Carlos, Rachel, Macie, Darian (Flower Mound, TX). Lots of new snow, cold, wind, think I was the only one with cold feet, guess I shouldn’t admit that. L1, first time skiing: start with boot work, then glide around on one ski, two skis on and up the magic carpet, gliding wedge, straight run then big wedge, wedge change up, over to Rip’s Ride, rest of morning working on wedge direction changes. Afternoon starting to get serious about matching, uphill garlands, balance on parallel skis, move on parallel skis, match in the traverse, get the feel of sliding and shaping, match earlier in the turn, speed control with friction and turning.
