Skiing on Saturday

Daniel managed to get me back on the slopes this last Saturday. It had been about 3 years since I last skied; and that last time was only about 2 runs down the slope before I quit due to excruciating pain in my legs and feet because my boots were too narrow for my feet and ankles. After that last time several years ago I said, "Forget it! Skiing should not be this painful! I'm not doing this again!"

Daniel has been trying to convince me to get back on the slopes ever since, and this last weekend I finally agreed. I made sure to get boots that were roomy and made sure not to over tighten them. The warm weather also made things much more pleasant. We skied only about 3 hours but I actually enjoyed myself. I did have some pain in my back and feet towards the end of the 3 hours, but I expected there to be some amount of discomfort.... I mean it's skiing, right?!


Here's a pic of me on the slope. Sorry for the poor quality.... this was taken with a camera phone.