As I do every year, last week was ski tune-up time. I had four pairs of skis to work on. My wife and daughter’s and mine. I spread the work over 3 to 4 days and it was both efficient and enjoyable.
Enjoyable ? Yes I adore doing that work. It makes me reflect upon the rocks and sharp objects we skied over during the season, either because we didn’t see them or were too lazy or unskilled to avoid them.
Every skier should make a point to work on their own skis, at least once in their lifetime, to fully appreciate their respective levels of recklessness or lack of attention. If you carefully observe the video, I’m highly concentrating on the job.
I don’t smile and while I’m listening to a podcast, I remain fixated on what I’m doing the whole time. Filing metal is a skill I learned in high school, when I was young, that I’ll probably still master until my last days, and hopefully many more ski seasons to come!
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