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What's your proudest ski moment?
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Native Vail Gal
Banned
Returning to the "Mountain" to ski on March 18, 2006 after my skiing accident on February 28, 2002! I KNOW I've never been more proud of myself! They didn't give me great hope about ever skiing again.
Second to that ...volunteering to teach children with disabilities to ski! I absolutely LOVE that!
Second to that ...volunteering to teach children with disabilities to ski! I absolutely LOVE that!
I'm all steeped-out now. 
I think it was last season at Jay and Okemo, when a bunch of us Divas got together for a day (or more) of skiing. I mean, here was this group of women who'd been strangers not that long before, having a great time on the slopes. All because of this forum. Made me feel a little proud.
Can you blame me???
BTW, good stuff, everyone!
Native Vail Gal
Banned
sibhusky
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Well, it'll be returning to ski again, if I actually do it...
In the meantime, the one I remember recently was when my highly-critical former-racer daughter was behind me one day this last winter and told me I wasn't such a bad skier. That was a first. Must have been one brief moment of brilliance.
In the meantime, the one I remember recently was when my highly-critical former-racer daughter was behind me one day this last winter and told me I wasn't such a bad skier. That was a first. Must have been one brief moment of brilliance.
BackCountryGirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I have two:
1. Passing all 3 evaluators at the skiing part of Level II last season, on my first try, and having one say on the form, "keep on going."
2. The first day I took my 5 year-old daughter to the summit of Sugarloaf and enjoyed hot chocolate with her at Bullwinkles.
1. Passing all 3 evaluators at the skiing part of Level II last season, on my first try, and having one say on the form, "keep on going."
2. The first day I took my 5 year-old daughter to the summit of Sugarloaf and enjoyed hot chocolate with her at Bullwinkles.
Sheena
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I think I just had my proudest moment today! Although I was nervous about it, I got out there and tried skinning/hiking up to ski today at Alta. It was a lot of fun, despite the difficulties I encountered (detailed in my TR) I also have never skied powder as deep as it was today, one place where I fell off the skin track, the snow was up to my mid-thigh!
Me too!You should be proud Wendy! That was a truly fun day.I hope we can do it again and make it even bigger!!
My proudest moment was when I started to lead the buncha boys we ski with instead of following.
Its good to be a girl who kicks the boys butts!
Grace Elventhing
Certified Ski Diva
Not a cliff-hucker
Wow, I'm impressed with what others have said for their proudest ski moments - especially those taking instructor's exams. Congrats! Mine is quite lame by comparison, but I'll share it to give you guys a laugh.
I've had to work on fear management for most of my skiing life. A few years ago I was skiing following a major dump of very light snow. I was off-piste in an area of the resort I was not that familiar with. Suddently, with a sickening scraping sound my skis came to a stop. I found myself traversing the very steep front face of a large boulder. My tracks behind me revealed several feet of rock. I tried to backstep but the steepness of the exposed icy rock made my skis slide uncontrollably - with a very real potential for CONSEQUENCES. Sidestepping up or down were equally problematic. I decided ooching forward was my only option. This led me to an 8-or-so-foot drop into what looked like deep powder.
No proud moment so far -- I felt really stupid! It took me a looooong time standing there to get the mental and intestinal fortitude to push off the rock into the air. I first had to convince myself there probably was not a pointy dead tree hiding in the snow, waiting to impale me. I tried to visualize what the fall would be like, including the importance of keeping my hands and weight forward, and the need to pull my feet into my body to avoid scraping the side of the boulder with my skis as I dropped... And then I did it, making a nice bomb hole in delightfully soft fluff. I screamed with joy and amazement that I had actually done it! I was very proud. :cheer:
Wow, I'm impressed with what others have said for their proudest ski moments - especially those taking instructor's exams. Congrats! Mine is quite lame by comparison, but I'll share it to give you guys a laugh.
I've had to work on fear management for most of my skiing life. A few years ago I was skiing following a major dump of very light snow. I was off-piste in an area of the resort I was not that familiar with. Suddently, with a sickening scraping sound my skis came to a stop. I found myself traversing the very steep front face of a large boulder. My tracks behind me revealed several feet of rock. I tried to backstep but the steepness of the exposed icy rock made my skis slide uncontrollably - with a very real potential for CONSEQUENCES. Sidestepping up or down were equally problematic. I decided ooching forward was my only option. This led me to an 8-or-so-foot drop into what looked like deep powder.
No proud moment so far -- I felt really stupid! It took me a looooong time standing there to get the mental and intestinal fortitude to push off the rock into the air. I first had to convince myself there probably was not a pointy dead tree hiding in the snow, waiting to impale me. I tried to visualize what the fall would be like, including the importance of keeping my hands and weight forward, and the need to pull my feet into my body to avoid scraping the side of the boulder with my skis as I dropped... And then I did it, making a nice bomb hole in delightfully soft fluff. I screamed with joy and amazement that I had actually done it! I was very proud. :cheer:
volklgirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
My proudest moment:
Watching my Mom finally overcome her fear on the race course last year! Several of us were watching from the bottom of the course when they announced her name. Looking up, we were all going "Who's that? That's not Nancy!". But, indeed it was her charging down the course. Wow.
(So maybe she does listen to her "instructor" on occasion
).
Watching my Mom finally overcome her fear on the race course last year! Several of us were watching from the bottom of the course when they announced her name. Looking up, we were all going "Who's that? That's not Nancy!". But, indeed it was her charging down the course. Wow.
(So maybe she does listen to her "instructor" on occasion
).Oh, stop being such a modest, walk in the shadow stereotypical female! Stand up and shout: "I just huck a 10-foot cliff!!!" :cheer: Wait, that was a 15-footer!!! :D
(Kidding, of course. But you do have the right to be proud!)
Robyn
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I get to have mine on a regular basis. As a ski racing coach to 5 and 6 year olds I see them progress so much. Last season I had 14 kiddos in my group and 13 of them made such huge progress that I felt like I had a completely different group at the end of the year. That was finalized when a mom (a former US Ski Team member) emailed me this summer to make sure that I'd be back this season so that she could have 2 of her daughters train with me.
SkiMave
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
For the past two years I've been fortunate enough to be included in a ladies ski weekend. About 12 to 13 ladies from work (some from the east, some from the west) get together for 3 days of skiing, good eating and general good times. I always try and take lots of pictures because we have an absolute riot.
I had just gotten my Mac, so after our weekend away last year I put together a montage of all our pictures (with the appropriate transitions, special fx, etc.), set it to music, and burned DVDs for everyone. I even mocked up cover art for the front and back of the jewel case and the DVD label.
I had lots of fun doing it and got great satisfaction in being able to put together a storyboard for everyone as a reminder of how much fun we had.
I had just gotten my Mac, so after our weekend away last year I put together a montage of all our pictures (with the appropriate transitions, special fx, etc.), set it to music, and burned DVDs for everyone. I even mocked up cover art for the front and back of the jewel case and the DVD label.
I had lots of fun doing it and got great satisfaction in being able to put together a storyboard for everyone as a reminder of how much fun we had.
Severine
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Wow! We have some very accomplished divas on here!!!!! :D
I'm not an athletic personl, so skiing in general is, to me, a proud moment. I was so proud of myself when I first gave it a shot at 26 years old and found that I was not destined to immediately ski into a tree and meet an untimely death. But what made me especially proud was advancing like I did in that one season. I am so afraid of heights and speed and facing those fears (though I won't say I've overcome them) is huge for me.
I'm not an athletic personl, so skiing in general is, to me, a proud moment. I was so proud of myself when I first gave it a shot at 26 years old and found that I was not destined to immediately ski into a tree and meet an untimely death. But what made me especially proud was advancing like I did in that one season. I am so afraid of heights and speed and facing those fears (though I won't say I've overcome them) is huge for me.
