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Quote from: lynn

How about adding your goal of finding some counterbalance/counter acting instead of inclination???

NOPE.  I'm not so "inclined".  My Goals are largely as stated.  They are measurable and can be accomplished.

I will continue to work on CB/CA, along with not dropping my right hand, and a cleaner weight transfer at transition, and committing COM down the hill.  And, with all of those, I could use some help.  But continual improvement of skiing skills isn't a goal, it's just something I plan to do.

My goal for the year is to remember that my glass is much more than "half-full" -- and to enjoy the skiing and the beauty of being outdoors.  And if I skid or stem a turn here and there, it won't keep me up that night. And if I fall in the trees because of lack of some skill, I'm pretty sure that I'll come up smiling -- 'cause falling in soft snow is a joy in and of itself.

About forty years ago in Vietnam, Tony Quiles died and I didn't. Lynn, I also know the two big heartbreaks in your life, and I imagine everyone has similarly painful memories. Steve Job's passing (at 56) sort of gives one pause, reminds almost all of us (I assume) that our glasses are much more than half-full (maybe especially those of us that are older).

we are extremely mortal creatures for right now the minute we start living life like we are fragile is minute it would not be worth living.

My goals.

Gold (which isnt first) in the Stowe Derby XC ski race and I have 2 days skate skiing in my life.
Win the Coed Big Mountain battle at Smugg with my favorite female ski buddy. Basically its race that incorporates uphill hiking/skinning with DH skiing skill/speed.
kill it at the MRG triple crown
ski 150+ days again

I think I have chance to compete for the win in 2 outta of the three MRG triple crown(vertical challenge and moguls) and the big mountain challenge is going to be won on the up. Me and my teammate our both running sub 6 minute miles now for more than a mile (literally been training all summer to get to a sub 6 minute mile).  I am hoping this translates to uphill speed.

If I have any skill at all on skate skis I think I can do well, but quite frankly skate skiing down Toll Road scares me worse than skiing corbert's coulair.

shred the gnar on skate skis



they do have reverse sidecut so i should be right at home right?