What do you do when you can't ski?

[MikeK]

Shoulder seasons... summer... you know, what happens when the snow is gone. Select all that apply. This helps us maintain our summer content

[athabascae]

Nordic skating is alot of fun when there is too little snow to ski. And, you get to stretch the use of your NNN/NNN BC boots

Here is a fun video from folks in Alaska. Very popular in northern Europe.

http://thingstolucat.com/shoulder-seaso ... l-the-ice/

[lowangle al]

I have limited time in the off season but will try to get in some paddling and maybe some hiking with the wife.

As a suggestion I would post all the off season activities in the regular forum. Things seem to get overlooked in the OT forum.( like the squirels in my attic)

[connyro]

Other: Remove squirrels from attic

[MikeK]

Tom - you need to stop posting that Nordic skating stuff. I am '' this close to buying a pair!

I don't know what it is, but I remember the first time I tried ice skating when I was a kid. Not at a rink but on a frozen swamp a ways back in near the house I grew up in. My dad bought me some el cheapo figure skates.

Long story short, I found out skating is like walking for me. I could go anywhich way, forward, backward, etc... it just seemed to make sense and I was tearing all over that frozen swamp.

I also learned I hate the stupid spurs on figure skates. I can't tell you how many face plants I did from catching those on uneven, natural ice. But I was like 7, so it didn't even phase me. And that's probably why my dad got them so cheap. How many kids need/want figure skates?

Anyway, you should post more on this. Perhaps an entire thread is in order?

[MikeK]

PS Al, I thought "squirrels in the attic" was like 'bats in the belfry'.

I've lived in many places that literally had squirrels in the attic. I never worried about them too much They go away in the summer anyway.

[satsuma]

Other here is sailing, at least in the past. I will probably spend more time roller skiing, I don't currently have a boat.

[lowangle al]

PS Al, I thought "squirrels in the attic" was like 'bats in the belfry'.

Yeh, I might have those too. If I didn't have to spend so much time chasing squirrels I probably would have figured out how to post a picture a long time ago

[MikeK]

If you figure out how to post a picture, I request one of you chasing squirrels.

[1EyedJack]

(I guess this in the "Other" category?????)

also this: