I skied with the lesson today. There was some fluff from overnight, and it snowed later in the day, too. I got my most vertical so far. I skied several black diamonds - the first time this season. Did not feel like a big deal. Granted, Breck lower mountain single blacks are not crazy steep - but I'll take it! My knee hurt less at the end of the ski day than it did at the beginning (although it's just the tiniest bit achey right now). I felt more and more confident in my skiing, especially in soft snow. I even took a couple of small jumps on the side of the run - and landing didn't bother my knee at all.
Our first run of the day turned out to be Psychopath Gully. They'd groomed it. It was lovely. We came back later in the day to ski it a few more times - the first time we skied it after lunch, it was a bit scraped up, but it was snowing hard enough that it was soft and lovely for the second lap. I kept going farther and farther afield, dipping into this turn around a tree here, that little alternate route there ... it just felt *natural*. I felt like myself. I love 3D snow and trees. I love taking the route less taken. I had to put up my hands to block a branch, and it made me happy.
Walking to the lifts this morning, Horseshoe Bowl just looked amazing, and I thought to myself, "I just don't know how much longer I can hold back." Today I discussed it with my instructor. If the vis is good and I'm feeling confident tomorrow, I may take 6 chair or the T Bar and ski B 50 (widely spaced glades) and maybe the north-facing aspect of Horseshoe, which is not very steep. He doesn't see any issue with me skiing these runs if I'm skiing well.
We'll see what I think tomorrow. I just felt so *on* today, and I think part of the reason I felt so *on* is because of the natural shape of the snow. I am good at using little terrain features to my advantage. I felt "flow" in my skiing for maybe the first time, really, this season.