My cousin invited me to go skiing with her this weekend. She has an extra pass for this year, and wanted me to come and enjoy the last week of open ski parks. I am pretty excited to go, although I must admit...I am a terrible skier. I actually used to believe that I was pretty good. In three ski trips (two in Kentucky and one at Canyons) I had not fallen once! Then this winter during a big snow storm we headed to Snow Basin. I thought Snow Basin was pretty cool, but goodness, it had some runs that were tough for me! One thing that made it so difficult for me was the type of snow. At canyons I had only practiced going down tracks that had snow that was packed. At Snow Basin there happened to be several feet of powder. I think that most skiers say that powder is ideal for the sport... but as a beginner I found it to be quite difficult to maneuver in. I remember falling down once, and then finding that the whole back half of my ski was stuck straight down in the snow...I had to have my cousin in law help pull me out. I am sure that I would still be there on that mountain if they had not given me a hand...I was really stuck. Anyway, I think skiing is really cool, so I am trying to get better and braver at it. I think that bravery and skill should rise at about the same level...if one goes up without the other, usually there is trouble! One thing that I love about skiing is how tired and hungry you are when you are done. After you ski food tastes so good, and it is nice to be able to guiltlessly chill out in front of a movie or something...after a day of falling down mountains-veg time is well deserved!