Goin' to Vermont....

[Smirks]

Well, my and my gf (yes, I actually have a gf!) are going to Vermont this weekend thru Weds to go skiing. This will be my first time skiing.... anyone have any encouraging words?

[jamijams]

wear layers, eat well so you have energy, and drink lots and lots of hot alcoholic drinks after you run yourself ragged on the mountain. and have lots and lots of fun, and take pictures! /images/smile.gif

not all things that are faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced~j.baldwin

[Smirks]

Thanks! I will be sure to take pictures... maybe I'll even put them online along w/ the oodles of other pictures I should put online too (including my 9/11 one). /images/smile.gif

[rockrighter]

Don't go down the bunny hill pretending to look all professional, skiing straight across the the main path (making about a dozen people nearly fall over in their attempts to refrain from hitting you), end up in a plush snow bank next to a restaurant and have to rely on your elementary school principal to haul you out.

Let the rock machine roll. . .

[Peace Frog]

Are you going to be skiing or snowboarding? I did pretty good at skiing but I kept falling on my ass when I snowboarded. I got going about two-hundred miles an hour and couldn't control myself so I hit the snow. It was one long Kodak moment. But I had a blast and I have plenty of memories of it and that is all that I care about.

And yes, wear layers! You'll be glad you did. Trust us

And make sure to include a picture of your gf in those pics/images/wink.gif

Kindred to be an American!

[allisdiferentnow]

learn the snow plow immediately. if you gather to much momentum and you feel like you are about to lose control, just drop like a wet noodle. try not to get moving too fast for your skill. take things real slow. snow is not soft so keep the speed to a minimum.


break a leg.

[merlin]

Sorry Smirks....even though I live in New Hampshire, don't ski. Have a great time, Vermont is a pretty state.

[M_F_Cecil]

what area of Vermont are you going to? there are alot of really fun places there...have fun
-Cecil

...That what you fear the most could lead you half way...

[mensane]

have to agree with the snow plowing advice. try to avoid going too fast. it is better to just fall on purpose when you START to lose control than it is to fall unexpectedly. that way you can fall in such a way to not get hurt.

"I've found the secret to life ...I'm okay when everything is not okay."- Upside Down, Tori Amos