3yrs have passed since I went to Tahoe last and this time around I am not single anymore!. Aruna was very very excited about this trip as she has never seen snow. We headed out in the wee hours of the morning towards Tahoe. As we drove up the CA-50 we started seeing snow in the hilltops but the best was yet to come. As we drove further the view changed dramatically with trees all around us covered in snow and all we could see was a white landscape like a scene out of a movie.
Though this snap doesn't do justice to the view but it should give an idea. We stepped out for a couple of snaps and realized how cold it really was! My sneakers were no protection against the cold and within minutes we could feel the cold seeping through. We quickly took a couple of snaps and jumped right back into the car and drove on towards Tahoe. By now the traffic was increasing too and we didn't want to get caught in a long train of cars heading into Tahoe.
After checking into our motel sometime later we all headed out to rent our ski gear and hit the slopes at sierra. I was kind of skeptical about my skiing abilities after last time's disaster but as it happens I was comfortable right off the bat and was able to ski without any major problems.
Preparing to ski :)
What came next I was completely unprepared for :) Trying to teach Aruna how to ski!. Now that was an adventure. We got to the beginner area slope and I started teaching Aruna how to put on her skis. For about 10 minutes I struggled to get her left foot onto the ski and lock and as soon as I would ask her to put on her right ski she would start losing balance and fall. Soon for some reason she was not even able to her ski boot to lock on the ski. This was really frustrating and as we came to know later her boot for some reason kept collecting a lot of snow on the sole and hence making it very difficult for her to lock her boots onto the ski.
Only snap of mine on skis I think!
The beautiful sierra slopes!.
After spending about 15-20 minutes trying to teach Aruna we both decided it would be better if she signed up for learner lessons. After we signed her up for beginner lessons I decided to hit the slopes and I was surprised how comfortable I felt and was able to come down the slopes without falling!. Skiing becomes so much more fun when you don't fall!. I pretty much spent the day coming down the slope multiple times and watching wifey learn skiing. I must say its pretty entertaining to watch people who are learning to ski:) Especially my wifey who managed to fall in every possible angle! But at the end of the day she finally did manage to learn skiing and was able to ski a bit without fallling! I managed to capture the attempt in a video :->
We called it a day shortly after that and headed back to our motel and then the casino's in the evening. The casinos were nothing great but it was good fun playing on the slot machines for pennies and we managed to lose about 7-8$!.. Yes I hate gambling with real money:p
The next day we want to see more of Tahoe itself and a drive around the lake before we decided to head back home. The morning was spent playing in the snow near the lake. I spent quite sometime taking snaps of snow fighting.
After playing around for some more time in the snow we all decided to head into the hills around Tahoe for some superb views of the lake.
All in all an amazing fun 2 day trip. Both of us look forward to going again next year and skiing together on the slopes!
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