Getting Hyped For Skiing

With my school’s annual ski trip coming up, I’m getting pretty excited. I am assuming that we are going back to Camelback Mountain, which got a halfpipe and a redesigned Web site this this year. I have all of my gear ready, and I’m eagerly awaiting the trip up on February 15.

My plans for the trip include taking the next step in learning to ski, covering more trails, covering harder trails, and skiing along with my friends (instead of going solo most of the time). I want to become proficient in skiing, and maybe these are the steps I need to take to get there.

Recently I have learned a little more about skiing in general, and also about skiing in the West. With my Backcountry.com shipment came a little notice about a sweepstakes for a Utah ski vacation, which I immediately entered. Stupidly, I forgot to check the box requesting to receive a vacation planner, so I had to request that separately. After reading the nicely formatted magazine, I learned that Utah has “The Greatest Snow On Earth®,” and more than 500 inches of it in recent years. I also found out that powder skiing is a widely appreciated sport; I think that corduroy (aka groomed) skiing is my best choice, especially for the relative beginner that I am.