Experiencing the worst service in Dick's restaurant, tasting the spiciest
pepper in Pepper Palace, and relaxing my whole body in the hot and smooth
jacuzzi, compose a part of the Gatlinburg trip. Speaking up the feeling of the
another half part of the trip is mixed with a little bit thrilling, some of
chilly and a lot of fun.
Gatlinburg is famous as skiing and
snowboarding, every year many people come with their family to have fun in Ober
Gatlinburg Ski Area during the winter time. The activities include ski,
snowboarding and snow tubing from 9 am to 10pm, and because of the price, we
decided to go there at night. After we putted on the long socks and
several warm clothes, all of us expect for Faisal were ready to meet the challenge
of ski. For most of us, this was our first time to ski; Jae was the only
experienced skier.
Actually, there were a lot of people went to
ski at night. Some children carried the heavy ski equipment with their hands
red with the cold. Some professional young people came as a group with the colorful
ski board and bright jacket, the heavy ski boot on their feet seems like fashionable
boots with the unique decorations. Not like us, we took us almost one hour for
changing ski suit, finding locker and figuring out how to put the annoying and
ugly ski boots.
I know how to ice skating, and I thought maybe that’s
the reason that I’m not afraid of snow. Although this is my first time to use
snow board, I feel more excited than nervous. However, the reality wasn’t as simple
as I though. After I struggled with the balance a little bit I can barely stand
on the snow. Because of Jae are better than us, I asked he to lead the way and
teach me how to ski. He told me that knowing how to stop is important for beginner.
I listened very carful and tried so hard to do what he said, but my ski board and
my legs just out of control. I only can use the ski pole to make myself
move. Jae though abadi not first time to ski, so he decided to take me and
balbo to experience the “real” ski. I stumbled to the access where people can
take a cable seat to go up the mountain. It was a long cable railroad. The temperature
started to get cold. I can clearly see clearly our breath steamed in the air,
and our view were fog. Gradually, I cannot clearly see the front red cable seat.
When we realized some thing was wrong, we already far away from the noise and
crowd. Sliding on the top of the tranquil woods; surrounding by thick
fog; those scenes that we only can find in the scared movies emerge
vividly in front of us. The railroad we picked was not for beginner. We are
going to the top of mountain, the professional area. For Jae, he had confidence
to ski from that area, but for me, ski from the hillside with the steepness of almost
90 degrees, it is play a joke with my life. The only way to get down the mountain
is to take off my ski board and walk down.