It was good to meet Diana.5 days so far this season at the Basin. A picture from earlier this week enjoying skiing early season with Geoff Darst-Harald Harb-Diana Rogers. Great to see Phil and Triscia yesterday. I prefer the thrill of quality carved turns to just vertical feet. I am lucky to be retired, have every day available to ski and live in Summit County Colorado.
The obsession is called arithmomania and it is a recognized OCD symptom of which I am blessed. Strongly suspect that many of my fellow skiers also have this same disorder. Can also tell you the milage on all my vehicles and the price of gas at the different stations in town. Tend to remember golf holes and ski area run layouts even after only having been somewhere only once. Skiing is so much more than just having fun thus it deserves to be measured and cherished.Where did the seeming obsession that many skiers have with 'day count' start? I really don't understand it...
and don't even get me started on it's sequel, 'feet of elevation' skied.
If you get out there and have fun, isn't that enough!!!
I remember those days of praying for an opening by Thanksgiving...which isn't always guaranteed in Northern Michigan.
Every year, I need to remind myself how quickly it can change around here.
On the other hand the first year I lived in the U.P. I came back from vacation to two feet of snow on the ground in the first week of October, but of course when I was skiing and wanted it to snow, nada!
FOUR!!!!!
Might be a couple of weeks till I hit five though
