Skis gliding over firm snow, wide-open vistas, loops upon loops of field skiing — these are a few of my favorite things. Saturday morning was cold and windy — not a nice time to be out skiing. By afternoon, winds had subsided and temperatures were milder. Two friends decided to go for a late afternoon ski. Scoring a ride up to Woodchuck Fields, they planned to skate the fields, take Alice’s Alley to Eagle Fields and finish with a fast ski down Yodel to the center.
Surprisingly, winds were absent in the fields. Bright sun, blue skies and mountain views made it a pleasure to be there. The snow was firm and fast and skating seemed effortless. We looped around one field, then another, until we reached the bridge over the Wildcat River. Crossing that and skiing Alice’s clockwise, we glided through the woods back to open fields.
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