Dan's Double Daffy...whatever that is

So my buddies, Nathan, Dan, and I decided that in light of this coming week's ski trip that I'm taking the teens from church on, we should take a one-day "dude trip" to Paoli Peaks again to get warmed up. And yes, Nathan did more work as a camera man, and got some good videos of Dan, which I compiled below. I promptly hurt my knee on the 4th time down the slope, and the medic guys told me that I would have to stop for the day. So I was bummed out not to be able to keep going, but by taking it easy, I'm optimistic that my knee will be feeling good and ready to go again this weekend.

Dan is a great skier, which would make sense, since he is also a great Canadian. Please stay tuned for the "Nathan noises" at the end of the video. It's impressive that he was able to ski down this difficult slope while holding a camera, but the grunts and oomphs he blurts out are priceless!

Next week we'll be there again with the teens, and I suspect if there's any way possible, I'll try and make a 4th trip some time in February. Skiing is my new hobby. If you haven't tried it, it's fannntastic.

Skiing at Paoli Peaks

Last weekend, Carolina and I went up to Paoli Peaks, Indiana with our friends the Miller family from church. The Millers have been skiing several times before, but it was an entirely new experience for Carolina and me. Both of us did fairly well. Carolina fell more often than I did, but didn't fall very hard. I was pretty quickly able to handle the bunny slope (See the video clip...my date is wrong by the way, it was January, not December. Duh!).

I went with Nathan to try some beginner slopes. I did pretty well using the basic wedge approach, but when the slopes got too steep for the wedge to slow me effectively, I usually ended up falling/rolling/skidding...sometimes for quite a few feet depending on my current speed prior to the tumble. So I fell less often, but much harder. It was a lot of fun, and we'll definitely be trying it again!