Skiing at Carson Pass

We went skiing at Carson Pass on Saturday and found some nice corn below Elephant’s Back that worked well for practicing tele turns.

After the last time I went skiing, I posted some pictures to the telemarktips.com forums and asked for advice. Everyone said “shorter poles (so you can get lower)” and several people recommended reading Paul Parker’s Free Heel Skiing. I followed both bits of advice and it worked. I was able to link turns together this time, starting to get a feel for the flow between turns. It was awesome!

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Snowshoe Repair Kit

If you go snowshoeing, it might be a good idea to take a simple repair kit with you. We went cross country skiing to Fallen Leaf Lake today with my parents, who were on snowshoes. When we turned around to go back to the car we noticed one of the rivets was missing from my Dad’s snowshoe. My parents have had a few rivets pop out of their snowshoes in the past, so they were prepared when it happened again today:

Repair Kit

• A few washers
• A few small screws
• A few nuts
• A small pair of pliers
• A small screwdriver

These made the repairs simple and fast.