874,000,000 gallons water has been used to make snow at Keystone this year according to a veteran skier I met on the lift today. What? I said "you sure that's not too many zeros" having never thought about how many gallons of water are used to ensure we have ski runs. I hope some soaks into the soil or evaporates back in into the atmosphere to have some environmental benefit? Yikes!
I should have taken my Slalom Fischer skis out of the car instead of my girly all mountain light K2s that are fun in lots of snow. But I confess, they are much heavier and a pain to carry from the free parking area to the lift. Oh well, at least the edges were sharp so eventually I found my mojo on the icy slopes. But, it was colder than the Canadian Rocky mountain skiing here today in the low single digits (fahrenheit) and below zero with the wind chill. In Canadian terms (celsius) about -30 at the top of the mountain so my day was shorter than planned!
A few days ago, Shane asked me which sock I prefer, the Ski D or the Talon. I usually wear the Talon as I like that there is nothing extra on this lightweight thinnest option. I decided to wear one of each today to test them both out in these conditions. I definitely got a little extra stability in the boot with the Ski D today. I have a great pair of Atomics but they are not racing boots so, in these icy conditions without a racing boot, the Ski D performs better IMO.
What? But you were just in NYC, partying juke a crazy person. Dont you remember? ... Quentin Tarantino came up and asked, after he picked himself up, to appear in his next movie.
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