The Back Forty-Tele Madness

[TheHare]

Had one of the most outstanding evenings yo-yo-ing on the little hills and valleys in the park behind my house yesterday. Between the crust underneath covering the hazards, and the soft snow over that, and the light 2 inches of champagne on top of that, conditions couldn't have gotten much better. :rad: I think I counted 19 runs from my two hours in the dark, with a headlight. Light-duty gear keeps it interesting. The runs are short, but lots of fun! Them woods have a pretty signature all over them! OUTSTANDING!!!

[radair]

I had my own version of tele-madness. I thought taking Wed. morning off and skiing powder was a good idea. It was, until my last run of the morning had me locate a buried snow gun with my shin.

The trickle of wetness as I skied to the bottom was not a good sign. But it's only a flesh wound.

Your story was way better.

[hogboy]

hamburger

[Slappy]

Egads!!! :eek:

[AA]

Rob,

That is a pretty gruesome gash you got there.... nice job getting a picture while it was still "fresh"

[MMcG]

Youch that looks painful. I did something similar while trying a feeble attempt at being a dirt jumper - flat pedals - forgot my shinpads - you can guess the rest of the story.

Heal up fast Rob!

[radair]

Thanks guys, I'm fine. Mark, I know very well how deep those pins on flat pedals can go. Now THAT hurts!

I skipped Thursday night's hockey game but skate-skied Friday, back country skied, played hockey and snowshoed Saturday, and went snowboarding Sunday. It helps that the gash is located in a non-moving location.

Winter has so many fun options that it's hard to whine about the brief spells without cycling. We'll hit the deep-freeze after this heat wave and conditions should be good for riding again...

[Slider]

You DID get it stitched, right? Looks like a nasty one, Rob.

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