Cross Country Skiing
Mar. 21st, 2011 06:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenSo, it snowed quite a bit up here today, and there's more forecast for this week. Since there's nothing to be done about that, and since I did just get new skis, I went skiing this afternoon. Only for half an hour, and _after_ lying down for an hour because yes, I have finally caught a cold.
I bundled up pretty well, although without taking away from mobility - even wore a ski mask. I did _not_ cut a stylish figure, as I don't have "ski" clothing, but silk thermals, two wool tops, vest, jeans, mittens and ski mask did the trick.
I got an Alpina set, back country skis but not trail breakers in case we decide to go try out a track for practice at some point (width limit on skis). Metal edge on the skis to help protect them.
X-ctry skis are narrow, so you have to balance your foot evenly. That's probably the hardest part for me so far; being flat-footed I tend to lean on the outer edges of my feet. I might try to see if my orthotics will fit into the boots. Either way, I expect I'll be developing leg muscles a bit more evenly when doing this. Of course, I'll only be able to ski until Thursday, since we leave for FL on Friday morning and I expect all the ski-able snow to be gone by the time we get back.
So, half an hour, fell down once, learned the basics of how to move and how to stop. Avoided steep slopes, and haven't actually tried to do a snowplow yet.
Snow shoeing definitely has its place, but in general, I already prefer skiing. L thinks it would be a good way to get to town if ever we need to and the roads aren't plowed.
No kung fu tonight - the skiing and taking care of the chickens was enough exercise for the day.
I bundled up pretty well, although without taking away from mobility - even wore a ski mask. I did _not_ cut a stylish figure, as I don't have "ski" clothing, but silk thermals, two wool tops, vest, jeans, mittens and ski mask did the trick.
I got an Alpina set, back country skis but not trail breakers in case we decide to go try out a track for practice at some point (width limit on skis). Metal edge on the skis to help protect them.
X-ctry skis are narrow, so you have to balance your foot evenly. That's probably the hardest part for me so far; being flat-footed I tend to lean on the outer edges of my feet. I might try to see if my orthotics will fit into the boots. Either way, I expect I'll be developing leg muscles a bit more evenly when doing this. Of course, I'll only be able to ski until Thursday, since we leave for FL on Friday morning and I expect all the ski-able snow to be gone by the time we get back.
So, half an hour, fell down once, learned the basics of how to move and how to stop. Avoided steep slopes, and haven't actually tried to do a snowplow yet.
Snow shoeing definitely has its place, but in general, I already prefer skiing. L thinks it would be a good way to get to town if ever we need to and the roads aren't plowed.
No kung fu tonight - the skiing and taking care of the chickens was enough exercise for the day.
