Unfortunately, the icy whiteout at Mt. Bachelor isn’t the reason I’m not skiing today. One months isn’t enough recovery time to ski after my foot surgery.

I met an old friend while climbing at Smith yesterday and she mentioned she was skiing today. Emboldened by my recent successes in rock shoes, we rolled up to the mountain together- but I hadn’t even tried on my ski boots. We geared up at the car but by the time we hit the ticket window, pain was already pulsing through my foot. I left my friend to ski the ice alone and was desperate to get my boot off by the time I made it back to the car.

Surgery 1. Skander 0. We’ll try again in a week or so…