Winter Wonderland, Activities Therein
I went out cross-country skiing today for the first time this year. There's some construction or something around the cross on the mountain; this turns one of the best parts of the trail up there, a lovely longish curvy downhill, into a ludicrously short, steep, icy deathtrap. With a tree at the bottom. At least they put in an alternate route.
I also broke the spike off one of my poles, but I'm not too broken up as (a) poles are cheap, (b) one of my poles was already bent, and (c) I didn't much like my old poles anyway after they ate a pair of gloves. Maybe this time I'll get some that are slightly less cheap. Or maybe I'll be lazy and put up with a missing spike for a while.
Otherwise conditions were great, I thought I'd freeze but there was no wind so it was fine.
Other upcoming activities:
I also broke the spike off one of my poles, but I'm not too broken up as (a) poles are cheap, (b) one of my poles was already bent, and (c) I didn't much like my old poles anyway after they ate a pair of gloves. Maybe this time I'll get some that are slightly less cheap. Or maybe I'll be lazy and put up with a missing spike for a while.
Otherwise conditions were great, I thought I'd freeze but there was no wind so it was fine.
Other upcoming activities:
- More XC skiing, of course.
- Skating - I finally got myself some skates today, and I need to give them an on-ice test this week while I can still return them.
- Downhill Skiing - I'm thinking of organizing a trip to Mont Tremblant sometime this winter.