When I mention going skiing, most people imagine a big mountain with lifts. I enjoy that kind of skiing too, but I never tried it until high school. I learned how to cross-country (XC) ski not long after I learned to walk because my family has been going on ski trips since before I was born. My grandparents organize at least one big group trip every year. Cross-country skiing is not as hard as the Olympics make it look. On one of our trips, we stay in a lodge at the bottom of a mountain and we drive up to the top and ski along the ridge then down to the lodge, so there isn’t too much uphill. We can ski the 8 miles back to the lodge before lunch, and I’m not saying it’s easy but it’s also not as bad as most people expect. I’ve taken friends who have never skied before and they survived! Really, if you can walk, you can probably cross-country ski. Downhill skis and boots are heavy, but cross-country skis are narrower and lighter and the boots are a lot like normal shoes. Unlike downhill, your feet are only attached to the skis at the front, so you lift your heel and glide. Why would you want to do this instead of just flying down a mountain? Not everyone would, but I enjoy it. There are no lines, and no noise from crowds of people. You can ski anywhere – parks with hiking trails, down the road to a friend’s house if the streets before the streets are plowed, or just around the yard. It’s very peaceful and I love snowy forests. I can take pictures while I ski, and it’s enough exercise that I stay warm (I always need hand warmers and crazy numbers of layers for downhill). I haven’t missed a ski trip since I was born except for in 2014 when I wasn’t allowed to go more than 15 minutes away from Johns Hopkins because I had just received my bone marrow transplant. During my first treatment, we were strongly advised not to go because the place we stay isn’t very close to any hospitals. We went anyway, and I made it almost back to the lodge before I was so exhausted that I held on to my mom’s ski pole and she pulled me back. This year, I was determined not to miss it even though I had no idea how much I would be able to ski since I was still pretty weak in January. The first day, I did a short loop but the second day I went down the mountain (not to the lodge, but down a different trail that we like). I was sore for an entire week after that trip but it was definitely worth it to be back on the trails and I’m sure it helped me build my strength back up.
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