tele teaching

sunday was super dope because i taught my friend liz how to telemark. besides her learning and liking the sport, the highlight of my day was being called a "homeboy" by one of the demo center employees. it was pretty awesome. the best place to teach anyone to ski or snowboard is off the triple. its amazing how good lullaby lane and lower gulch are for learning. they're wide, sunny trails that nobody ever goes on and usually have really nice snow. liz was funny because she hasn't skied in fifteen years. now, she's on nice, new bd joule skis that are wide, light, and shapely. she could make decent enough alpine turns, so that was a good sign. by the third run she was yelling at me from across the trail about how she was getting it and that she loved it and that she could do it. it was awesome. the main idea i tried to get across is that you're not supposed to drop your back foot, but instead, push your front foot forward and switch your feet quickly. its funny skiing slowly for a while and making tons of turns. it's really fun and different. i also love the triple chair. you get to see all the idiots going off the park jumps and going down hackets. again, as usual, we ended the day at the horn and got some good cans of pbr and a slice of pizza, aka the best pizza ever.