift. We've told them they can do snowboarding only after they become really good skiers, so that's what they're shooting for at the moment. I hope Uncle Dylan is willing to come out and teach them. Though I suppose if Lucy took Torah Bright as a role model, I wouldn't mind that so much! Yes, Mormon girls can grow up to win Olympic gold medals in snowboarding . . .
