| It's so cold, it's so wet, and it's so dangerous? | | | | from, how long they've been skiing etc. |
| Please let me share why you and I are not Crazy! | | | | Then as you share your exploits and adventure |
| For Everyone. | | | | during the day, by the time the lifts close, you are |
| Snow skiing is one of the really exciting sports that | | | | already on the way to feeling like friends. |
| combine exhilaration, fellowship, ambience and | | | | Fellowship |
| adventure, for all levels of participants. | | | | The air is still and the twilight is descending onto the |
| In Europe, children are being taught to ski as young | | | | mountain. |
| as 2 years old and on the same slopes there are | | | | And lights are on in all the bars, cafes and restaurants |
| people over 90 years young. | | | | as they shout "Welcome, to all you Ski Adventurers." |
| There are people of every nationality, race, creed | | | | You and your group answer that welcome and share |
| and colour. | | | | glu-wein, a vodka fig or just a cleansing ale. |
| There are one armed, one legged and even blind | | | | Your faces are flushed and rosy from the day's |
| people, involved everywhere, at some level. | | | | exertions, and as you relive your experiences, they |
| What is the appeal of a sport that brings so many | | | | become funnier and braver than you ever felt |
| different people together, amidst the cold snow, in | | | | possible. |
| the spirit of friendliness and just having a good time? | | | | By the time it is ready for dinner, you have all |
| Challenge. | | | | become heroes in each other's eyes, with the quiet |
| Everyone that takes up skiing, no matter their | | | | satisfaction and internal pride that "today, you did |
| current skill level, can find a place on the slopes to be | | | | good!" |
| thrilled and challenged. | | | | Ambience. |
| Whether it is the brand new, novice skier on the | | | | So you have finished your dinner and you sit in the |
| nursery slopes (even if 18 years old) tentatively | | | | armchairs in front of the roaring log fire. |
| trying his very first snow plough in a desperate | | | | The shadows flicker gently on the walls as the |
| attempt to stop, or whether it is the level 1 skier, | | | | flames continue their dance in the huge fireplace. |
| gracefully carving out sweeping curves across the | | | | You feel relaxed, comfortable and sleepy as you |
| face of the virgin, freshly fallen snow. | | | | spend time with your new friends. |
| Everyone will find his or her challenge. | | | | For some, the cobwebs fill your brain and you drift |
| Fun. | | | | off to sleep. |
| Skiing is always fun. | | | | Others will gain a second wind and be off to the local |
| We put ourselves into ridiculous situations in the | | | | nightspot to party. |
| company of others doing the same and we seldom | | | | And finally, you toddle off to bed and descend into |
| stop laughing. | | | | the deep relaxing, well earned sleep, from which |
| Watch people coming off the chair lift. | | | | even the party goers returning home, cannot stir |
| Perhaps we see the super cool youngster, trying to | | | | you. |
| impress his girlfriend, heads off on one ski, collides | | | | Adventure. |
| with the group in front, and collapse into a heap of | | | | Skiing is always an adventure. |
| tangled skis and bodies. | | | | When as beginner, you go up to the first time on the |
| And see how they are all laughing. | | | | chair lift and see the steepness of that blue slope, |
| Perhaps you will see a group of skiers following the | | | | your heart starts to flutter. |
| ski instructor in graceful sweeping turns until someone | | | | Exactly the same when, as an accomplished skier, |
| loses control and takes the whole group into a | | | | you stand on top of the almost vertical expanse of |
| snowdrift. | | | | virgin snow, spread out below you. |
| And watch as they climb out, covered from head to | | | | It is an adventure when you are having lunch, high in |
| toe in snow and almost hysterical in their laughter. | | | | the mountains, surrounded by the giant peaks and |
| Camaraderie. | | | | deep valleys that seem to go forever. |
| As you meet your friends or join your ski school | | | | And meeting men and women from all walks of life, |
| group in the queue for the very first lift of the day, | | | | foreign cultures, struggling with language and |
| there is a shared feeling of anticipation and | | | | customs, is all part of the adventure. |
| nervousness as to what the day will bring. | | | | So skiing is a passion for me. |
| Every one is fresh and dry in their colourful ski | | | | I learned to ski late in life and after finding it, |
| clothes, possibly a little cold, but already, the | | | | discovered a wonderful world of fun, friendship and |
| adrenaline is staring to flow. | | | | adventure. |
| Perhaps it is the first time you have met the group | | | | So you are welcome to my world and may you |
| and with the common anticipation, being shared, you | | | | share in all of the above, and then some!! |
| are soon talking to others, about where they are | | | | |