Ski in mountain st. Ann , Quebec city
Dec. 29th, Wilber, Seasy and me took decision to ski for 2011 new year, this is Seasy's idea, but I decided to make a trial for something new. Wilber told me he only can go for 2 days, I am kind of force him to go for 3 days.
We have to wake up 4:30 to catch flight , after arrive quebec city, we were told luggage missing. Have to go to hotel first, sleep and eat, then, we got notice at 2:30 luggage will arrive, it was great, just after lunch.
I rent a condo, was told one bedroom on line, but found out it is a studio, bed on the wall, anyway, it is in the ski place, we have to take it.
After gear up, we went to ski at 6:30pm, -26 degree outside. I should know better The weather is not for me. Moreover, Seasy asked me to go up hill with her as she needs accompany. Man... I made a biggest mistake: we all went up to the family hill, lights are on , looks pretty, but was so cold.
Problem starts: I fall right after off the cable cart. Seasy is disappeared right away on the trial, I can see Wilber as he is like me fallen and stand up and fallen. I tried to remember how to ski, last time was 1 year ago with teacher. I keep on falling, it is hardly possible to get up, even I sit on floor, I kept on slid down, there is no snow at all, just ice, for skating, not ski. I felt many times, once, have to claw up to find my pole, after I finally stand up, I can not put ski on, tried for 10min, still not on, I remove the other one, hold on hand, start to talk, 5min later, found out can not walk, too slippery, I sit down, start to slid, put whole body on floor, slid..... Last time slid is 40years ago, I could even remember. But, 40 years later, I will definitely remember this one, 3.6km trail, I slid 1km at least, can not feel my butt. Believe there must be holes in my nice expensive ski suit. There is a lady with white cross help me to stand up asked if i am fine, do not know why i said yes, i am ok, after seeing her leave, i regret right away, finally, i saw ski do passby going uphill, my eyes Are shinny as I finally can go down when he comes back. This made me strong and can stand up take a couple of more falling. wait and wait, he never come back, oh, I saw it, he is taking snore tail and came out before me, no matter how I wave and yell, he can not see as it is dark and can not hear of course . I am desperate, this is only half way of the bloody tail. Phone was ringing when I try to get up from ice. Trying not to slid down while getting up, I do not feel cold but feel exhausted . Do not know how I manage to finish the tail, at the last of tail, I fall so hard. Dragging an exhausted painful body back to e condo, my lovely girl told me : I was waiting her for 1 hour and sent 5 ski patrol to look for you after no one answering your cell, as you never refuse to answer cell phone !
I jump into hot bath and felt so good even water is not that hot. I came out the bath, looking for pharmacy close by, I need pain killer. Store are 10min away by car, and it is time for reserved dinner. I managed to sit during the meal and ate more than normal. I fall in sleep right after till 9:00pm next day.
30th morning, Wilber drive me to pharmacy to get pain killer. Then, we cooked brunch , I made up mind to not go anywhere without a teacher , went to school, get lesson for all of us. My teacher called Paul, close to 60 years old, 55 years of ski, he even ski when he service in army. He works in mount St. Anne for over 27 years, he installed snow making machine along the tail, I was so lucky to have him. He told me the fall line. To control is to turn, separate Nubody with legs, my balance is on my head and body, leg will follow. After a while in bunny hill, I started to fell vacation first time in these days, I do not hate ski and start to control, the most important is: I did not fall . After a while, he decided to bring me uphill, after one cable, we brought me to another tail all the way to top of mountain , i did not fell scare as he is there. With the cable cart going up, I saw a heaven : frozen ocean with blue and white color like checkers, land and green trees cover with snow, fog came from snow machine , sunset adding more color to this picture. so beautiful ! Like Hawaii ! Paradise of the world. Reach the top, view is splendid , the ice cube on top of blue ocean is so incredible ! People ski down like dance, beautiful and free, like a bird. I started ski towards the paradise land.....feels so good, just remember to control, my body flying, dancing on ice, first time feel fun, finally understand why people love ski, you move without walking, trees with snow went pass by at my two sides, do not feel legs, just keep on moving towards paradise land, like in movie, sun light in front, ocean view, trees passing by. Freedom is the only true feeling, I found a hidden energy inside body, I can ski ! Fall total 4 times, he lift me up ,correct me and said : go as if I am not here. I went on my own, I ski all the way down to hill ! Never feel this 6km is long, I felt fun. Felt tears in my eyes. I am so happy, give him a big hug. He is the best teacher I can ever get ! He taught me how to control , he can tell when I was sit ! He knew I lost control, he brought me to understand the true fun and spirit of ski. It so worth it !
Seasy went with her teacher 6 times on different tail, she went to "square" tail which is hard, but most difficult one is black diamond . Mount St Anne has 2 black diamond tail , beauty and beast. I donot want to know what is it look like yet. Tail is very narrow and scarring . Wilber have a bite at home and went ski again in the night, he plays snow board, needs to learn how to fall, he insert a t shirt at butt and went again to fall . He is having fun,
I was surprise about his passion of snow board. He just cam back said he felt very hard on bunny hill at very last, have a bruce and even pain inside bone.
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