hehe...i had my first day out on anything ski's yesterday.....and i say anything ski's because they were actually 'snowblades' which are super short ski's...
it was definitely a challenging experience having to think about 2 seperate things on my feet not just the one board im used too, i kept forgetting aobut one foot and just about falling over constantly....it is sort of like rollerblading except a whole lot wobblier *i think its the going down a hill that makes it harder:)*
anyway after a few runs i had the general jist of it and Julia (one of the argentinian girls i work with) decided it was time for me to try some powder.....to give you some background you take out a longer board/fatter ski's in powder so that you can stay on top of the snow and you also lean back a bit more than normal...so here i am on these short arse ski's...ie that dont hold your wieght very well...so if you dont lean hell back you are screwed and your tips go under and you face-plant...."superman's:" *flying face first into the snow* were the order of the day...
but they were sooo much fun...im going to have to ski proper now in order to compare...apparently skiing and blading are quite different so ill soon see...
it has pretty much been snowing for 2wks with a day/morning of sunshine before the next storm blows through...its quite surreal walking around with 8-16ft snow banks on the side of the road!