When springtime comes to the Rockies, it’s beautiful. Of course, for skiers, it comes earlier. The snow changes with the sun, producing a wonderful skiing surface known as “corn” because of the small, kernel-sized pellets that make up the surface. Corn provides a consistent, pleasant skiing surface that’s very forgiving and that can be trusted to hold an edge. Now is a great time to get out and ski!

Last week I had a family from Kansas City show up at Copper. Two boys, their mom, Mom’s sister, and Mom’s mom all came to Copper to learn to ski for the first time. We started by talking about skis, the bindings, how to fit into the skis, and how to shuffle over to the magic carpet for their first experiences. After a very short time, they were all making it down the small hill from the top of the magic carpet to the bottom. Smiles all around!

Proof that anyone can learn skiing and enjoy it from their first day. What about you?

Let’s go!

2 Comments »

1. “Very forgiving” — now that sounds like a surface even *I* might be able to deal with!

   Comment by dreamtime — March 25, 2007 @ 3:22 pm

2. You bet. Plus, you’ll love the weather… it’s warm!

   Comment by Steve Hultquist — March 25, 2007 @ 3:29 pm

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