TKY Dec'16 - D6 - Skiing (part 2)

One day 6 morning, we realised that the snow around town area had pretty much melted.  We were wondering if it was possible to ski that day, and were relieved that there's always enough snow up at the ski resort for amateurs like us.  Probably due to the higher altitude and lower temperature than town area.

That morning the girls played with carts that slide down snow slope.  There's a video below.

That afternoon, it started raining.  It was actually half snowing, as what fell from the sky were snow, but they turned quickly into water (rain) when they near the surface.  It was thus colder than the day before.  When we gathered for the girls' lesson, the instructor was not the least bothered by the wet condition.  He swiftly whisked them away, before I could alleviate any of my doubts and fears.  I watched my skinny 10 year old gal in her puffy down jacket, hefting her own gears (the skis were really heavy) toward the van, which was to take them (with 2 younger caucasian kids) to the chair lifts that would bring them up the mountain.  When they were gone, I went into the building to get out of the cold.

When they were away, I took a video of the snowing.  It was cold and wet, and I was really worried.

Anyway, 2 hours went by and WK was already done with his lesson.  The girls were late in coming back but eventually they did, sound and safe.  The funny thing was Lynn lost one of her gloves.  I really don't know how one could lose one glove when skiing...  They had a very fun time.  Best of all, Mabel even took a video.

Here are the photos and videos:



The cart/sledge ride and video

Me, staying out of and taking a video of the snow and dampness:

Finally, here's a very short clip taken by Mabel, of the skiing on the mountain.