Romme Alpin

I spent the weekend at Romme Alpin. It’s a 2 days skiing trip (30 Jan to 31 Jan).

On the 7.30am bus to the slopes.

The slopes are filled with people by the time we arrived. We went to the equipment store to collect the ski equipments we rent through dq. yep… The skis, helmet, boots and poles. The pair of skis is almost as tall as me. The boots are very heavy. It’s rather difficult to walk properly with those ski boots as the shins and ankles are tightly locked in.

We had our beginners lesson at the very gentle slope. Although it seems gentle, it is not that gentle once I put on the skis. It is horribly slippery. I thought the stopping and turning are suppose to be easy, as the instructor had made it seems so. Well, I’m wrong, very wrong. As I find out from the number of falls and tumbles, I have to exert significant amount of pressure on the skis in order to come to a halt or negotiate a turn.

I spent the first day trying out on the baby slope. Although it’s gentle and many small kids (mostly age below 6) can clear it perfectly, I fell down every time I tried to go down the slope. It might be the psychological barrier that I had, or it could be that I could not stop properly so the best option is to fall and halt. Come to think about it, falling numerous times helped. It made the fear of falling vanish.

The lunch was a simple burger (90g). The serving is kind of small as I was expecting something more from that 67sek meal. However, the dinner was good. It’s a nice buffet in a decent restaurant. As observed, there were several salmon dishes. I guess the Swedes love salmon, both raw and cooked. There were sausages, meat balls, wedges, drumsticks and hams.

The club was very kind to make a rookie ski certificate for me, although I wouldn’t even consider myself to be one. Many thanks to the committee, I really appreciate the amount of effort they had put into this. It’s very heart-warming.

The first day ended with aching limbs and numerous muscle sores. LOL. Although Michelle offered the group for some after dinner shots, the bed was too inviting for me to get out of it once I sank into the soft mattress.

The second day of the trip began at 9am, when the bus took all of us to the slope for another day of thrill down the slope. Morning was good. The slopes were nicely prepared with line patterns and it’s easier to ski on it.

I followed the group to the next slope. Oh mine, that slope is a lot steeper than the beginner slope. I fell down twice of my way down. Each fall was a painful tumble. Luckily, I suffered no injury. However, my gloves were all covered with snow and ice when I reached the bottom. A bad experience, but thrilling.

For the rest of the day, I spent my time coming down from the half way point of the slope.

Thanks to the club, I’ve met many nice people (Carolyne, Joanne, Joakim, Michelle, May, Andreas, Nurzian, Kian Chye, Hui Zhen, Joyce). Thanks for the wonderful experience.