17. Downhill

To get the maximum thrills and enjoyment out of skiing you need to feel quite at home on your skis, to have complete control over them and your body at all times, to be able to swoop down and slope, curving gracefully into a turn at a speed that will bring the tears into your eyes, while the wind whistles past your ears, and a cloud of powder snow shoots into the air as you execute your turn. Down. down, faster and faster, negotiating  bumps which  would  upset  the  less expert.

When you reach this stage you will enjoy the thrill of feeling your skis skimming lightly over the white smooth surface of the snow, and of making smooth rhythmic nuns, with your skis always under complete control.

There is possibly no greater thrill for the ski-er than this effortless swoop down the mountainside. The sensations and feelings you enjoy are impossible to describe: you're entirely on your own. a human being on two wooden boards defying gravity.

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