Comments on: An Adventure Life Essay – The Elements of Skiing: Rain http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/11/an-adventure-life-essay-the-elements-of-skiing-rain/ the deeper you get, the deeper you get Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mikr Aicher http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/11/an-adventure-life-essay-the-elements-of-skiing-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-1807 Mikr Aicher Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:39:48 +0000 http://www.theadventurelife.org/?p=4146#comment-1807 There were many days of my youth, as a Junior ski patroller at Pico, VT that shaped me into who I am today... skiing in the rain. Some days I miss the bone chilling cold of the frozen dampness that would come from the combination of three layers of cotton, no Gore-Tex, and 50 mile an hour winds and 35 degree temperatures. Add to that a fixed grip, 12 minute chairlift ride, and you have a unique, character building experience. Do you remember how your hands would turn the color of the leather of your gloves from being soaked in them all day? Those were the days. There were many days of my youth, as a Junior ski patroller at Pico, VT that shaped me into who I am today… skiing in the rain. Some days I miss the bone chilling cold of the frozen dampness that would come from the combination of three layers of cotton, no Gore-Tex, and 50 mile an hour winds and 35 degree temperatures. Add to that a fixed grip, 12 minute chairlift ride, and you have a unique, character building experience.

Do you remember how your hands would turn the color of the leather of your gloves from being soaked in them all day?

Those were the days.

]]> By: Legal Nomads http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/11/an-adventure-life-essay-the-elements-of-skiing-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-1806 Legal Nomads Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:13:39 +0000 http://www.theadventurelife.org/?p=4146#comment-1806 The 5th way rain sucks: it freezes you to the core on your chairlift ride up the slopes! Great post. I've been skiing since I was 3, rain or shine. -Jodi The 5th way rain sucks: it freezes you to the core on your chairlift ride up the slopes! Great post. I’ve been skiing since I was 3, rain or shine.

-Jodi

]]> By: Scott Slattery http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/11/an-adventure-life-essay-the-elements-of-skiing-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 Scott Slattery Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:45:44 +0000 http://www.theadventurelife.org/?p=4146#comment-1805 What? No pictures of us Washington skiers getting drenched on the steeps of Alpental and Crystal? What? No pictures of us Washington skiers getting drenched on the steeps of Alpental and Crystal?

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