Monday, December 10, 2007

After the storm...ski time



We had a really big snow storm on Monday, 30 cm of it, but it was not all bad since the 30 cm of soft, dry snow and temperatures hovering around the -5 to -10 degress celsius means... the cross country ski trails are OPEN!!! Last year we didn't get to ski until the middle of January. Hell people were still playing golf on New Years day. This year however is different and we are able to ski early in December, not just tentatively ski whilst watching out for gravel, rocks and branches but really fly across the crisp, white deep blanket of snow. As an added bonus, there was hardly anyone on the trails, either they thought that it was too early for the park to open its trails or they were all xmas shopping. So off I went on Saturday and Sunday and ended up doing 20+ km . Yes, snow storms do sometimes have a good side.

7 comments:

Jazz said...

Yes, snow storms do sometimes have a good side

If you say so, BB, if you say so.

geewits said...

You have alot of energy for a ... well, a person.

Dr. Deb said...

What glorious snow!!!!

choochoo said...

Oooh, I have never gone skiing without some sort of personal injury. Not to mention injuries done to trees and bushes that were just in the wrong place at the wrong time, victims of random (shrieking) violence.

geewits said...

Hey where's the Christmas Town pictures you promised? Huh? Where are they? (Picure me stamping my foot)

CS said...

I can't wait for skiing here - although it's downhill for me!

Voyager said...

That makes me so envious! We will be heading to the mountains to ski and snowshoe after Christmas, but we have to drive a long way to reach snow like that. Merry Christmas BB, I always enjoy your photos.
V.