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skiing first trial. |
| I had been thinking someday I had
to try crosscountry skiing because there are many
trails around here like the Snowharp 1998 Nagano
winter olympic cross country skiing trails and
finally did! |
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Ready to go!
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Anyway this is my first
trial and no instructors available because we
have to make a reservation for it some days prior.
Being an innkeeper in a ski resort, it's kind
of hard to judge that in which date I could have
some time for it. So it's always like 'sudden
decision'. The receiption guy told me that I can
just do something like walking so I just followed
his advice. Movie1
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I started walking uphill at the
entrance of course A which is the hardest course
( steep up/down hills ) of the 3 in Snowharp.
I wondered what if I could not go uphill good....
maybe I ski backward to go down... this thoughts
always bothered me to try cross country skiing
BUT...
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Did you know the backside of crosscountry
ski has some uneven stuff? So you can never go
backward!! - I didn't know that and no one told
me the trick!!!!
I thought I would just walk around the main building
not to get lost but after starting walking uphill,
I found it fun.
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Annoying thing is downhill. I forgot
to ask how to turn, how to stop at some downhills.
I just tried to do it same as when I do alpine
skiing, but a little bit different. Very difficult
to turn right / left and stop. Fell down in deep
powder 3 times!! I must look like a polar bear.
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| There's a lot of curve, uphills
and downhills. But it's fun to experience new
stuff. I found some free-style marks and classic
style marks on the trail I was going on. Felt
a bit scary when wind blew stronger and stronger
little by little and snow started falling harder
when I was at the furthest point from the main
building. I was in rush to get back as soon as
possible. But for a first time newbie, nothing
works even when he tries to go faster. The more
he tries, the more he doesn't go ahead! It took
me 1 1/2 hours to go entire the 5kms course, so
when you try this trail for the first time, I
advice you to check the weather forcast at least
2 hours forward. |
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