Winter fun
Feb. 25th, 2009 08:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beige_alertWell, we did get some more snow over the weekend, and I've had the chance to go out on the snowshoes again. It really is more fun that it sounded like it would be. I live right by the Little Menomonee River, and with a good snowcover and snowshoes the area along the river becomes easily accessible and fun to explore. In the summer it's all muddy, covered in tall grass, and partly blocked by the growing trees and bushes. In winter the leaves are gone, opening up the area a bit, and walking in deep snow is what snowshoes are for.
Three laps (4 km each) skiing around the lighted loop at Lapham Peak on Monday night was much fun. Clear sky, no moon, and a typical cold clear night with temperatures down to around a comfortable -13°C. Good fast conditions on the "Hoot Owl Hill" descent, which is a fairly gentle descent, especially toward the end, and which can be pretty dull if the snow is slow. My last skiing before this was on February 4th, just before the warm weather melted much of the snow. That was another beautiful night, and much colder at around -18°C. That was fun, and I'm glad I had the chance to spend an hour and a half out skiing in some cold weather.
I get passed a lot when skiing, and it's always especially fun when by someone who is clearly decades older than me. Up near the top of the "Two Tier" climb an older gentleman passed me going at least double my speed. If I keep at it, maybe someday I can be fast, too. (Also, I need to buy some new skis.)
Three laps (4 km each) skiing around the lighted loop at Lapham Peak on Monday night was much fun. Clear sky, no moon, and a typical cold clear night with temperatures down to around a comfortable -13°C. Good fast conditions on the "Hoot Owl Hill" descent, which is a fairly gentle descent, especially toward the end, and which can be pretty dull if the snow is slow. My last skiing before this was on February 4th, just before the warm weather melted much of the snow. That was another beautiful night, and much colder at around -18°C. That was fun, and I'm glad I had the chance to spend an hour and a half out skiing in some cold weather.
I get passed a lot when skiing, and it's always especially fun when by someone who is clearly decades older than me. Up near the top of the "Two Tier" climb an older gentleman passed me going at least double my speed. If I keep at it, maybe someday I can be fast, too. (Also, I need to buy some new skis.)
