Downhill Skiing (General) 2:00:00 [3]
Whitetail Ski Resort in PA, near Clear Spring, MD. After lunch, Miles and Max were more energized. However Miles had lost a glove and we spent a long time looking for it. On the slopes, we rode together on a lift but the next time around, the operator wanted only two to a chair. I let Max and Miles go alone rather than favor one and leave the other with a stranger. I could see and talk and scold the kids to keep them from fooling around too much on the chair ahead of me. Of course they fell when they got off, and when they got on the next time around. On the slopes, I learned a new skill--skiing backwards. I got pretty good at it, making it all the way down a longish bunny slope while helping to keep Miles from falling. Miles eventually wanted to go it alone and progressed well. On the last run, I told both boys to work hard to keep their speed down, and keep themselves under control to make it all the way down without falling--they did it! It was the best part of the whole day to have watched them accomplish it.