Snow = Ski season

I have respect for the snow, I like it and hate it. This morning we woke up to about 2" of snow. I am really looking forward to the ski season. I really cannot think of anything that compares with skiing. It is the closest thing to flying in a controlled manner or better yet there is nothing like it because of how close you are to the ground and how much you rely on yourself. I went down an escalator the other day and I rounded the corner and started going down it... I had flashbacks to skiing, it was amazing, for a split second I felt the same way I do when I drop in a bowl at the top of the mountains. Skiing is a great way to get out and enjoy the outdoors.

I really believe that skiing is a great Country Boy activity. Think about it, in skiing you are out there relying on yourself. As a country boy you rely on yourself all the time. In skiing you have to improvise and make things work, same as a country boy, think about fixing a fence or your truck. When skiing you have to have a good sense of direction, especially when in the back country... is that much different than being in the country on a hunt? Then the physical side of it, you summon energy you didn't know you had while skiing, you have to make it down the hill, you want to take one more run. In the country, you have to get the hay hauled, chores done, go to work... and when you're done with both of them you walk away with a high from accomplishment. That's the real reward.