Ok, went skiing for time #3 today...
I think it's official... not only am I good at skiing, I enjoy it...
I did a variety of runs, and I did fall a few times, but most of the falls were when I was almost stopped and somehow manged to cross my skis and essentially trip over myself... I had one abrupt backwards arboreal stop with my ass, but I never fell, and really the only other good fall was another full helicopter whip around where I proceed to slide on my back...
I did two black diamond trails, that were mercifully short, and I didn't fall on either, and over all I think I did pretty well...
So, yet another surprise... 3 weeks ago, if you had told me I'd be skiing while not held at gun point, I would have laughed at you...
if you had told me I'd be doing it well, and enjoying it... I probably would have lost consciousness due to lack of oxygen...
The snow conditions were poor, they haven't had snow in weeks, and last week they had rain so there was maybe 4-6 inches of snow cover, and it was a lot of ice.
Anyway, here are some pics...
This was taken from the house I was staying at in NH.
The large white peak is Mount Washington.
This is zoomed out, Mt. Washington is on the left.
This is from the top of Wildcat, that is Mount Washington again, this was taken too early to talk about... the temp at the base was 4, and where I was standing at the summit it was -11... yeah cold...
Another panoramic shot turning to the right.
Another panoramic shot turning to the right.
Another panoramic shot turning to the right.
Another panoramic shot from behind the lift.
http://rides.webshots.com/video/3025076500039881733OLdQId
Here is a little vid of me skiing... yes I am dressed all in black like Darth Skier...
Here is a link to the entire album where you can see the pics in full size and other short vids:
http://rides.webshots.com/album/570110892ProFEL
We would have taken more, but it was so cold the battery on the camera kept dying...
-J