This winter the four of us have skied together once every other weekend (basically once a week when the girls are with us). We didn't go the last Saturday they were here because it was so cold.
Sometimes Michael and I do a 5pm ski, but the girls never join us when we invite them. Today we didn't make it an option since we missed the last family ski and they didn't have school today or yesterday. We went to the nearby golf course, which the girls have never skied at. One member of the family was clearly not happy about it. However at some point during the ski her attitude shifted and she came home in a much better mood.
We ski slower with the girls so I don't get as much exercise. However tonight, I mostly skied my normal pace, and then periodically I turned around and went back to meet them, and then skied ahead again. I felt a bit like a little kid with a lot of energy. This course is completely flat and no one else was there so it was easy to do this.
Tonight is was 10 F, -12 C, still on the low end of my skiing preference, but there was no wind which was a big help. As is often the case my fingers, especially my thumb, were quite cold in the beginning. I stopped periodically to move the thumb next to my fingers to warm them. That was unpleasant, but I'd guess after 15-20 minutes my fingers and toes were toasty warm. Once my extremities were warm, my thighs and rear end were cold. I think it's fascinating how the body works. That is much more comfortable than having cold fingers. Usually when I get home from skiing the skin on my thighs is cold. Michael has caught on to my trick which is to turn the heat down a degree before we leave, so when we get home we can turn it back up and sit next to the vent. The heat just cycled on and I'm about to go do that.
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