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| At the trail-head, it was hot before we even started |
To celebrate Canada Day Simon and I hiked and skied Old Glory on Friday. We went early because we were unable to do it today. Good thing as the snow has been melting rapidly, I am not sure it would even be possible today. It was a huge effort, 8.5 hours total with no real breaks. Simon did exceptionally well, this was the first year where I was confident enough in his skiing to take him.
The snow was just like this last season, the most marginal of all the 8-10 times I have skied up there for Canada Day. Our turns needed to be precise as the the chute was so narrow. But as Simon said "It was totally worth it!".
I had no trouble hiking up skiing down and hiking out the chute but I hit a wall after that and slogged all the way down the mountain looking at each step as a victory of progression. It was a suffer-fest down for me.
When we got home Simon jumped on the trampoline while I laid myself down on the living room floor. This was a mistake because I literally could not get up, I was so weak I could not even roll onto my side. All I could do was laugh at my plight and that hurt-a lot- particularly because I could not control the laughter. I guess I pushed myself a bit far.
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| This is the chute we skied, photo taken a couple of years ago, this year we could only ski the top half. |
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| Simon mentally preparing for the best turns he will make all June |
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| This is what we hiked for. |
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| Really Steep! |
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| This is about where we ran out of snow |
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| Simon near the top, when he came over the top he said "Well that was worth it!" |
