This is Hi-Fi

Today is the 2nd full day of our trip, and we're getting off to a slow start. The two of us had a few crazy days before we got here, and the lack of sleep might be catching up to us. Of course, it didn't help that the snow cats were out grooming the trails at some ungodly hour of the night, seemingly right after we had actually fallen asleep. We're both a tad lethargic today, but the fact that we've got 4.5 days of available skiing, makes it feel less pressing to be out on the slopes for every possible second.

We had a pretty good day with regards to the actual skiing. I fell a lot more times than I expected to, but those that skiied with me last year, know that I'm not remotely cautious on the slopes. I had this interesting problem where I would do a parallel turn to try and stop and would end up over-rotating. I would end up pointing the wrong way down the hill and have no idea how to turn, so I would just end up bailing. JB did a great job until encountering a "large embankment" of snow in front of a slow zone. Poor JB's boots didn't fit all that well, but swapping them out at lunch time seemed to help. When she went back in, they brought out another pair of boots that had more cushioning than the original ones. Of course, we were both left wondering why they hadn't just given her those boots to begin with. I think both of us will probably spend a bit more time trying to get our boots dialed in today.

I spent most of the day fidgeting with the adjustments out on the slopes, as well as spending the whole day with the walk/ski switch in the 'walk' position. Who knew that a switch even existed? Last year, on the cheapie rentals boots, I had no such switch. The other interesting thing to note is that I almost put my skis on backwards twice. I'm pretty sure that my beginner skis from last year were interchangeable. Thankfully, JB pointed out the big R and L letters on the skis. The guy at the rental place certainly didn't mention that fact. Maybe he was too busy flirting with JB. After all, she is quite fetching in her ski bunny outfit. If only she had a snazzier set of shades, her outfit would be complete. ;) Maybe we'll rectify that today.

I'm having a lot of fun just swooshing down the green slopes, but I hope I can make it to a couple intermediate trails by the end of the trip. Last year, I felt that I was capable of doing so, but fatigue had gotten the best of me. From what I've been told, fatigue is the easiest way to seriously hurt yourself. So much rides on your ability to put your skis in the right place.

Last year, after forgetting to bring my knee brace, I purchased a new one, half way into my trip. This year, after the first half day, I broke down and bought a second one for my other knee. I wanted to spend some more time strengthening all of the support muscles in my legs before my trip, but my short bout with the flu helped put a wrench into things. I'm not 100% sure that it would have actually helped, but I'll have to remember it for next year.

Anyways, I think it's time to get off my lazy butt and stretch out a bit. My muscles aren't quite sore yet (thank you hot tub!), but I know they will be, if I don't take care of my body.