Week 6

2/24/13 (Sunday) 12:00 PM -- 12:15 PM (Seven Springs, ski lift/top of mountain) --

  Today I went over to Seven Springs ski resort.
The sound of my skis sliding smoothly over the snow as I approached the lift was always a pleasant sound, it didn't have the rough sound of the blades scraping across the snow such as when stopping. The next sound was of the seat swinging over, hitting the back of my knees and allowed me to sit pretty quietly, the wind began to pick up as the seat picked up speed; it made it harder to hear anything else as we approached the top. Near the top the wind was incredibly powerful, all I could hear was talking next to me, other skier/snowboarders as their boards scraped down the mountain. Occasionally I could hear a violent sound, indicating that someone most likely wiped out. As we got off the lift I then began to not only hear the wind, but I could also hear the sound of the millions of snowflakes as they hit my body. Standing at the top looking down, the muffled sounds of more boards approaching behind me could be heard, getting louder and louder as they passed me only to become quieter and quieter again. Also there was the sound of people prepping their boards, this told me they were by the sound of clicking from the strapping mechanisms followed by hopping sounds in the snow as they got momentum. Right after this I could only hear the sound of snow moving quickly under my feet and the sound of wind as I went down the hill.