Despite many promises, my long awaited next post has just failed to materialize. There are many half-written entries begging for time to be finished but that time is as elusive as the snow has been in January. Anyway, just a quick one. We tried snowboarding for the first time today.
After years of dissing snowboarders, actually... I'm ashamed to say it was really fun! We were padded like American Football players with impact shorts, wrist, knee, and elbow guards. That didn't stop me mashing my shoulder, however. After 4 hours including a 2-hour private ESF lesson at La Grande Terche we were able to make linked turns on the nursery slopes at the top of the Terche. As with skiing, it's actually easier when it's a bit steeper.
I'm not entirely sure what my aspirations as a snowboarder are just yet, but we're definitely going again. I'd like to get to the point where the whole resort is open to us on boards so it's always an option if the skiing conditions aren't up to it. Mostly it's just good to be learning something new.
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