Skiing

[Terry Allen Blackburn]

Todd:

I went night skiing. The radio station 98.9 had a special they sponsored, so you could get a lift ticket for $9.89, which is unheard of here. I love night skiing as there is something about the darker evening/night skiing that makes my fear and inhibitions go out the window. the next time I go i will have my friend take a picture of me in my Klem Kadiddlehopper skiing outfit.

Terry Newton

[Gil Denis]

Hi Terry
I love night skiing, So glad you are skiing, keep it up.
Hope to see you on the slopes some day
Is water skiing next

Take Care

Gil

[phylly]

Gil,
You must have great skiing where you live! I'm jealous.
Phylly

[Terry Allen Blackburn]

Yup; Gil lives in skiing paradise. What we have in Michigan is yo-yo skiing. At least it is not like the old days where you spend most of your days freezing your butt off on the chair lift. We have high speed quad chairs at the Boynes. Gil has the kind of skiing where the runs are measured in miles and you have to stop on the way down to catch your breath. I love that kind of skiing. I hope to head out west again before I am old and totally gray.

Terry Newton

[Gil Denis]

Hi All
You are all welcome to come and visit, I will be happy to show you around the mountain,We have a new Tram It holds 100 people the old one only held 62
6,420 vertical feet of wide open terrain Jackson Hole look at the web cams.
We should have a spiney ski trip here
We also have easy terrain,trips into Yellowstone in the winter is fantastic.
Hope to see you all soon

Gil

[Liz]

hi terry,

i'm happy for you that you were able to go skiing!!! and for less than $10! it's such an adrenaline rush. sounds like you had a blast. i skied more than i went to classes in college, and i'm hoping to get back on a mtn one day... i absolutely love it.

if you keep skiing, or even for those that are pre-op, Dainese makes some impact shorts that protect your tailbone/hips, and they make a spine protector that attempts to protect your entire spine... it even has an avalanche GPS beacon built into it... i think they are under "body armour." I know w/skiing you typically don't fall on your back or butt (you fall face first if skiing properly) but you never know when someone could hit you or you have a good crash. Like all skiing gear, they are not cheap, but our spines are worth it. I think they make impact gear for the US ski team, and they primarily make impact clothes for bikers. Anyway, check them out (and i don't work for them).

best,
Liz

[phylly]

Gil,
Jackson is one of my favorite places! You are so lucky. I am excited just thinking about it. If I am skiing next year I may turn up.
Phylly