How young were you on your first water ski?

[coltgov101]

I learned to slalom as a teenager. There was a family in our neighborhood that had 2 brothers of championship ability. The one was a slalom skier of incredible skill. All of us teenagers emulated his skill and tried to copy him. We too liked going in the early morning when the lake was like glass. I'll never forget watching our neighbor skim the lake like a ballet dancer, shoulder 6 inches from the water during his turns, pushing a wall of water 20 feet into the air.