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Published: January 19th 2007
Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
As I struggled to get my legs under control I told myself, "Barbara, you can do this!" It was my first attempt at skiing and we had just been fitted out with boots and skis. Now I had to negotiate the turnstyle along with dozens of other people and position myself to get onto the ski lift when it arrived behind me! Easier said than done! My skis had a mind of ...
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From an anonymous Tauplitz ski instructor
Gruss gott Barbara! Having just stumbled across your blog and also remembering you from Tauplitz, (an amazing coincidence I know!), I feel compelled to set the record straight... I distinctly remember your easy grace and the confidence with which you skiied down the most precipitous of slopes - I simply can't fathom who this "slow learner" you speak of is?! Perhaps you were referring to your elder son - I also remember him - I always seemed to find him sprawled face-down in the snow, right in the middle of the easy slopes, getting in the way of the 4-6 year old's who also use that slope. Good luck with future skiing adventures, (and maybe you should suggest to your elder son that he search out other winter sport options - snowman-building perhaps?)