While skiing at Snowbasin with last week, the visibility was horrible up top, then it was nicer about half way down to the base.
Bad visibilty, seems to affect me more and more as I age. I only took a handful of runs and could have skied at least one more before we needed to leave but the poor visibility was just too much. I figured, I have a long season ahead of me and don't need to get hurt because I can't see.
What is the one thing that cuts your ski day short more than anything else?
What is the one thing that will cut your ski day short?
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Zacharygraham
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Montana St Alum
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Re: What is the one thing that will cut your ski day short?
Usually something like a broken binding. Or body part. I seem to be running out of useable body parts!
Re: What is the one thing that will cut your ski day short?
Half hour into a tour today with my gf at the nordic center, realized my car keys were no longer with me. Backtracked in a panic and found them hanging out of the door handle. Called it divine intervention and went home
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randoskier
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lowangle al
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Re: What is the one thing that will cut your ski day short?
Your jokes are falling flat today.
I woulda went with "jock itch"The things that have sent me home early are wind, bad conditions, and poor visibility, especially when you have all three at the same time.
The last few seasons it's been foot pain, but I think that's behind me now. I got a boot fitting from Turnfarmer and haven't had a pain since after about 15 ski days.
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randoskier
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Re: What is the one thing that will cut your ski day short?
Al funny you should say "wind, bad conditions, and poor visibility" would send you home. Two days ago I arrived back from northern Finland without completing my second tour of the season- reason being wind, bad conditions, and poor visibility. I was about to ski over Halti (The Finnish national bump) but very high winds and blowing snow ensued- the forecast for yesterday was worse- constant wind at 19 m/s *42 mph) gusting to 22 m's (54 mph) and more snow and a highly elevated avalanche warning. I descended from the wilderness cabin to Kilpisjarvi. This coupled with the fact that I already knew I could not ski the planned Norwegian leg (up the Reisa river and then on to the Sami town of Kautokeino). The Reisa river opened very early this year- the second time I have been prevented from skiing it! So I came home and had a beer. PS You don't get jock itch with M-wool underwear!lowangle al wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:08 pm
Your jokes are falling flat today.
The things that have sent me home early are wind, bad conditions, and poor visibility, especially when you have all three at the same time.
The last few seasons it's been foot pain, but I think that's behind me now. I got a boot fitting from Turnfarmer and haven't had a pain since after about 15 ski days.
re: Jokes- I don't get no respect...