Wed Jul 14 06:17:32 CDT 2010 Bob W wrote:
> > I've never done any skiing or snowboarding as it looks so easy to > > injure yourself. I agree that cross-country skiing looks hard. It's just a little bit harder than watching baseball, but much more enjoyable if done in a nice area with god scenary and in a good company. > > Skiing is quite enjoyable. I've only done it once, for a week, and didn't > have any lessons. Despite encouragement from my brother, his wife and his > son who all ski black runs I never got off green/blue because I was a > scaredy cat. Also I have low bone density, so liable to break more easily > than most. I may go again in the New Year though; if so I will have lessons > so I can enjoy it more by falling over more skillfully. If you are talking about downhill skiing, - I am sure that the right way to start it is by taking a group lesson on a nice resort. First, - it will dissolve the scare factor. Second, you would learn how to do it right from the beginning (as certain things are not intuitive, even if you've done cross-country skiing before), and third, - it's cheaper! At all ski resorts in the US that I've been to, the beginners package (lesson + ski rental + lift [often restricted to the beginner lifts]) is deeply discounted compared even to just cost of rental+lift icket. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
