When you're there and you can't ski...

[num]

Due to the bad timing of a last minute medical procedure and the post procedure drugs which cause sudden drowsiness, weakness and decreased awareness, I ended up not being able to ski on a four day trip that (a friend and) I booked. Doctor said no driving, skiing, horseback riding etc. Though I'm often not the best listener when it comes to doctors, I didn't wanna go out there and hurt someone (or myself) cuz I couldn't pay enough attention.

We had taken off work, booked the condo, got lift tickets, etc all paid for and not movable, with the exception of the lift tickets which I can use another time this season (so glad about that). Since everything was paid for and the time was being taken off anyway, and I didn't know how affected I'd be by the post procedure drugs, we still headed up there and decided to do the trip and possibly nix the skiing.

So I spent much of the time at the condo sipping tea and being drowsy (entertainingly so, no doubt) and all was well, when this morning I stepped out to see that it was dumping! Light and fluffy (for here, of course. Utah skiers, don't break my illusion!) gorgeous and sparkly, and it just kept on falling all day. I haven't skied on fresh snow yet this season, and I haven't managed to catch a major dump in progress ever in my short so far skiing career. The sky was taunting me We ended up taking a peek at the hill, and it was packed. Winter break for schools and snowing, I shouldn't've been surprised. It was great to see the kids grinning and making turns looking like they were in a snow globe though!

Timing's a b*tch sometimes. I guess I'll just have to make up for the missed turns in real snow at Solitude in March :D

So have you ended up on a trip where you thought you'd be skiing and ended up stuck hanging out inside, gazing longingly at your gear? Kid get sick on a ski trip and you and husband take turns? You get really sick, or injured minorly enough to not cancel the trip but majorly enough to keep you off the hill? Did the sky taunt you?

 

[Kano]

Does being at home, watching grandkids and having the car serviced (so we can get up the mountain that we can see out the window) and watching ten inches fall on the mountain top visible from the living room window count? (knowing that you don't get to ski on those ten inches of powder until Sunday)

Kano

 

[Native Vail Gal]

Yup! Know it well! I'm sorry.....

 

[Quiver Queen]

A couple of years ago I had a 4-day trip planned, but as soon as I walked in the door of the condo I got sick. I never even made it to the bedroom the whole four days, just from couch to bathroom to stove for tea. I was too sick to be mad that my flakey friend never showed up.

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Num, so sorry to hear this, hope you are feeling better and that it was not a serious or seriously disruptive procedure in your life! Hard to sit and look at snow falling, but take heart, the season is young, and you mentioned you are going to Divas @ Solitude - something awesome to look forward to.

Yep, I've been "disrupted." Got mega-bad, nasty altitude sickness once at A-Basin. My own fault, I should have known better than to pound it the first day, but the snow was perfect corn, it was a bluebird day, still stands as one of my all-time favorite days on skis EVER, but I did pay for it afterward.... (I don't see the turning green and getting sick icon offered, just as well ).

First time ever traveling to Colorado, I got the flu. Spent first day in bed. Rest of the week wasn't altogether wonderful either - got an ear infection then full-blown laryngitis

So indeed, yes, these are all part of the skiing experience, unfortunately. And in retrospect and further reading here, pretty minor compared to what some of our other diva friends have had to deal with.

Get well soon!

 

[Jilly]

Oh num, not what you needed. But from the rest of the responses so far, you are not alone. We've all been there too. Next time will be your turn and someone else will be sick!! Hang in there!!

 

[num]

Thanks guys. No health disaster or anything, it's just that I've been having a series of surgeries and rehab for my nerve damage and breaks since my car accident, and when I was in for a regular check in with my doctor we found that I needed to bump up a procedure that was going to be happening later. So nothing scary, just inconvenient. I had a feeling that a lot of divas have been in similar spots, and as usual the divas delivered, though wouldn't it be nice if nobody had!

Quiver Queen, had your friend at least paid their share? Sick, alone and footing double the bill would be the worst!

 

[Ski Luvr]

Num, I'm so sorry to read that you had to sit out on the skiing action for your trip. It had to have been so hard! But, you did the right thing. I can only imagine how tempting it must have been to get out on the hills. Wishing you a rapid recovery.

 

[ski now work later]

I'm glad there's nothing medically wrong for you. Isn't skiing an amazing microcosm of life? Must have been a hard weekend, but it's going to make your season even richer, I'm sure of that. Here's to a speedy recovery and lots of snow for you to ski on in early January or whenever you next find you way to some snow.