Travelog 13 | Korea Series: Dummies trying Winter Sports!☺
First time in South Korea and first time trying some winter sports. Hence, our first day in South Korea became the ultimate experience and remembrance for us!
Ski resorts close when the weather gets warmer. But lucky for us, they were still open when we visited that's why we made sure that we visit while they are still open at that time and we get to experience skiing and snowboarding! Our trip was from March 2 to March 10, 2018. It was a very cold first day. Just right for this kind of experience.
To get there, we rode KTX to Jinbu Station, and from there we took a cab to Yongpyong Ski Resort.
Our very 1st agenda when we traveled to South Korea early this year was to go to Yong Pyong Ski Resort. The Winter Olympics 2018 just ended a week before we went there so the resort isn't too crowded. It's fun watching all the people and families going on their way and enjoying their time.
But as we went to rent our gears, we started to be somewhat uneasy. Maybe because I'm not sure what will happen to us or if we injure ourselves since we didn't hire a trainer at all! I rented skiing gear and my husband tried out snowboarding.
We looked like two clueless beings venturing into unknown territory.
We tried to figure out the basic how-tos by looking at other people, even at kids!
Despite being noobs in this field, our consolation was the scenery that greeted us when we exited the lobby and into the outdoors.
There were a lot of people getting their grind on already. Our envious eyes following their moves.
Doing something new can be exhilarating! All the while, we thought that skiing and snowboarding were easy because others made them look like a piece of cake. As we rode the lift up to the top of the slope, we didn't think that our problem wouldn't be sliding down the slope BUT stopping is.
The potential danger didn't even dawn on us until our feet started sliding down on its own!
I just slid down on my skis and it was fast! I felt like I was Sonic the Hedgehog for a second there! However, a little twist here and there of my feet, trying to get a foothold had me toppling over like a madman on the snow. (IT WAS SO SCARYYYY!!!)
Good thing there is no footage of me doing that. It would be excruciating to watch.
My husband was a bit better than me though, he just landed on his butt, not on his face. Kudos to his first try!
Although fun, I had to tumble face first and pick-up my scattered equipment on the ground a few more times to realize that I had somehow drained my energy and sprained my ankle.
I resorted to paddling down the slope slowly in my ski boots while my husband self-taught himself the techniques to snowboarding. Him falling half the times I did!
Moral of the Story: Don't be too excited and get an instructor! ¯\▁(◔◡◔)▁/¯
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