Family’s first time on the ski hill leaves them wanting more

“I think it changes people's lives into a much healthier life,” she says.

As the sun rises up from behind the WinSport hill, Trevis begins her lesson. First, no skis. Learn to properly balance on skis (without the skis). Then, one ski. Can they stop with one ski on? Next, two skis. Snowplow shape down a small incline. Finally, they take the leap to the bronze beginners hill, which is the smallest of three (bronze, silver and gold), and off they go.

Claire is the most cautious of the group, doing her snowplows down the hill carefully. With the encouragement of Trevis, her and all three of her kids make it down to the bottom. With a few successful runs down the bronze hill, Trevis graduates the group to the silver hill, and then finally, the gold hill.

Of course, with skiing or snowboarding, a fall is inevitable, and Claire takes a tumble. Trevis skis to her and gives her a word of advice. “Even Olympic skiers fall,” she says.

Post-lunch break, the team heads back to the gold beginners run, going down a few more times. Like many skiers (including experienced ones) Claire begins to lose some wind after lunch. A whole day of skiing for a first-timer? This can be tough. Trevis recommends a break for Claire.

After skiing over to the chairlifts where the progression beginner hill is also located, Claire heads of to sit and take a break. Her children head up the progression run to see if they can keep going.

Finally, Claire decides her ski day is done. Unlike her children, who have a couple of ski lessons and the power and energy of youth on their side, Claire is spent. However, her day is still considered a success by her and Trevis.

“She was totally linking turns on easy green runs,” Trevis says, excitedly. “That is a very good achievement and accomplishment she had!”

The day isn’t over. While Claire takes her well-deserved rest, Trevis and the two eldest children head up the chairlift to try their luck with the green run. Both made it to the end with only one small spill, and Claire is equally as proud that they had a successful day as well.

As the lesson comes to a close, Claire and her three children are proud of their accomplishments. The two eldest express their sense of triumph to the group for conquering their first green run, saying the challenge was well worth the payoff.

Even with the ups and downs (literally and figuratively) of the first-time experience of skiing, Claire would do it all again – and says others should check out WinSport for their lessons and convenience.