Quote during my time of skiing: "do something that scares you every day".....
I got that of a lululemon shopping bag.
Before I went to Austria you could have asked if I ski and I would have said 'I have tried it a number of times and can manage to get down a hill with some degree of ability'. I have changed my mind. I can NOT ski! I was terrified at times. I had a couple of lessons, didn't break any bones and I can also say "I have skied a glacier in the alps of Austria!".
The reason I went to Austria is I was invited to join a group of 4 people from Waterloo who were skiing in Italy the week before. I am SO glad that I did it:) I tried something new that is certainly 'Bucket List' material and I understand that Solden has the best Apres Ski party in Europe. Yeah, it was pretty good....
I am not going to be rushing off to buy ski's just yet, but it is a sport that I would do again just for the scenery. I have never felt so close to the mountains,
completely surrounded by them.....jaw dropping, beautiful.
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| At the ski rental shop. |
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| During my lesson - my instructor hid my poles! |
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| Views from the Glacier! |
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| Part of the group, L to R: Paul, Me, Gaby, Bob. Not shown is Brian who is taking the photo |
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| There are bars and restaurants scattered all around the mountains in between the ski runs. We had spectacular sunny, warm weather. We ate lunch outside in the alps everyday! |
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| This is the coolest chick in all of Austria. Meet Kathatrina. Her and some friends rented an RV last year and toured British Columbia and Alberta. She is a bartender at one of the mountain bars and has made it like a little shrine to Canada. You can see the I love Banff sticker just on the left. She also helped with keeping me hydrated with water etc....:) |
