You feel slightly uncertain about that idea. Sure, some of the kids your age didn’t use them, but you could only remember that on the green slopes. This might only be blue, but it’s a lot steeper than a green run. Still, mama isn’t objecting either.
“We’ll go right this time,” says mum as you ascend the slop again.
Coming to a halt not far from the lifts, mum takes off her own backpack before rigidly securing her ski poles to the back using the compression straps. Her poles tucked away, you headed as a group to the top of the run.
