Adam skis for first time in 4 years - a.m.

Yesterday it was time for Adam to don his snow pants and skis for the first time in four years, and for the first time in Vermont too. Sorry no pics - our old camera decided to stop working in the cold.

A great start was had at Sugarbush as Adamski made his way deftly from the base lodge to the Sunny D (Sunshine Double) lift - good wedge turns and control with only a few calls of "How do I do this again?", and "Which edge am I supposed to be on?"...

Mounting the chair lift was accomplished with some level of expertise and the dismount was impressively uneventful. An equally impressive run down Crackerjack with few spills encouraged an ambitious ride up GMX (Green Mountain Express), to take on a long run down North Star and Cruiser... Needless to say severe leg burn soon set in and the joyous start to the day quickly dissolved into a painful and difficult run with numerous planned and unplanned stops for the intrepid adventurer.

Arrival back at the base lodge saw Adam disappear indoors to remove the 'death boots' so Jayne headed out to catch up with the improvers ski clinic she was supposed to be on. Good job she found them too - the critique highlighted some bad habits she'd developed over the years along with the realisation that she'd never been taught how to use ski poles properly! Jayne's style has improved somewhat after the clinic, tho' when the going gets tough it's still all too easy to revert to the old ways, which are known to involve some sporadic arm flailing, teetering on one leg and involuntary 'wooohoos'.