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The skiing yesterday was not bad. Conditions at the Snow Bowl ranged
from packed powder to packed powder, temperatures ranged from -4° to
-4°F, and the wind blew about 10 MPH. I've declared the woods personally
off-limits until we get some more snow, so all that was to be done was
cover up any exposed skin and try to avoid frostbite. 45 minutes was
about my limit for that.
Today I somehow couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to do it again, so as
late afternoon rolled around I found myself clicking into the XC gear
for a run around the flat fields and woods out the back door. I grew up
skiing XC for many years before I ever stepped into alpine gear, and
don't do much of it any more, so whenever I do this it's a bit like
rediscovering a part of my youth. In the years since I've been skiing
mostly alpine and backcountry, I've lost most of my XC technique, so I
kind of suck now, but nevertheless it's still fun. A fast kick and glide
across the flats doesn't give much of an adrenaline fix, but it
hands-down beats the slogging trudge that uphill skinning affords. And
that pesky cold wasn't even a factor -- in fact I unzipped some layers
to keep from overheating.
The view was spectacular, and as the sun set in the west, the
snow-covered peaks in the east lit up like beacons, and I could see from
Mount Ellen in the north all the way down to Bloodroot Mountain near
Pittsford in the south. So I was warm, I had a fun glide going, and a
terrific view. I'll call today the better of the two days.
Dave G.
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