So I hate to admit this, but besides cutting a Christmas tree and walking around shopping I have not trained much. Oh, and cleaning my house several times. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of snow up here in Alaska. There is enough to make everything frosty, white and pretty, but not enough to ski unless you get up higher. So thats what we did!
Today Liz and I went and skied at Glen Alps, which is Anchorage's playground of mountains in the Chugach State Park. It was so Beautiful! The powerline down the valley is groomed and it was just awesome. The sky was pinkish (because the sun was still rising) and you are surrounded by all these rocky, snow covered mountains and then there is a wonderful view of Anchorage, Denali and the inlet. But, it was FREEZING! It is only around 0*F, so not that terribly cold but I am a weeney and was so cold. After 7 mins. my hands were numb (even with the new, really warm lobster mitts Patrick gave me). I was classic skiing up the hills with my skate skis because the snow was so cold that I had kick. After skiing for a bit, my hands and torso warmed up so it wasn't that bad. But I am hoping that it warms up enough to snow! I hope everyone else is having a great break!
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