Burchy's Palace Blog Extract Four 26/9/11 - And Now For Something Completely Different

Burchy Blog: Extract Four

26/9/11

Skiing is fun! Yesterday I took a lesson in the sport at the Hemel Hempstead Ski Dome. The reasons behind my decision to take up disabled bucket skiing and throw myself down a 100m hill are numerous and varied. The main reason though is I love the sensation of speed, being close to the snow flying down the hill at what may only be 20-30kph but the adrenaline rush is fantastic but then again I love roller coasters so I guess that is why I choose to do it.

I have to admit it though it is hard work, and despite having done it before on a mountain in Canada it took me a while to get the hang of it! (45 minutes out of the hour lesson to be precise to realise the elbow outriggers are better off pressed into the snow to give you direction and slow you down.) Seriously though I probably spent more time face first crashing into the snow as I struggled to remember my technique from previous lessons and stay upright.

I think my instructor thought I was mad as I began to enjoy my uncontrolled face flops but when I suddenly executed two consecutive turns boy was it satisfying and I think he was a little bit impressed. He certainly laughed when I accidently knocked into a snowboarder and took him out. Anyway after an hour I was certainly tired and now I ache all over but I guess that is exercise for you, but at least it is fun. Hopefully it will lead to skiing opportunities on mountains across the world; anyhow I will let you know how the skiing opportunity develops in future blogs.

Thanks for reading. S B