I think it was about four years ago when Greg and I first attempted skate skiing. We tried to learn by skiing in the dark, on frozen trails with a small beam of light coming from a head lamp. I did not ski well and felt like it was entirely too challenging for my liking.
Yesterday I got another go at it - and it was incredible! Fitness Fanatics, our local (crack shop) triathlon store provided two instructors for our tri club to ski at Mt. Spokane. Fourteen of us met with skate skiing gurus, Caroline and Brian, and received careful and fun instructions on the fundamentals of skate skiing. Conditions were awesome...snowfall with huge, downy flakes, a bit of ambient fog and lots of enthusiastic teammates.
Greg, Nate, Curt, Christine and I enjoyed our lessons so much that we skated around the mountain trails for another 1.5 hours afterward - increasing our skills and the fun factor by a big bunch. I'm so glad we tried it again, and both Greg and I got a better taste of the sport. Skate skiing is definitely an exciting cross training alternative that I will be enjoying again very soon.
4 comments:
Looks like fun, Bummer I missed it :(
I'm so happy you had such a positive experience this time around! Looks like a blast! Love the new look of your blog, too. :)
Sooo cool! Great pics. I can't wait to get out on my skis!
Totally bummed to have missed this but looks like you guys had a blast. Hopefully next time I can join you all.
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