Training Time

It's getting cold around Rossland!  Time for me to start training.  Yesterday I had a beautiful solo ride on the Seven Summits Trail.  I rode the trail at a slow and manageable pace, it was nice to have 5 hours in that environment to myself.  To let my thoughts wonder where they would.  As you can see the weather was incredible, warm in the sun yet quite cold in the shade and with Grey, Granite and Paradise right there my wondering thoughts naturally turned to skiing. 

I visualized myself skiing for the first time this season.  I had a couple of Paradise cruisers-felt carving skis propel me from one turn to the next in a rhythmical flow.   At one point in my imaginary day I skied Sara's Chute, constantly focused on where my next turn would start.  I also had an un-tracked line down Golden Chariot-skiers right of Doug's Run, I felt the familiar feeling of being in the snow, part of the snow rather than on the snow.  Exhilarating Peace.

My mind is there, but it is training time now to ensure my body will be able to deliver.