Day 2 -- Yangji PineResortHurray it's skkiii daayy! After breakfast we rushed off to get our ski suits, boots and ski equipment at the ski centre. Each of us had to walk in our boots and carry our ski stuff all the way out to the ski field where we met our ski instructor. Not and easy job okay. Especially when the boots are so heavy and stiff, it makes it hard to walk in.
We had to learn the basics all within an hour: How to put on and take off the skis, glide, walk up the slope, turn and brake.
Skiing's actually quite simple if you have a good sense of balance. Dad said I'm a sport person. I made it to the intermediate level on the second day :) Josiah got tired of skiing soon after the lesson. Dad already knows how to ski. As for my Mum and Sis, they took a longer time to learn.
Out of excitement I made both of them follow me up to the steeper part of the beginner's slope. Right after Mum came off the ski escalator, she fell when she started to ski.... Samantha better. She managed to ski to the bottom of the slope but dunno how to brake in time, so crashed into a barrel xD She was okay cos she was laughing. Still can say it's awesome.
* click on the pictures! * photo taken from the balcony
Just in case you weren't able to zoom in on the 1st pic... On the bottom left you'll see the top of the 1st intermediate slope. The lower part of the middle slope is the beginner's course. And last slope on the extreme right is the 2nd intermediate course.
Day 3
Dad's right. 1 day of skiing is definitely NOT enough. That's becos you only start to learn and and practice on the first day. It's on the second day where you advance to the intermediate level. That is when thee real deal starts.
Dad and I advanced to the 2nd intermediate slope which was alot higher and steeper than beginner's. Took the ski chair up the slope and got a really nice view of the place. We had our picture taken up there before skiing down, but sadly the photo's gone now :(( First round down the slope Dad fell. Second round I fell when I saw him fall. Made a snow angel at the spot I fell haha.
Skied so much on that day that my chin went numb. Dear Sam moved on to the 1st intermediate slope that day and got a taste of riding the ski chair. The slope was rather gentle but long.
During the two nights at Yangji, we bought food and snacks from the mini mart and cooked our own dinner in our suite. After dinner we played uno, 99, heart-attack, and indian poker. It was quite fun. I taught my family to play indian poker and they all sabo me in that game. Tsk.
I'm gonna miss skiing. Hmm. Next time I wanna try snow boarding :D
