Eiseman Hut Ski Trip – Day 2

Eiseman Hut, hut trip, skiing | UltraRob | Monday, March 5th, 2007 at 7:00 pm

When I woke up Tuesday morning at the Eiseman Hut, I had a bad headache. I had actually slept until 8 o’clock and the other guys were about ready to head out for some skiing. They were going to ski off the ridge behind the hut and would be coming right by the hut on their way back up. It seemed that my headache was coming from a big knot in my shoulder. I took some Tylenol and put some sports cream on my shoulders and started feeling better. Besides the headache I was finally sluggish.

One the guys came back up I still wasn’t ready to head out so I told them to stop on their next trip up. By the time they were back, I was ready to head out and try out the deep powder. There must have been close to 2 feet of fresh powder. Once I dropped off the top of the ridge, I found I couldn’t make many turns or I’d lose all my speed.

We did 2 runs which took about an hour each round-trip and then decided to stop at the hut for lunch. If we’re skiing farther from the hut, we don’t generally stop for lunch. I was already feeling tired and was needing a break.

After lunch I made it through another 2 runs before I was too tired to feel like doing another run. I hadn’t quite skied 5 hours and normally I can get in at least 8 hours. I’m really out of shape but this felt like much more than just being out of shape. It really felt like I hadn’t fully recovered from the nasty virus I had the week before.

In the evening I talked a little with Ralph from the other group about his plan to ride from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska all the way to Tierra Del Fuego at the tip of South America. Although he says some people have done it in 11 months, he plans on taking in the sights along the way and take 2 years. He said he plans to start in June.

Interestingly just after I got back, Biking Bis posted about 3 cyclists that started last July. They ended up in jail for 48 hours because they rode through the Grand Canyon and the trails are off limits to bikes. They also had to pay some fines.