Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 420 Skiing
This part of Hokkaido is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring. The cherry blossom forest in Hakodate Goryokaku is like pink clouds, setting off the historical buildings, quiet and romantic. In autumn, the maple leaves are the best. The maple forests at Hoheikyo Dam and Jozankei are dyed red, and the streams and native forests interweave to create a poetic scene.

However, it is neither spring nor autumn now, but winter. Hokkaido is covered with snow in winter. The retro warehouses and gas lamps of Otaru Canal create a romantic atmosphere in the snow. The night view of Tenguyama is known as one of the three major night views in Hokkaido. The penguin walk at Asahiyama Zoo and the drift ice spectacle of Shiretoko Peninsula (by boat or on foot on the ice) are full of fantasy. In addition, the "gem ice" on the Tokachi Otsu Coast shines like diamonds in the moonlight, which is a rare natural phenomenon.

There are so many scenery to enjoy, but before you can play freely, you must first complete the skiing teaching arranged by the school.

No one in the Ryuuen group has ever learned to ski. Even Ayanokouji doesn't know how to do all kinds of sports. He just has a quick learning ability.

The teacher who teaches the Longyuan group skiing is a native Hokkaido person and his teaching is very professional.

First, the selection and wearing of equipment were introduced: "For the length of the snowboard, beginners are advised to choose a board length that is 15-20cm less than their height. For the snowshoes, keep your ankles close to the heels and your toes slightly against the front without compressing them to ensure that your feet do not slide. Wear a helmet, hip protector, and knee pads. Hokkaido's snow trails are wide but powder snow can easily hide obstacles."

"Here are the essentials of skiing: bend your knees slightly, keep your center of gravity in the middle, and imagine "sitting on the toilet"; stretch your hands forward naturally, and touch the ground with your ski poles diagonally backward. Face your body sideways down the slope, and the recommended angle of the binding for your front foot (main foot) is 15°~20°, and the angle for your back foot is slightly smaller; bend your knees to cushion the bumps."

"Braking is particularly important. Let me introduce you to the plow-style brake. The front end of the skis is retracted into a "V" shape, the tail of the skis is expanded outward, and the knees are pressed inward to increase the friction between the skis and the snow. When the speed is too fast, turn to the side slope first (oblique descent), and then use the plow-style brake to avoid continuous straight rushing."

After all, it is introductory teaching, so the teacher teaches the most basic content.

Even if your brain can understand it, actually skiing is another matter.

Even Ayanokouji, who just started skiing, fell several times. But unlike others, Ayanokouji quickly became familiar with the steps of skiing. While others were still falling, he was already considered a qualified beginner.

"Hey, Ayanokouji, do you want to compete?"

Long Yuan was eager to try. Skiing was new to both of them. They learned it together, so it would be fair for them to compete now.

However, Ayanokouji didn't seem interested in Ryuen's invitation: "I admit defeat. I'm not very familiar with skiing yet. If you want to compete, go find Kito."

"Tsk, boring."

Ryuuen was somewhat uninterested, and Kito was cueed by Ayanokouji. He glanced at Ryuuen next to him and nodded: "Okay, I want to try it too. I'm at Ryuuen's level."

"Oh? You are so arrogant. Then you can give it a try."

Without a whistle, Ryuen set off first, followed closely by Guito.

The boys were ready to start the competition, but the girls were a little slow. Nishino, Yamamura, and Aikara had fallen countless times, but still hadn't mastered the trick. Kikyo could slide a few steps slowly, but as long as the speed was a little faster, she couldn't keep her balance. Fortunately, the ski suits they wore protected them well, otherwise, they would definitely be bruised and battered now.

Ayanokouji looked at the figures of Ryuuen and Kito in the vast snow field. They were like two snowballs, chasing each other, but in the end, Ryuuen was the better one.

Ryuuen won without a doubt, but Guitou was a little dissatisfied because he was just a little bit away from defeating Ryuuen, but just that little bit of distance made him unable to catch up.

Kito only knew that it was a little off, but Ayanokouji saw clearly that the skiing technique used by Ryuen was different from the basic teaching taught by the teacher.

Ayanokouji was not the only one who watched the game. The teacher who taught him also noticed Ryuen: "The center of gravity shifts. When entering a turn, the body leans inward. The outside leg exerts force on the edge of the board, and the inside leg follows. The eyes are guided, and the eyes always look in the direction of sliding, which drives the shoulders to rotate naturally. The snow here in Hokkaido is soft, so you need to raise your knees more actively to keep the nose of the board floating to avoid sinking into the snow. This student is also very skilled in switching between the front and back edges. He switches the center of gravity by flexing and extending the knees and swinging the hips. When on the front edge (toe side), the body leans back slightly, and when on the back edge (heel side), the body leans forward."

The teacher frowned and asked Ayanokouji next to him, "Has he really never learned to ski? What I just told you were all advanced techniques. It takes a long time for a novice to master them. But I just saw him fall while skiing. It doesn't look like he has learned it before. But how come he is so skilled now? It's really strange."

Ayanokouji wasn't sure either, but after watching Ryuen's skiing competition and hearing what the teacher had just said, Ayanokouji felt that he had already mastered the so-called advanced techniques and planned to give them a try.

As for why Long Yuan, as a novice, knows these skills, it is simply because he reads a lot of books and reads a lot of different books. He has read books about skiing in the library before, but he has never had the chance to try it. Of course, in addition to skiing, Long Yuan also has some knowledge about sports such as skating, diving, hockey, and skydiving.

"Let's compete again, Ryuen. You started earlier than me just now. If you had started at the same time as me, you would have been the loser."

Guitou still refused to accept it, but Longyuan didn't want to play with him anymore. He was just deliberately hanging Guitou just now. As long as Longyuan wanted, he could leave Guitou dozens of meters behind. Now that he has seen Guitou's strength clearly, he naturally has no interest in trying again.

As for the girls, after falling down many times, they were finally able to skate on the beginner track.

But the girl from the mountain village somehow got on the cable car for the advanced track, and judging by her bewildered expression, it was obvious that she had taken the wrong route.

Ayanokouji and Ryuen looked at each other and decided to take her back, and after these three got on the cable car, everyone else followed suit.

However, after getting off the cable car, Long Yuan did not find the mountain village girl immediately. In a situation like her taking the wrong route, shouldn't he wait there?
Long Yuan looked around before finally seeing the mountain village. However, he did not follow her at the first time. Instead, he hid himself. The behavior of the girl from the mountain village was very strange. She had obviously taken the wrong route, but she had been waiting there so early. In addition, she deliberately eliminated her scent, so it was obvious that she was waiting for someone.

Sure enough, after a while, Sakayanagi came over with a group of people. The snow in Hokkaido made Ryuuen unable to hear what they said.

(End of this chapter)