billski
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Found this article in a church newsletter from the deep south. True Story. Boy Scouts (and experienced leaders) go skiing.
"Troop 17 went on the road again heading to Southern West Virginia for another outdoor adventure. God had much more planned for us…
Some of you may not know some of the ski jargon floating around in this article, so let me explain.
The slope ratings are obviously posted at the top of each ski run for observation by all skiers before attempting to ski the slope. The easiest ski slopes are rated blue squares and the intermediate slopes are posted as green circles. The dreaded black diamond slopes are for expert skiers only. Some ski resorts have double, triple, and even quadruple black diamond slopes. We counseled the boys and men to stay away from the expert, black diamond….
All the men and all the boys, except me, took a lesson…I have lots of experience but I believe in ski lessons because I know from experience…After I explained how to get on and off the lift, we took a ride up the ski lift. At the off ramp, Ryan slipped and tumbled over, knocking me off balance. I fell right on the off ramp, so the lift operator had to stop the lift while Ryan and I untangled ourselves and our skis.
As you well know, there are a number of skiing styles as seen in the Olympics. I have realized some of our boys have invented a new style. I call it fall-line skiing .To do this you have to have a lot of courage and just follow the fall line of the hill. In other words, just go straight down the hill hollering all the way.
At the end of the day, all the boys were exchanging crash stories. The adults
were, too. Steven plowed head first into a group of people trying to help a pretty girl up.
Scout Master: I ’m very proud of all our boys. They satisfied the requirements for Snow Sports Merit Badge, a difficult skill to learn."
Maybe they should stick to possum hunting :grin:
"Troop 17 went on the road again heading to Southern West Virginia for another outdoor adventure. God had much more planned for us…
Some of you may not know some of the ski jargon floating around in this article, so let me explain.
The slope ratings are obviously posted at the top of each ski run for observation by all skiers before attempting to ski the slope. The easiest ski slopes are rated blue squares and the intermediate slopes are posted as green circles. The dreaded black diamond slopes are for expert skiers only. Some ski resorts have double, triple, and even quadruple black diamond slopes. We counseled the boys and men to stay away from the expert, black diamond….
All the men and all the boys, except me, took a lesson…I have lots of experience but I believe in ski lessons because I know from experience…After I explained how to get on and off the lift, we took a ride up the ski lift. At the off ramp, Ryan slipped and tumbled over, knocking me off balance. I fell right on the off ramp, so the lift operator had to stop the lift while Ryan and I untangled ourselves and our skis.
As you well know, there are a number of skiing styles as seen in the Olympics. I have realized some of our boys have invented a new style. I call it fall-line skiing .To do this you have to have a lot of courage and just follow the fall line of the hill. In other words, just go straight down the hill hollering all the way.
At the end of the day, all the boys were exchanging crash stories. The adults
were, too. Steven plowed head first into a group of people trying to help a pretty girl up.
Scout Master: I ’m very proud of all our boys. They satisfied the requirements for Snow Sports Merit Badge, a difficult skill to learn."
Maybe they should stick to possum hunting :grin: