2023-01 Jackson Hole 6

Jackson Hole 6,
Feb. 4, 2023
Hi Everyone,

It was a grey bird day today with the occasional sunny period between the clouds. I rather enjoy skiing in the sun as opposed to the shade which makes it difficult to differentiate the bumps. In ski terms we call this a white out. I spent the greater part of the day chasing the sunny periods which miraculously appeared to always be where I was not. For the most part I followed the crowd and stayed away from the steeps, the trees and the bumps. The freezing and unfreezing made certain runs undoable.

I used my carving skis today and practiced carving turns on groomers which are a prerequisite for a level 2 instructor. I will probably enrol in a level 2 course in the near future having done a pro day at Orford earlier in the season. The temperature averaged from -5C to +3C which brought out the Saturday crowds. Nevertheless there was never more that a 2 to 5 minute wait and often no wait at all on the upper mountain slopes. At the end of the day the sun had warmed up a bump run, softening the snow and allowing me to try out my Rossi skis on something more interesting than a groomer. As you might recall from my previous classification, their blues are really what we call blacks in the Laurentians.

I have a dinner tonight at the designated conference hotel and I will fly out tomorrow. I have met many urologists from all across the States but there is only 1 other Canadian here.

Love,
Brian