On February 1st Frisport took its first "top tour" trip. I dont really know the technical term for what we did so Im just going to refer to it as top touring from now on. Top touring is basically hiking up a mountain with skies. Now normally if you tried to hike up a mountain covered in snow with skis on you wouldnt get anywhere because you would just slide backwards however, there is a carpet like sleeve that we attach to the bottom of the skies to keep us from sliding back. This carpet like sleeve allows the ski to move forward but not backwards and after waking with them for a but you actually get quiet used to it.
I never really skied with a backpack on before I came into Frisport but now I hardly ride without one. Water, food, a shovel, and maybe a few other things are always with me. Ohh and this is going somewhere just wait. So the reason Im telling you this is because you cant ride down hill very effectively with the sleeve like thing that goes under the skies for top touring, so we keep them in out backpacks until we get to where we start. We ended up taking the lift to get as high as we could and then put the sleeve like things that go on the bottom of the skis on and started the hike. Now, I did say that you get quiet used to hiking after a bit but, that first bit is hell I have to admit. My legs were not used to that kind of work! The whole trip took about 2 and a half hours.. I think. Im actually not that sure but If I had to guess I would say that. We got to the top, had some lunch and then skied down. And I bet some of you are wondering how long it took to get down, well no more than 15 minutes but let me tell you it was so worth it! |
| February 1, 2012 |
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