I was supposed to meet up with my friends at their place around 8.30 am in the morning to strike out skiing from our things to do list. I woke up late around 7.45-8am on a Saturday morning and hurried myself to get ready and left my place at 8.30am. I called up my friends to let them know I will be late by 30mins as usual.. but realised they jus woke up and hit myself in the head for getting up early. After a 30 mins drive, I ended up at their place and did our mornig duties (cheking e-mails, drinking coffee.. etc etc... ) and headed for our destination Big bear lake.. it was a 90 mile drive from my friends place and reached at the top around 12.30pm.. as usual all the vista points were occupied by desis taking pictures.. I had 2 layers of clothes and a hooded jacket and another jacket on top of it...after we signed up for our skiing lessons.. I had to go back to the car as it was too 'hot" and had to take off my hooded jackets...
We started our 2 hr beginner's lesson. After falling on my back three times during the lesson.. the instructor decided its time for us to head to the slope... We had to hop on and off a ski lift to get to the top of the ski slope.. I let two of my friends on the first ski lift so i get to travel with the instructor and another girl in the next one... as soon as we started to get down off the ski lift.. I recorded my first fall on the slope along with the girl ..had to get myself up since 10 of them went to take care of the girl... As soon as i started my initial descent of the slope, I saw two of my friends who went off earlier down in the snow and since I was headed in their direction I had to make myself fall to avoid collision. after cursing them out, I was cruising in my skis and saw another desi travelling on his behind and not on ski's, after I helped him to get up, he said "I am from Orange county, this is my first time. I fell like 20 times already and started to leave" and I was wondering how can any1 fall 20 times.. and figured out why , when the guy looked back and asked " do u know how to stop". I started my descent after praying for him and when I realised i was going too fast I had to fall down on my own to avoid a hard landing..that was my third fall on my first trip down the slope..
As I was sitting on the snow wondering whether to get up or not.. I saw my friends on the ski lift urging me to join them for round 2...finally I did get on the skilift for my round 2, this time everything went on smooth and felt happy that I didnt have to fall on the snow again..but god had other plans, he had one snowboarder fall right in front of me.. to avoid him I had to fall again.. tats my 4th fall on the slope, sevent one including the classes.. As I was about to get up, I saw my friends on the skilift again asking me to join in for the third round.. but b4 I culd get up, I heard a guy shout out the ski-lift is closed.. God bless him.. So I jus laid bak on the snow waiting for my friends to finish the run and join me.. and slowly made my way down the slope. we took only eight snaps which was gr8 insult to us as we generally take a minimum of 80-100 pics wherever we go... we gave back our ski rentals and had a coffee at starbucks and headed on our way bak home..
We made a pit stop at Dosa Place and had our dinner since all the falls made me hungry, came bak home and didnt get from my bed and couch for the next 2 days.... but the important thing u get to know from all this is u have hamstrings and Triceps and it will hurt for the next 2 days after u go skiing.