So how did we do? Well, good and bad. Pam and Howdy led us out to some beautiful fluffy untracked stuff, and in the not-too-steep stuff we had a ball, making new tracks in the virgin snow and looking back up the mountain to admire our handiwork. But then they started taking us to steeper terrain and our technique (especially mine) started to find us out. I had too few turns, too much speed, and not enough control, which on a couple of occasions resulted in me revisiting my "Snowman" persona. Susie came down slower, but with more control. While I was collecting snow and bits of trees, she was quietly negotiating her way down the mountain, as she always does, with a big grin on her face.
Even though we only did 6 top to bottom runs this morning, I was far more shagged than I've been on any of the other days when we've done 9 runs on the groomers. Susie, as usual, was totally unfussed and ready for more!
Here is a link to our first 5 runs, recorded with Pam's GPS MyTracks App on her cell phone. Be sure to zoom in and click on Terrain and Satellite to see some interesting land features (the background picture was in the spring, but we really ski on snow!). OUR TRACKS
And now some video:
Robert
Susie
Howdy in the Sisters
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