Breckenridge, Colorado

Saturday, April 18, 2015

I had a rough day today. I brought out my Santa Anas because "How much snow could there really be?" Our group gravitated to all the areas off of Imperial that had been closed yesterday with a mechanical failure, so there was a deep layer of heavy snow. I did not manage well. It looked like untracked powder, but it skied grabby as hell. At least four people (including my instructor) told me I needed to point 'em more, but I just couldn't work up the guts. Ended up actually crying on the T-Bar - not the high point of my season. But I rallied a bit, got some good turns in George's Thumb, Shadow Bowl, Lower Dunes, and then called it a day. Reminded myself that I'd said I wouldn't go for just racking up days this season, and I'd said I wouldn't ski if I didn't want to, and I really didn't want to ski today, but for a variety of reasons went out anyway. Although it should be said that others thought I was skiing just fine, and I never fell or anything. Just had a big gap between my perceived skill level and what I actually discovered about my skiing in these conditions. Anyway, skied King and Peerless trees on the way out, then went to a nice late lunch at Park & Main including delicious margaritas. Sometimes I need to listen to that voice that says "You really need to rest today."