The Skiing Simulator

Ω March 12th, 2010 Ω Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Ω 24 Comments

You can ski, too! How, you ask? With a little magic and the use of Youtube :)

First, let’s look at some fun ski and feed pictures, shall we?

Two breakfasts:

Greek yogurt with banana, PB, and a wonderful muffin made by Peter’s mom.

Oatmeal with a spoonful of blueberry jam, PB, and a butterscotch scone corner on top:

I cut down on the amount of PB for this bowl so that I wouldn’t be stuffed for skiing. Rolling down the slopes might interfere with my skiing groove. Speaking of …

Getting ready.

Peter hates this slope (Nabob) because it’s good for about 10 minutes first thing in the morning, before it gets all scraped off and icy.

Closeup of The Chutes.

Check out these crazy costumes:

Wonder what this guy's favorite liquor is?

I'll bet these guys have a lot of wind resistance.

Check out the goggle reflection!

I love my skis. You can’t see it in this picture, but the gold parts sparkle in the sun:

For those of you who don’t ski (or don’t ski often), here’s a taste of actual skiing (don’t worry, there was no one around me and I was skiing really slowly):

And from the front, skiing down Orion:

Skiing is a great cardiovascular workout. I can feel my heart pounding and my legs shaking at the end of long runs, but I don’t mind because skiing is so much fun! “Workout” doesn’t have to be a four-(plus three)-letter-word if you’re playing a sport or doing something you really enjoy, like walking on a beautiful bike path or throwing a Frisbee around (go Ultimate!).

Let’s see some food! I branched out from the huge salad at lunch to try this little gem:

Grilled salmon with cucumber ribbons on ciabatta with a side salad and carrot curls.

I didn’t want all that bread weighing me down, so I enjoyed the salmon on the top half of the crusty roll and left the bottom half (which was soggy anyway). I definitely felt better throughout the afternoon of skiing without the extra roll half weighing me down.

Dinner was at Mustang, where I ordered the grilled chicken with capers, asparagus, and gnocchi:

Dinner was … pretty good. While my dish was nicely spiced and the asparagus was succulent, Peter’s dish (Utah trout) was bland and mushy. I guess one out of two ain’t bad.

Today was our last day of skiing :( . We’re arriving at home late tomorrow night. I can’t wait to see these little doggles:

Bon Bon

Maddles

See you guys on Sunday!

Q: What’s your favorite form of exercise? Do you play any sports?

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