{"id":942,"date":"2017-01-25T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christchurchsportnews.wordpress.com\/?p=942"},"modified":"2017-08-24T16:44:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T15:44:47","slug":"trysport-skiing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/christchurchsport\/trysport-skiing\/","title":{"rendered":"TrySport Skiing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night I had my first of 6 sessions of TrySport Skiing. \u00a0I&#8217;ve never skied before and was quite nervous. \u00a0I could barely move with the heavy boots and cumbersome skis on and there were other people there flying and zigzagging down the slope. \u00a0Thankfully, the instructor was very reassuring and understanding of where I was at, compared to the others.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-953 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/christchurchsport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2017\/01\/16266102_10154544937063173_8073104315557854542_n.jpg\" alt=\"16266102_10154544937063173_8073104315557854542_n\" width=\"295\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/christchurchsport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2017\/01\/16266102_10154544937063173_8073104315557854542_n.jpg 835w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/christchurchsport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2017\/01\/16266102_10154544937063173_8073104315557854542_n-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/christchurchsport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2017\/01\/16266102_10154544937063173_8073104315557854542_n-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/christchurchsport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/526\/2017\/01\/16266102_10154544937063173_8073104315557854542_n-680x519.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>I spent the whole lesson on the lower part of the slope, in the beginners&#8217; lane. \u00a0The instructor had me side stepping up the hill and then slowing going down. \u00a0Each time she did a gradual progression to something new. \u00a0The first time, she stood in front of me to stop me from sliding, the next time she showed me how to stop myself from sliding but still stood in front of me, then she showed me how to get in position without sliding, and so on. \u00a0By the end of the lesson, I could get up the lower slope, turn to position, slide down, do a little jump, lift my feet and &#8211; most importantly &#8211; stop! \u00a0She assures me, by the end of the sessions, I will be going to the top\u00a0on the drag lift and skiing down like everyone else. \u00a0It&#8217;s baby steps for now though.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re staff or a student at CCCU and\u00a0have always wanted to give skiing a go but\u00a0you&#8217;re a chicken (like me), you should do\u00a0TrySport Skiing. \u00a0It&#8217;s on Tuesdays at 6-7 pm for the next 5 weeks and only costs \u00a320 in total. \u00a0The venue is Folkestone Ski Centre. \u00a0You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/christ-church-sport\/activities-and-classes\/a-z-of-sport\/session-details.aspx?id=10\">book online<\/a> or contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/christ-church-sport\/activities-and-classes\/pathway-into-sport\/trysport\/trysport.aspx\">TrySport<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re staff or a student at CCCU and have always wanted to give skiing a go, you should do TrySport Skiing.  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