It's been a few days since I posted in this thread. Trying to stay off SF while my emotions are overloaded by the new war, the old wars, the business of life, and the change in seasons that is underway.
Skiing has been very predictable, with occasional very good days sprinkled in. We had temps in the low teens F° for 36 hours so they were able to make a few inches of snow to freshen up a few runs. The afternoon warmth turns machine groomed into to slush so it's difficult for the groomers to do a great job.
Today we're expecting winds up to 70mph, and the lifts are starting and stopping when the gusts get too strong. Wind speed is over 40mph right now on top.
It's been warm w virtually no snowpack so the deer and elk appear to be migrating to higher ground as we've seen some different herds come through. Fawns and calves should have had a high survival rate of since it was never cold nor was the snow deep, of course the adults just cruised through the "winter."
I've also been working on my pistol shooting. I use 2 weapons, 1 is my bear defense pistol(10mm), and the same pistol in a smaller caliber (.22lr) which is way quieter and the ammo is 1/5 the expense of the larger caliber. My practice routine is based on how my golf coaches taught me to practice,,,,,1 skill at a time w feedback.
12 rounds from 17 yards w 10mm, first shots of the session.
Steel silhouette - fun to hear the tink when it's struck.
.22lr This target w 7 sub targets makes putting numerous rounds downrange and still be able to figure out where the shots hit.
Lastly it's nearly motorcycle season. It'll be in the high 60's °F by late next week. This season I've put a big emphasis on track days and motorcycle training. It's a bit anxiety producing at the moment, the first official event is 4/11 so I've got a month to knock the rust off. I'm really looking forward to that as well as a couple motorcycle trips; one to the St Joe River (Avery, ID) and another to the Lost Coast of CA (Petrolia, CA) - majestic coastline and redwoods.
Hope each and every one of you are doing well!
