Perfect North Slopes

As suggested by its name, Perfect North Slopes, was perfect. Well, not really, but it was good value for money - it had some decent slopes and a really fun snow-tubing area. The daytrip was arranged by the international student union, and many of the participants had never been exposed to snow-related activities before. People came in jeans, summer shoes and without jackets and gloves. Luckily it was possible to hire some of the equipment, but a few people still found the climate inside the skiing lodge more appropriate.

The weather was, to everyone's surprise, great. Sun, blue skies and temperatures right above zero. The warmer weather also made the artificial snow less icy, which I think everyone was happy about - particularly the beginners. I stayed on the beginners' hill for the first half hour to offer support and share my vast amount of forced experience, but found it too dangerous to linger longer than necessary, as there were constantly out-of-control skis, snowboards and people to watch out for. As with one poor girl who kept on crashing into the same (padded) pole.

 All in all it was a good day. However, a few members of the group claimed they would never want to repeat the experience as it was "too cold, painful and difficult". I was of course shocked to hear such statements.