one day up mt hutt

during the winter break when ann ann came down to visit, we went skiing :)
yeah the pics are all up on fb but just because i wanna talk about it so here's a repeat. hey i haven't been skiing before so the excitement is understandable, right?


so, after a 2 and a half hour bus ride to the peak of mt hutt, which is where the ski fields are...


taa-daahh!

hmm granted this picture does not do justice to the place at all. it was definitely much prettier than this. snow white peaks that look deceivingly easy. anyway, the big black dots are the ski lifts that bring experienced skiers/boarders to the top. and the smaller dots that look like ants are the people i think.





and i was... struggling to manage my skis i think. they were heavy and i felt so clumsy in the ski boots which by the way, are a real pain to walk in. it's like heavy platform shoes which are so hard and tight i think i took 5 whole minutes just taking them off.





all set and ready to go!
even the baby hill was not as easy as i thought it would be.
i don't know why but generally, the boarders look cooler than the skiers. and boy do we look fat!! i wore so many layers that i was actually sweating before the lesson started. hehe.



skiing is actually not too difficult to learn. but to know how to maneuver properly and do exactly what you want to do is another story. because snow is slippery it's harder to stop and turn etc. but fun when you're going real fast. hehe. and i only fell twice.



and happy senget-headed smiles at the end of a tiring but satisfying day.

:D