After work last Friday, we drove straight up to a hotel in Gudauri and had a quiet night before waking up and going skiing in the morning. In the morning, we were able to see that conditions had generally improved from a few weeks ago with snow covering most of the bare patches.
It looked a little hazy in the morning, but I figured it would burn off as the day went on. Boy was I wrong. The "haze" was actually a cloud that started snowing as we got onto the lift. Getting on the second lift wasn't bad, but getting off it was clear things were going to be rough. Here is a photo of Meg about 200m down off the lift. Please note that neither of us could actually see the "groomed" trail between the two of us. Talk about sketchy.
it did eventually get better, but the light remained super flat throughout the day. Nothing like improving technique by forcing you to learn how to ride over bumps!
BTW: My telemark boots FINALLY showed up and I was able to get to work. I'm muscling turns a bit more than I should, but getting better. Of course, despite the fact that my quads are already pooped by lunch from tele, Meg wanted to go skin up the mountain. (Not a bad idea considering the lighting conditions.) But geez, talk about burning me up. An hour up hill with quads screaming the whole time for a 10 minute ride down.
In the end.. we're both enjoying it -- a big change for Meg over last year. Plus, its extra fitness that will probably translate into better hill running in the spring.
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