This weekend, Brandon and I rented some skis and gave cross-country skiing a trial run. Renting all of the gear costs only $20 total, so there wasn't much to lose. We went to some mountains about 1.5 hours north of Prague and discovered they had been blanketed with a fresh falling of snow. I was relieved to find that the trails are cleared in the snow for you, so the main obstacle (for me) was keeping my balance and figuring out how to work up some momentum. We had a really nice time; it was so quiet and beautiful among the trees all covered with snow. It was a TON of work though and my legs are still letting me know they are not happy with me.
One thing we learned: For the average beginning cross-country skier, the pace is not quite as rapid as those guys you see in the Olympics. Yeh, our pace was closer to that of someone trudging along in 3 feet of snow... wearing moon boots. However, it WAS confirmed by Brandon at one point (as we met some skiing grandmothers) that I was NOT the slowest skier on the trail. Thanks for the vote of confidence, honey...
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