Started mtn biking in May this year, so complete rookie at this. Have been thinking about it for years but diden't have any space to store an expensive bike in a smallish apartment with two kids. Last autum we upgraded to a chained house and now I'm finally mtb biking (at least inbetween when the task of totally refurbusing 3 floors doesn't suck out all energy....)
Live with trails just literaly out the door. On monday was opening night at the local ski resort, and I was out cycling. Who would have thougth I could get that hooked on biking
Perfect conditions, ~15 cm of snow that had been laying there for a while and had been stomped flat by hikers and dog walkers during the weekend. Deep frozen and dry conditions, very welcome after a wet and muddy october and november. Excellent traction with Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro, at least until every time the front wheel got outside the narrow stomped path. Lots of balance training ;-) I'm somehow less scared of falling on snow, even a very thin layer of snow. I guess I'm going to find out some day that falling on 10 cm of snow on a rocks still feels like falling on rocks...
5500 Lumens on snow can turn night into day.
Did ski on tuesday night. The night after opening night and then there were no lift lines
So not totally giving up on skiing.