Antidote to The Long Grey Suck
January 4th, 2008
Last winter Jennifer started taking the kids up to the local ski hill while I stayed at home to work on the house (and play just a little online poker...). Somewhere along the line I decided that I wanted to start seeing the kids ski and, with the house more or less under control, I picked up some starter gear at the local ski swap last Fall. Very glad I did. Spent last Saturday mastering the bunny hill - partially because the lift lines were insane - and then graduated the big hills yesterday. The local Shames Mountain is a short drive from Terrace but it feels like a universe away. The mountains are often shrouded in mist and it feels like you have traveled to some exotic, desolate and fierce place - I'll post pictures in an upcoming blog entry so you can get the idea.
One of the other reasons that I didn't ski (or play indoor hockey) last year was that my old soccer knees had been giving me a bit of trouble for the entire summer of golfing. I'm very happy to say that a year of moderate knee brace use for physical activity has left me in much better shape for taking part in medium impact sports. It's not February yet but two new designs in production and skiing on my horizon makes spring seem moments away.
In other news Canada is going for their fourth straight gold at the WJC again after downing the US 4-1 in what was their best game so far in the tournament. Will be glued to the tube at 11 AM PST tomorrow to cheer on the kids. Go Canada!
Peace,
L
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