Heavier snow, reduced power

In recent days we’ve received lots of snow and at this time of the year, it is much denser than what we know as “Utah super-light power”, so when it’s deep and heavy, it demands enough muscle power to respond adequately. 

So, when a skier is into their mid-seventies, skis don’t always do what the are told or what they’re supposed to be doing. 

Right, heavy snow is a game-changer and regardless of technique, skills and age, it has consequences. 

What’s the most vexing, though, is that it goes again my trademark skiing philosophy of “remaining feather-light” and I quickly discover that there is some “power ingredient” evidently missing to the equation. 

Well, we’ll have to produce the effort if we have to, since it’s a small effort to ask at the very end of our ski season!