Hovden – Week 6

First Winter trip of my outdoor studies so far.  I was really excited for the week in hovden. Especially because i am really into skiing, so of course the week in hovden would be interesting for me. I was really happy that we were staying in cabins this time beacause i have not that much experience in sleeping outdoors in winter time.  Anyways its nice to rest in a warm place after an exhausting day on skis. It was my first time on the so called crosscountry skis. A mixture between downhill and backcountry skis. At first it was quite unfamiliar and not that easy to handle. Especially that the shoes could move in all directions, not like normal downhill skis,  they are more stable. Thats why i fell several times at the beginning. But i realised that i had more experience in skiing in gerneral then most of the others, so i needed not that much time to feel comfortable on these. I also realised that a some students were really motivated to learn skiing while some were frustrated and didnt even try to succeed. But in General the group was motivated and in good mood. I really like the way of Thomas and Signes teaching. It was just like «learning by burning» so less instructions and more freedom to try the new skis. I will defenitely keep this kind of method in my head for my future pupils. After some days of practicing some mastered the skis quite well while some struggeled a lot. At the end i also realised that i packed too much things that i didnt even use.  But more or less a really successful week!