Apart from a school ski trip I only started skiing at the grand old age of 26, I'm now 28 and have quit my job to spend a season learning to be a ski instructor in Canada.
I started with a single week in Andorra at Soldeu. Before going I did a day at the snow dome at Milton Keynes which put me in good stead for my first day on the real slopes. The day started with a skiing assessment to see what level we were at, I'd booked in for intermediate lessons as I didn't want to be put in a beginners lesson.
We did a single run down a green slope watched by the instructors. Somehow my day skiing at Milton Keynes got me in the top level intermediate class - I was somewhat shocked. After the assessment was finished they took the 8 of us to the closest chair lift. The route down was much steeper than the one we did the assessment on - quite frankly I was petrified, it was the steepest I'd skied since my trip back at school! And by petrified, I mean hooked!
