For the first time I’m went telemark skiing in the U.S.
The ski resort we went to, Jay Peak, is very close to the Québec border, but it is just in Vermont. They get a lot of snow, much more than the surrounding hills, because some sort of micro-climate, but it also suffered from the rain and thaw of the past week. The day before 30 cm of new snow had fallen. Normally that would be enough, but because it fell on a layer of ice it doesn’t stick very well, and the wind blows it away. So some descents were very icy. It took a while before I got into the groove, also because it was rather crowded. It was spring break in Vermont and lots of kids and their parents tried to make the best of it on this first sunny day in a week. Bad planning on our side. It was beautiful however, and nice to ski a bit longer runs, because this mountain is a bit bigger than the ski hills to the North of Montréal. But those are sufficiently high for me to practise.
In the ski-lift I met a man from Ontario who was born in the Netherlands. He was surprised I lived in Montréal: “So you’re not a farmer?”
Feb 22 2006
Jay
For the first time I’m went telemark skiing in the U.S.
The ski resort we went to, Jay Peak, is very close to the Québec border, but it is just in Vermont. They get a lot of snow, much more than the surrounding hills, because some sort of micro-climate, but it also suffered from the rain and thaw of the past week. The day before 30 cm of new snow had fallen. Normally that would be enough, but because it fell on a layer of ice it doesn’t stick very well, and the wind blows it away. So some descents were very icy. It took a while before I got into the groove, also because it was rather crowded. It was spring break in Vermont and lots of kids and their parents tried to make the best of it on this first sunny day in a week. Bad planning on our side. It was beautiful however, and nice to ski a bit longer runs, because this mountain is a bit bigger than the ski hills to the North of Montréal. But those are sufficiently high for me to practise.
In the ski-lift I met a man from Ontario who was born in the Netherlands. He was surprised I lived in Montréal: “So you’re not a farmer?”
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