BMR
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
It’s Springtime here in New England, and we haven’t had snow is a while.
Remember I had a breakthrough last weekend with my new boots?
Well, today was a disaster. The snow was choppy, variable, bumpy, my skis kept getting tangled up in it, throwing me off balance.
I managed, and even skied a black run that, even though steep, didn’t seem that much more difficult than the cruddy blues and greens.
By the end of the day I had trouble getting down green runs, that’s how bad they were.
Yeah, I am frustrated today, confidence is down, struggling to be excited for tomorrow. Turns out I am only confident on truly perfect snow. Throw in ice or crud, confidence is out the window. Frustratingly, hubby did much better, was faster, and not as tired. He did say it was challenging, but I am envious of his faster progress and down on myself.
Could it be the skis? I have narrow 78 mm underfoot ones. Would a wider all-mountain pair do better in this stuff?
Remember I had a breakthrough last weekend with my new boots?
Well, today was a disaster. The snow was choppy, variable, bumpy, my skis kept getting tangled up in it, throwing me off balance.
I managed, and even skied a black run that, even though steep, didn’t seem that much more difficult than the cruddy blues and greens.
By the end of the day I had trouble getting down green runs, that’s how bad they were.
Yeah, I am frustrated today, confidence is down, struggling to be excited for tomorrow. Turns out I am only confident on truly perfect snow. Throw in ice or crud, confidence is out the window. Frustratingly, hubby did much better, was faster, and not as tired. He did say it was challenging, but I am envious of his faster progress and down on myself.
Could it be the skis? I have narrow 78 mm underfoot ones. Would a wider all-mountain pair do better in this stuff?