Breathtaking

Last Saturday I went skiing at a nearby resort with a friend on mine. Since I bought myself new boots I've been trying to get to the mountain more to get the fresh air and exercise as well as practicing my socializing skills and I'd have to say that it is doing wonders for me.
The first thing I'd like to talk about is the skiing itself. Of course I'm no expert but I also like to think of myself as a little better than intermediate. I ski down the black diamond runs and only fall an average of two times on each. I consider that pretty amazing, but while its cool to do that because it challenges my skills, it's also enjoyable because not many people go on those. Most stick to the medium and easy runs. Sometimes after I fall it's nice to just lie down and look at the scenery around me. Of course I have my buddy further down the slope yelling up to see if I'm okay, or we occasionally just have a little laugh about my clumsy habits. But the fact is that I genuinely enjoy just going up there for poofy white powder that sprays out from under my plummeting body as it makes its destined route towards the ground.
Secondly are the views. I'll show you what I mean at the end with a picture I took on my last visit to the mountain, but its just beautiful up there. Breathtaking would be the perfect way to describe it. It's especially stunning when the sky is completely clear. I can see over the valley below until the opposing mountains on the other side. It's not really something that can be captured by words, but instead by photography. Miles upon miles of tree covered landscapes looming over the busy towns below with a lake pooling across the basin of the valley. It's astonishing what one can see from that point of view.

And lastly, I guess the company of a friend is one of the best parts about it. I don't like going with big groups because its always too hard to figure out what run you want to go on and people ski at different speeds but with just one or two friends its a lot of fun. Lately I've just been going with my best friend and she snowboards, but it's been so much fun to just visit with her. The car ride there and on the lifts, occasionally when one of us wipes out and just wants to sit in the snow a while. I guess it can be said that the progress report with my social skills resolution is good. It's making life feel more... full in a way. And it's much better than just staying at home all day and watching movies in my room by myself. Anyways, I just wish to encourage you to get out and do stuff, because before you know it four years will have flown by without notice and you might regret not doing things with family and friends while you had the time.