Do you remember your first time on expert ski terrain? I do. I was on leather boots and skinny skis when I started skiing at Gore Mountain in the late 90s. All I could really handle was Sunway, Gore’s long beginner trail. As I “upgraded” my gear, I started to ski some of the blues like Showcase. For years my ski buddy was Rand. He started to get better and one day he told me he’d “been up top.” I was in awe.
He said to me “you know, you could totally handle Chatiemac or Hawkeye.” He couldn’t convince me to go and I spent my time convincing him to stay at the bottom with me. The next year, at the end of March, it dumped over 2 feet. The mountain was almost deserted. However there was a gang that formed, comprised of skiers of all ages and abilities.
