Laura’s Quest to Ski all the Green Runs

After my amazing day at Karasawa, I decided I was an idiot.  I hadn’t really ventured very far in my skiiing

attempts. By which, of course, I mean I skiied the same run over and over.  I think this was mainly because I am an unbelievable wuss.  I’d heard that the course (Uenotaira) was the easiest, so I stayed well and truly within my comfort zone.

As soon as I realised I’d been behaving so pathetically I decided that by the time Dad arrived on February 12, I’d have skiied every green run on the mountain.  I had 12 ski-able days left and 15 runs to ski.

So, today in my five hour midday break I did 9 of them.  And it was fantastic!  Another totally deserted, beautiful clear day.  Just perfect.  My skiing continued to improve (hurrah!) and I think I fully appreciated for the first time just how stunningly beautiful the mountain is.  So, my mission now is to ski as much as I possibly can and to be a better skiier than day, for the first couple of hours at least.