l am going on a ski trip with my school at the end of January to the beginning of February and it is my first time skiing. l am very athletic and a very fast learner. On the first day we are doing 4 hours of ski lessons followed by 2 hours of skiing on our own. The next day we are doing 6 hours of skiing on our own, same with the third day. At which point during this trip will l be able to do blue runs successfully?

Thanks a lot.

Your first day, blue runs are only about 5 to 7 min. and are really fun. you might be able to hit blacks on the last day as well.

Fair question; & how long is a piece of string?!!
Within ur group, people will pick things up a different rate (only natural). If you've never skied before, enjoy the experience, & build ur confidence. You WILL fall down (it is the law), but do not let that faze you, everyone does.
Depending on where u r going, u may well learn on blue runs. These r usually wide, open pistes without too many obstacles, but there may be a narrow part to it, or another thing to keep u concentrating!
Make the most use of the instruction; after 4 hours, ur legs may be a bit tires. Take a break for lunch, & then spend the couple of hours in the afternoon putting into practise what u have learnt. Do not get carried away & see how fast u can go, or it may end in tears!
Relax, enjoy & work hard, & by the third day ur confidence & competence should come through.

If u r skiing someplace like Michigan or the Poconos where most blue runs r shorter & only moderately more steep than a green run, someone with some lessons & the ability to control their speed should be able to ski a blue run, in a wedge, on their first day. That does not mean u r doing it correctly, but chances r good u will make it down the hill without significantly injuring yourself or others.

Out west or in northern New England it may take several days of skiing with some additional instruction to make it down a blue run. The blue trails r longer & usually steeper at larger mountains than they r at smaller ones. The trail rating system is a comparison of trails at the same resort, therefore a blue trail in the Poconos may not be the same degree of difficultly as a blue trail in the Rockies.

Your athletic prowess has nothing to do with it, unless u excel at gymnastics, ice skating, or hockey. Do not get me wrong, being in shape definitely will help in the long run, but coordination & balance r more important than physical strength. I've seen All-State football players get their butts whooped on the bunny slope more than once.

It depends on the ski resort & the particular run u r going on, but by the end of the first day or the beginning of the second day u should be able to go down the blue runs without much difficulty. Just remember that if u do not fall, u r not pushing yourself, but if u fall too much, u r probably trying something u r not ready for yet.

So just go & have fun, & l would not worry about it since l doubt u will be the only one of ur friends that does not know how to ski yet.