Thanks for waiting patiently, I know you all were. Here is a quick photo story from start to finish of the trip, enjoy! Check out the gallery for more photos!
Nazir our airport greeter and translator in Delhi looking tough!
The Cab Drivers could hardly contain their excitement when they saw 20+pairs of skis and gear! (And they tried for the longest time to explain that no rope was needed to hold gear on the cars while bombing around the mean streets of New Delhi…)
Steve can hardly contain his excitement while shoving all the gear in a lawnmower powered pickup truck…
First meal of the trip!! Now all I can think about is some delicious Kashmiri cuisine….
Dallas’s Alma Mater, what a coincidence!
The gang (minus Dallas due to a weather delay) checking out New Delhi
Getting all the gear to the airport is always fun, this time headed to Kashmir
Thats what 30,000 Rupee looks like! (baggage fees are high to say the least)
The awe-inspiring Himalayas’
Above: (In order)
The airport in Srinigar doubles as a Military Base..
It took about 30 people to help us find a cab, nobody had ever seen this much gear.
Mamma wears many hats, here he is driving, tour-guiding and learning english!
Safety is a main concern in Kashmir.
The day we arrived in Srinigar there was a strike/ road closure that led to all gas stations being closed for the day, keeping things interesting!
The AMAZINGILY beautiful Dal Lake, in Srinigar.
Learning about how kids in Srinigar live..
Max: “I can’t believe this view, or the tree above!”
Buying socks for the kids at a local market in Srinigar, big thanks to Momma for the discount.
Dallas leads a morning stretching routine.
The Indian military also enjoys skiing.. Especially when it’s directly through our classes.
Dallas: “Why can’t they ski somewhere else!” Notice how close they are to the kids, next year we will be giving lessons to the military so they won’t get so close to running into our class.
This little shredder has just (accidentally jumped off a 5 foot snowbank, landing on the road! The picture on the left is him straight lining right before takeoff. 
Steve shows us how angulation is done!
We ran into this group from Mumbai, it was their first time seeing snow, and they challenged us to a sing-off.. It probably had something to do with their jackets, but they handily won.
Max and our photographer friend James from Australia, checking out some of the days pictures.
Group number 1 !!
Broken Fritcshi binding= end of Dallas’s skiing for the trip.
Look at those smiles!
Parallel Turns!
Above: Even falling was fun!
Victory!
Steve guides a first time Snow-plower
Enthusiasm levels were so high, the exhausted kids would hike when the lifts weren’t running
The ski hill was amazing to say the least. Only lift in the Himalayas!
Lift line Chaos
Lift-line chaos conquered
-
- Parallel Turns!
