Monday, 11 March 2013

Wind In My Face

We first put William on skis last year, when he was three years old. He was too young for lessons so most weekends I would take him to a local hill, ply him with jellybeans and hot chocolate, and catch him as he flew down the bunny hill. He knew that I would grab him before he crashed and therefore had no fear.

This year he was old enough for lessons, so we signed him up at Vorlage, a family oriented skill hill about 45 minutes from Ottawa. He was part of the Mosquito program and he loved every minute of it. His lessons ended  a week ago, so this past weekend I took him back to the hill to see what he had learned. His instructors had left us with the impression that he was tentative and would need to follow me down the hill. As we headed to the chairlift he pulled the goggles off of his face and set them atop his helmet. He looked up at me and said 'I love the wind in my face'.

 That set the tone for the morning:)

The first video is the top of his favourite run. The second is the bottom of his favourite run.





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  1. Trina11 March 2013 at 07:09

    Jud, he is so good! Must feel great to be able to ski with him now. Hopefully you guys get a lot of nice spring skiing in with all of that snow you got this year. Kev didn't take the kids yesterday because too rainy. It will be fun to all ski together someday soon. xo

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  2. Jud Rasmussen11 March 2013 at 07:46

    Thanks Bean. It was fun:) He is very comfortable on his skis. Hopefully he's as comfortable on other hills. Jill and I are looking forward to the day when we have all 3 of the boys on boards! The snow is beginning to melt quickly around here, but we should be able to get in a few more ski days.

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