Cross-country Skiing
I started cross-country skiing in the winter of 1999-2000. I'd wanted to
learn to ski when I moved to the USA in late 1996, but that winter I blew out
my ACL. The next winter I was laid up having an
operation to fix it, and the winter after
that I was rather preoccupied with moving from San Francisco to Seattle.
Finally, I bought some cheap second-hand cross-country skiing equipment at a
garage sale, read a book, and headed for the hills. Cross-country skiing has
turned out to be excellent aerobic exercise, and great for getting to more
remote spots; I'm looking forward to being good enough to do some backpacking
trips on skis. I did have one nasty accident, trying to improve my turns on
the downhill slopes at Snoqualmie.
![[Nick shows off his skiing]](../thumbnails/nickski.png)
Nick shows off his skiing (16K JPEG).
![[Ivonne starts a corner]](../thumbnails/ivonnegoing.png)
Ivonne tries to turn... (19K JPEG).
![[Ivonne finishes on the ground]](../thumbnails/ivonnegone.png)
...and ends up showing off as a contortionist (35K JPEG).
![[Snow angels with skis]](../thumbnails/puffs.png)
This is what happens when you ski into a snow drift too fast. Photo copyright
Ivonne, 2001 (60K JPEG).
I've been telemark skiing since the winter of
2000-2001, and rarely use my old cross-country gear any more.
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Last modified on 26th April 2007 by angus@harlequin.com
![[Nick shows off his skiing]](../images/nickski.jpg)
Nick shows off his skiing (16K JPEG).
![[Ivonne starts a corner]](../images/ivonnegoing.jpg)
Ivonne tries to turn... (19K JPEG).
![[Ivonne finishes on the ground]](../images/ivonnegone.jpg)
...and ends up showing off as a contortionist (35K JPEG).
![[Snow angels with skis]](../images/puffs.jpg)
This is what happens when you ski into a snow drift too fast. Photo copyright
Ivonne, 2001 (60K JPEG).