Classification test - they took everyone who thought they were intermediate and advanced and made each person individually ski down the hill so they could determine what 'class' we would be put in for ski schule (aka school). I was looking forward to doing school with Mel but she was put in a different (lower) class than me! Hopefully she joins my class soon as she ended up being the top of her class!
I was in a middle intermediate (yay me!) and they immediately took us up the nearby lift and started a number of drills for us to learn positioning drills - assuming that we had all mastered turning. It was good. We went up and down a number of lifts trying slopes with and without poles. I felt good after the first day and felt that I had definitely improved my form. ;o) All three days of our training were beautiful sunny days we got to try out a number of lifts, including a steep black lift. Each day was 10 am to 3 pm so we were usually pretty tired after, but on the 2nd day Mel and I decided to meet the guys for drinks (hot mulled wine!) and strudel on the ski down to the village. It was an exhausting and long ride down but we were proud of the accomplishment of finishing the entire jaunt!
I have to admit that on my last day of ski schule I fell off the tow rope lift that is basically a bar you hold onto that pulls you up the hill on your skis. My skis crossed with the girl beside me and we slid off the thing (no big deal), but had to go 'off-piste' to get back to the main run. In the open terrain I hit an area that was totally deep snow and fell right in with my ski tips up! My team laughed and cheered me on. Needless to say, I was then the class clown. Sweet....At least I left a legacy. ;o)
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