Ski Into Love (Hush, the king is hibernating) [Requested]

Part 35

Chapter 35: Fairy Tale Kingdom

Shan Chong's phone call had a simple reason: alcohol and a spur-of-the-moment decision.

#### Rewind to Half an Hour Ago

After a day of practice, the group didn't go out to eat.

Instead, each person grabbed a case of beer, ordered a bunch of skewers for delivery, and brought a couple of side dishes to the mountain, all in high spirits.

Seven or eight people sat around a small, shabby coffee table, playing a lively movie in the background. They chatted about life and gossip, mostly about the skiing community.

Someone suddenly mentioned a recent celebrity in the skiing world.

As skiing became more popular, the community saw more and more eccentric characters.

This year, a female internet celebrity named Xue Li emerged. She was quite beautiful, and her social media was filled with photos of her posing with a snowboard.

While others bundled up in layers to stay warm in the snow, she wore only sports bras, using the snowboard as a prop for her photos.

The term "Skiing Socialite," abbreviated as "Ski Socialite," likely originated from her.

Once, she got into an argument with someone who questioned whether she was there to ski or just to take photos, accusing her of not even knowing how to switch edges.

She claimed she could hold a cup of coffee and ski down the Aven Avenue at the Xinjiang Silk Road Ski Resort without spilling a drop.

This quickly spread throughout the skiing community, and now everyone jokes, "Can you hold a cup of coffee without spilling a drop?"

It's no wonder everyone made a joke out of it; she mentioned a few key terms:

First, Carving.

Everyone knows that carving is a technique that combines edge control and flatland tricks.

Being able to carve doesn't necessarily make you an expert.

Being able to do flatland tricks doesn't necessarily make you an expert.

But being able to combine carving and flatland tricks makes you an expert.

Carving is essentially extreme edge control.

Although there's no rule that your hand must touch the snow while carving, extreme edge control and body folding rely on the board's inertia and elasticity, using the board's reaction force to complete each edge switch.

Flatland tricks include various balance moves on the board, such as spins, jumps, and even flips.

Combining carving and flatland tricks is like a gymnast on a balance beam, influenced by inertia, centrifugal force, and jumps.

Even an Olympic champion wouldn't claim they could hold a cup of coffee without spilling a drop.

Shan Chong chuckled and commented, "Well, with a sealed Starbucks cup, I could carry ten."

Second, Aven Avenue.

Aven Avenue, known as "Aven" in the skiing community, is famous. You might not know where the Winter Olympics venue is in Zhangjiakou Chongli, but you can't know Aven Avenue in Xinjiang.

Aven Avenue was built in October 2010 when the Xinjiang Silk Road Ski Resort was just starting. They invited the famous Italian skier and Olympic champion, Aven Stick, as a project collaborator.

Unfortunately, Aven was diagnosed with cancer and passed away during the project's construction. To commemorate him, the ski resort named the most challenging and steepest slope "Aven" to honor his dedication to skiing until his last breath.