One of our favorite easy and very long runs is Homeward Bound. It is also at an impressive altitude of 9,570 feet as pictured above. You can see the clouds and in the distance are the other mountains and ski resorts of the Wasatch Mountains.
As we were gazing, a couple asked us if the run to the lodge was easy, and we told them of a trail that leads directly there. The wife had taken off her skis, and said to us: "If I only could figure out how to turn and stop, I would be OK!" It was her first time on skis!
Ron asked her, if she would like us to inform the chair lift operators to send up the ski patrol with a toboggan. "No she said!" She was going to brave it. I suggested getting a private lesson, the ski school is great here! Our nephew learned the basics in a two hour lesson.
We sped down the hill and Ron informed the chair lift operator. We knew there was no way, she was going to get down.
About 45 minutes later, I noticed the ski patrol skiing next to me with her strapped in a toboggan, and getting her on the downward chair to the main lodge, where can she can walk off the lift with her own two feet! Opportunities for kindness abound, it makes our world better.
Ron had gone ahead of me, to check in for lunch. He was delighted to hear that she was safe. I hope she does take a lesson!
"Be kind, whenever possible, it is always possible!"
Dalai Lama
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