Friday, January 2, 2009

Gravity

It can be a scary thing on the ski slopes, gravity that is. It pulls you down the steep mountain as you gain speed and in our case, do everything we can to stay in control and survive the ride. But something has changed. We've realized after enough time on the mountain that gravity is our friend. Our human friends, who are much, much better skiers than us, have repeatedly told us to let gravity do it's thing, and everything will sync up from there.... making the turns, catching the edge, and staying in balance.

Today was a stellar ski day. Beautiful sunshine, warm temps, great base and things just clicked. Jim and I both felt more confident on our skis than ever before. That's a nice feeling for folks who have only skied perhaps 40 days in our lives. We hope to get even better in our technique, looser, and even more confident. That means more fun. And we're already having lots of fun!

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