Hello Jane. I stopped skiing at 90, 7 years ago and now have to think how to walk. 3 more years and I’ll pack it in. meanwhile here is something I got published in the Ski Club magazine to lighten the day.
My instructor said to me
It isn’t hard to learn to ski.
Stand forward your weight on the balls of your feet,
Ankles flexed, bum tucked in nice and neat.
To curve turns
Flex bananalike in at the hips
So in moments of stress
Bring these words to your lips
Balls, ankles bum and bananas.
for example :
You’ve fallen again and you’re in a right state
The rest have skied on and the last lift won’t wait
Jump turns where its crusty
And take the rest straight
Jump turns where its crusty and take the rest straight
Singing Balls ankles bum and bananas.
Or, you fall off the Pomma
There’s nowhere to go
Your surrounded by tree stumps
Half covered in snow
Back down the drag track
And slalom the tow
Singing Balls ankles bum and bananas
Or the cloud has come down
Your alone on “The Wall”
There are moguls like cars
You see nothing at all
Keep the tips in the dips
And just follow the fall
Singing Balls ankles bum and bananas
Its video day and he’s waving you on,
Your knees won’t obey you
You want to sit down,
You may feel like goose
But you’ll glide like a swan
If you sing Balls ankles bum and bananas
- John Parke