Shoop Shoop

Such an amazing weekend.

It was fantastic!  

It was brilliant! 

It was so good, that even when shitty skiers/snowboarders got in the way - they only added to the fun by increasing the challenge of the already excellently laid out runs.  It was so great, that even when I fell - I was still smiling.

It was that great to be back out on skis, shoop shooping down the mountainside!

We had some bumps and setbacks getting to High 1 Ski Resort, but no matter!!  

Once it was all worked out and the skis were on, nothing could upset me!  

I was going skiing!!  

Conditions at the top of the mountain on Saturday weren't the best.  Visibility was limited to about 20ft in front of you.

Thankfully, the snow was thick with moisture which made it great for carving your skis into it and cutting your way back and forth across the slopes.
And it made the few falls I had a lot easier to take as well. ^^

I didn't care.  I was skiing!  Having the best day ever!!

Andy, Alex, Chris, Martin, me, Jay, and John

sorry for the shoddy videography it was a bit difficult to keep a steady hand, while cruising down the slope, but you can get an idea for what it was like ^^

Sunday, Alex and I got up at 9 to have a few more runs before we headed back to Busan. 

And I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy we did. 

 The skies were prefect at the top of the mountain!  You could see out over the entire resort.  

We quickly called Andy and told him he had to join us.  And then we were off!! 

Over night, the snow had turned to ice crystals, which made for some unfriendly turns.  But it was all part of the challenge - master the snow and survive the Advanced Intermediate runs that Alex was taking us on!!  Oh man.  My nerves were freaking out a little!!

The last time I went skiing was (1) in Ohio and (2) back in 2008 when I got home from Africa!!!!

I was a little rusty.
But I was still holding my own.  Enough to keep up with Andy and Alex!!
So I went for it.   I told myself the only way to finish was to go down so I pushed off and… shooop shoooooop.  

Had the best weekend ever!!