This is the earliest I have ever gone cross-country skiing. Yesterday, Sunday, a couple of friends and I traveled to Lolo Pass to check out the conditions. What did we find? Great conditions.
I had my old setup, with duct tape and screws holding everything together. About a third of the way through, my buckle broke off my boot. We used duct tape to mend the problem boot.
A couple of miles later, I fell backwards and broke the binding completely off the ski. So we brought out the duct tape again, this time using all we had to tape my boot to the ski.
After another mile, it all unraveled. The back part of the binding fell off, and my heel was slipping all over the ski. Finally, after some real hard effort, the entire thing came off the ski, and my day of skiing was over. I had to hike back to the vehicle.
But wait, we’re not finished with the mishap list. I started to run and soon realized that my feet were getting cold. I looked down and saw the sole of my boot had broken out, and the sides were letting in snow. I thought I was going to end up barefoot. What a challenge.
I finally arrived at the lodge and overcame it all. The ginger snaps and cocoa refueled my soul for skiing, and now my thoughts are drifting to next week… skiing with some new skis. I’m hoping to score some used equipment at one of the shops in town. So now, I sit, recovering from overexertion, enjoying this fabulous Monday! Yeah, right!
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