Skiing Down The Hill!

Hi, Everyone:

Yesterday we decided to try downhill skiing.   Tammy had been numerous times before as a child.  But for some reason Steve was adverse to winter sports growing up, so he'd never really been.  His brother once tried to teach him snowboarding, but that resulted in a disastrous crash with a 6-year old at the bottom of the hill (after Steve spent 2 hours trying to even get up on the board), so that was the end.

Anyway, we decided to take a lesson and give skiing another go.  There are two primary places people ski in Anchorage: (1) hilltop and (2) Alyeska.  Hilltop is a lot like the "mountains" in Michigan; it's basically an oversized hill.  But the advantages to Hilltop are that it is great for learning and that it is located in Anchorage.  The other option, Alyeska, is the ski resort "in town."  It is approximately 45 minutes away, but it is absolutely beautiful.  It has some bunny hill/learner options, but it is mostly known for its north face of the mountain.  The highest chair lift goes to 2800 feet.  After that, it's basically helicopter access.

Needless to say, we decided to stick with Hilltop for the day.  We had an excellent instructor, and by the end of the few hours, Steve could actually make it down to the bottom of the hill without falling.

By the way, next Saturday is Steve's chance to jump into a frozen lake.  Unfortunately, he's still a few dollars short of his goal.  That means no pictures as of now!  If you were thinking of giving, please do so now.  It's for an amazing cause (Special Olympics).

You can give here (as well as see pictures and videos from past years):  http://www.firstgiving.com/stevenhurvitz

Thank you all for your support so far.  It's been amazing and we're almost there!!!!!

Until next time!
Steve