Hanging Up The Skis
On Sunday, the hubby and I went to Kirkwood for some final turns in the 04-05 ski season. It was actually a cold day with snow flurries, proving you never know what to expect during Spring skiing. The resort had received about four inches of snow from the most recent storm, so the conditions were better than expected, with dust on slush.
For the past few months, my hubby has been all about searching out cornices and jumping off of them. As I mentioned here before, I had a bad experience jumping off of a sizable cornice about three years ago, so I have refrained from following him to the cornice areas.
Yesterday was no different. At the top of Cornice Express, he found a few good ones to jump off of, then we headed over to The Wall, where he found even more cornices to entertain him. Each time, I’d ski down below the cornice and watch him jump off.
On our last chair ride up yesterday, we were discussing what run should be our grand finale for the season. To the right would be some challenging runs, but no cornices. To the left, the only way down is via a cornice.
“It’s your call,” he told me. And I thought about it…
As our skis touched the the ground at the top of the lift, I surprised him by saying, “let’s go left!”
Shocked, he looked at me and said, “what?!”
“Left!” I shouted.
“All right!” He exclaimed, and we both started to ski towards the cornice areas.
What he didn’t know was that the last time he jumped off a cornice on that run, I was checking out the cornice areas, and had spied a nice, managable cornice for me to try.
I skied right up to it, turned to him, and said, “I’m doing this for you!” I pushed off without hesitating, and continued to ski down the hill.
This was a big step for me, as I’ve been avoiding cornices like the plague for three years now. I also think that my ‘cool factor’ in my hubby’s eyes was raised significantly yesterday, as I redeemed myself for constantly turning down his invitations to go off cornices with him.
And on that note, we will hang up our skis for another ski season. The 2004-2005 ski season was absolutely amazing. It was one of those years that people will be talking about for years to come. And yes, I’m proud to say that we skied in The Storm of 2005, where the mountains received about 9 feet of snow in one blow.
So, stay tuned as Adventure Grrl shifts gears to Spring and Summer sports… It’s time to tune up the mountain bike, dust off the hiking shoes, and get that kayak ready. Barring any remarkable snow storms between now and May 1, that is.
