The Novice Corner (Skiing On Piste) We all look forward to the days when we can ski the big lines, dropping off the edge into the white space that engulfs us, drowning out the world. At that moment there is a clarity where it is just you focusing on the then and now. For most, that ski, it is a vision we dream about. In reality most of us don't get to that point, life has a funny way of saying "Hold on a sec! The bills need to be paid and the kids need to go to school, blah blah blah." If we are lucky we can spend a few days a year at the ski hill making turns and dreaming about the steeps. Heli skiing and Cat skiing are out of the question, we scrap money together to be able to spend a few days a year on the snow. You see us out at the top of the hill with the "Oh shit! I'm gonna ski that!" look. Remember we have all been there at one time. So let us see a view point from that angle. We get caught up in what we dream about and don't stop to look and appreciate the reality with which we live. We forget about the steps that takes us to the point of drop off and thats not a journey worth forgetting. So let's see the whole journey from not just the elite skiers out there but also from us that stay on piste.