I was skiing again and it felt great!
In the big picture I (and everyone else) don't depend on skiing (well, few people do), and skiing doesn't help us make living, and for many it is not even a hobby.
But skiing again was a big thing for me.
It was important for me to be able to ski down without falling, and still to enjoy it :)
To prove to myself that I can do it.
I've gradually resumed doing things I love to do, and skiing finally came to that list. If there were more snow, or better to say, better/more snow, I would be probably skiing much earlier. It was so warm that we didn't get much snow, as we get normally - and when it came, not much fell, and it got quite cold.
And I am a bit less resistant to very cold temperatures.
And there was no way I would go ski somewhere in powder.
I would normally ski on a Christmas Day, but this year I didn't. In the past I would go to Kicking Horse and have the resort mountain for myself - probably the best resort skiing during any holidays.
This year I slept in, and after nice Christmas breakfast we went snowshoeing around Lake Minnewanka. It was a cold day, with blue skies, sunshine, that started with - 21 C.
It did get warmer later.
Back to skiing.....I was a bit concerned about going skiing, as it is always hard to predict when and how we'll fall down. And I didn't want to fall down 😃. Especially I didn't want to fall on my left arm.
That's why I took it easy. I was tentative and careful.
Or could I say I was smart?
I watched for the terrain, especially for ice, and took my time. I didn't ski fast.
There was something I was thinking a lot - It gets discouraging to see professional skiers getting back to skiing after their injuries. It looks so easy for them. They look like they are fearless and invincible - they do it as nothing happened. I believe that they have some doubts too though, and that is not easy to come back. Probably I can only guess it.
And they have big teams, support, all types of specialists who help them get back to it.
And strength.
And that is good for them.
I would imagine that big majority of women would feel like that when they are constantly bombarded by "beauty" industry, to be and to look perfect - so this situation actually helped me to understand that.
But then I might be wrong, as I've never been a professional skier or a woman.
But it is important to understand it. Without judging.
What I know at this moment is that I did ski and that I enjoyed it (beside quite few people on the mountain). This also means that I am looking forward to do it more in 2017.
In the big picture I (and everyone else) don't depend on skiing (well, few people do), and skiing doesn't help us make living, and for many it is not even a hobby.
But skiing again was a big thing for me.
It was important for me to be able to ski down without falling, and still to enjoy it :)
To prove to myself that I can do it.
I've gradually resumed doing things I love to do, and skiing finally came to that list. If there were more snow, or better to say, better/more snow, I would be probably skiing much earlier. It was so warm that we didn't get much snow, as we get normally - and when it came, not much fell, and it got quite cold.
And I am a bit less resistant to very cold temperatures.
And there was no way I would go ski somewhere in powder.
I would normally ski on a Christmas Day, but this year I didn't. In the past I would go to Kicking Horse and have the resort mountain for myself - probably the best resort skiing during any holidays.
This year I slept in, and after nice Christmas breakfast we went snowshoeing around Lake Minnewanka. It was a cold day, with blue skies, sunshine, that started with - 21 C.
It did get warmer later.
Back to skiing.....I was a bit concerned about going skiing, as it is always hard to predict when and how we'll fall down. And I didn't want to fall down 😃. Especially I didn't want to fall on my left arm.
That's why I took it easy. I was tentative and careful.
Or could I say I was smart?
I watched for the terrain, especially for ice, and took my time. I didn't ski fast.
There was something I was thinking a lot - It gets discouraging to see professional skiers getting back to skiing after their injuries. It looks so easy for them. They look like they are fearless and invincible - they do it as nothing happened. I believe that they have some doubts too though, and that is not easy to come back. Probably I can only guess it.
And they have big teams, support, all types of specialists who help them get back to it.
And strength.
And that is good for them.
I would imagine that big majority of women would feel like that when they are constantly bombarded by "beauty" industry, to be and to look perfect - so this situation actually helped me to understand that.
But then I might be wrong, as I've never been a professional skier or a woman.
But it is important to understand it. Without judging.
What I know at this moment is that I did ski and that I enjoyed it (beside quite few people on the mountain). This also means that I am looking forward to do it more in 2017.
