Best School Trip Ever!

I was lucky enough to go on a ski trip with Jasmine's grade, now that's an excursion:) We headed off at 6.30am to Mt Louis Moonstone Ski Resort, two hours away. Thank goodness there were TVs and a DVD player in the bus otherwise i don't think i could have lasted with the noise of all the kids.

We arrived and it was a beautiful day, blue sky, no wind and lots of powdery snow. Last week another grade level had gone skiing and it was -15 i think it was a mere -7 when we were there. After being fitted with new ski boots and skis Jas and i went to the compulsary Skiing for Dummies session, there a lady with a stick who whacked the snow off our boots so we could put them into the skis 1st lesson done. Next,off to do the snow plough, turn left and then right and left and up a slope to navigate around cones and stop in control infront of an instructor. Finally getting instructions to get on and off a lift and we were standing on the top of the Gentle Ben (not unlike Bourke Street at Mt Buller) me thinks!!!! It certainly was a well organised ski lesson, with maybe a few going through when they should have repeated a few steps but luckily for Jas and i we got through with out any hassles.I should say that i was very proud of Jasmine as she did find it hard at first, and as other Mums know, when you are there sometimes it's easier to give in and cry. Well her face was red with frustration but also determination, and she began to keep herself upright and her skis straight. I got to go down the slope once before she did and that gave me the chance to find my skiing legs; we then went up together and snow ploughed from side to side all the way down.

This is pretty much how our day went, and as other kids got more confident they left the easy slope to stand in huge queues at the other slope's lifts. Jasmine and a friend were quite happy where we were, getting faster and basically skiing down straight onto the chair lift and back up again. So we probably got more skiing done than the others who waited. Jasmines new favourite sport is skiing, liking it more than skating which Andy (yet to ski) found interesting.We are hoping in the next couple of weeks taking a day off to go to Glen Eden which is only half an hour away and the whole family giving it a go. I've just spoken to a friend who has reminded me that there is also night skiing so we could even go after work!!! Jasmine and i have definately caught the bug and are keen to keep trying out other gentle slopes:)