xc-ski
Denied
By fatman at 30 March, 2008, 4:13 pm
Today I was denied by a few things: over-eagerness, residual technique, lack of fitness and Black Lake hill. Sheri skied early today and told me the conditions were great on the Black Lake section of the parkway. She skied 3hrs today. She also said the parking lots were jammed and it would be easier to [...]
Read More >>I’m not sure I want winter to end
By fatman at 29 March, 2008, 4:08 pm
Today I did a 1hr xc-ski. The conditions were incredible. Its -4C here today, not a cloud in the sky. Snow has melted and re-frozen a bit and been groomed and skied. This makes for this sugary consistency that is fantastic to ski on. Too bad I spent most of the ski doing the fatman [...]
Read More >>A short ski
By fatman at 26 March, 2008, 7:31 pm
I went for a short ski today. 35mins, with Sheri. It was an awesome day, sunny and pretty warm. It snowed yesterday and then froze a bit today, so it was choppy and a bit rutted from previous skiers. I stacked it hard going down hill when my ski got caught in a rut. That [...]
Read More >>I guess you could say
By fatman at 22 March, 2008, 12:41 pm
I guess you could say I started Saturday, with a ski. But it was pretty short. I went with Sheri and three dogs. I’ve had this nagging pain in my shoulder joint for a couple of years. Since I’m fat and don’t exercise it doesn’t really bother me. But when I ski, I have to [...]
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