It's a good thing Maria was there to help with Jude because I could NOT go uphill on skis and Jude couldn't stand up by himself after a fall, so we took turns skiing behind each other so when Jude fell off, the other one of us could collect poles and Jude and whatever else flew away and pick up where we left off. It sounds cumbersome, but in reality, we got down the slopes pretty fast in between the falls. FUN!!!! I want to go again!!!!