Friday, January 29, 2010

Snow-Boarding: Lesson 1


Gabe's birthday present was snowboarding lessons. The Summit at Snowqualmie has a special EZ 2 Learn package that includes 3 lessons, gear, and lift passes. Gabe invited Sam, and here they are for their first lesson:
We arrived early, so they messed around for a while on the "bunny slope" before their lesson. It was pretty cool, and had a kind of flat escalator to get the skiers back up to the top.
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Once they started the lesson, the instructor taught them how to get back up when they fall, let them go down the learning hill a few times, then took them over to the chair lift! I know they were nervous, but excited. Daniel and I hung out by the fire pit, watched a little of their lesson, then moved on to read in the "lodge" area.
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Can't wait to see how much they improve after lesson number two!