Ski School!

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Ski class was fun! I signed up for a beginner's class at the ski school. A whole day course lasted 5hr (excl lunch) and cost CHF105 (SGD135) per person per day. I took a ski bus with many others to Bodmi - which was an area of gentle slopes where all learners (adults and children) go, and different ski schools had their areas for lessons. After some sorting out, there were 6 of us in the class with an instructor named Walter, who was 77 years old! Fit as a fiddle!

Walter was very experienced and showed us various basic techniques, like walking on the skis, side stepping, parallel ski, sliding etc. The balancing was similar to inline skating, except that now the sticks were much much longer (vs 4 wheels) and took a lot more strain on the ankles, legs and arms (ski poles). I could understand why cross-country skiers had the highest VO2max ever recorded. It was not an easy sport and really worked both upper and lower body. My sense of balance was quite decent. :) I think knowing some skating and being familiar with crampons and snow-shoe etc from mountaineering helped. At the very least, very au fait with handling the ski poles. I decided to sign up for another day's class. :)