An Ode to Spring Skiing
An Ode to Spring Skiing
By: Lizzy Reinholt
Fifteen weeks ago to this day...
I blew my knee out...in an awful way.
I hemmed, I hawed, I screamed, and shouted.
When told I blew my ACL... I even pouted.
"By it's my winter to ski!"
I did plea.
"It's not going to happen this year," they said.
"No sire-ee!"
I understood and said, "That's okay."
"I'll still be optimistic and write the snow report anyway."
At 6am, day in and day out,
I took a look at the snow...the mountain...and the skiing... and got the good word out!
"Conditions are great!” I said,
"It's a day to remember."
"Don't miss this snow."
"Can you believe it's only December?"
Then the sunshine came...and boy it was sad.
Not to ski when Sugarloaf's the KING of SPRING...I wanted to so bad!
I looked up the mountain...then down in despair.
"I feel fine! I should ski and I have such great vintage clothing to wear."
"But, I know what they said... and I'm not even three months out...
Skiing would be silly...if not stupid... without a doubt."
Then I started to run and boy did I start to get strong.
"Maybe one time down the mountain would be okay... I mean... what could go wrong?"
A fraction. A tear.
Pain, anger, and despair...
That's what my PT said... when we talked about what could result.
"But people in far worse conditions have done it... you make the choice...you are an adult!"
That choice was easy... I mean give me a break
Awesome skiing conditions, sunshine, warm weather? For goodness sake!
So today I did it... I put on those skis
I took to the mountain... and I used my knees.
And, it was worth it... I thought I would cry.
Sugarloaf is the King of Spring... that's not a lie!
Conditions are great you guys! You don't want to miss this. I know I'm not!
Lizzy
By: Lizzy Reinholt
Fifteen weeks ago to this day...
I blew my knee out...in an awful way.
I hemmed, I hawed, I screamed, and shouted.
When told I blew my ACL... I even pouted.
"By it's my winter to ski!"
I did plea.
"It's not going to happen this year," they said.
"No sire-ee!"
I understood and said, "That's okay."
"I'll still be optimistic and write the snow report anyway."
At 6am, day in and day out,
I took a look at the snow...the mountain...and the skiing... and got the good word out!
"Conditions are great!” I said,
"It's a day to remember."
"Don't miss this snow."
"Can you believe it's only December?"
Then the sunshine came...and boy it was sad.
Not to ski when Sugarloaf's the KING of SPRING...I wanted to so bad!
I looked up the mountain...then down in despair.
"I feel fine! I should ski and I have such great vintage clothing to wear."
"But, I know what they said... and I'm not even three months out...
Skiing would be silly...if not stupid... without a doubt."
Then I started to run and boy did I start to get strong.
"Maybe one time down the mountain would be okay... I mean... what could go wrong?"
A fraction. A tear.
Pain, anger, and despair...
That's what my PT said... when we talked about what could result.
"But people in far worse conditions have done it... you make the choice...you are an adult!"
That choice was easy... I mean give me a break
Awesome skiing conditions, sunshine, warm weather? For goodness sake!
So today I did it... I put on those skis
I took to the mountain... and I used my knees.
And, it was worth it... I thought I would cry.
Sugarloaf is the King of Spring... that's not a lie!
Conditions are great you guys! You don't want to miss this. I know I'm not!
Lizzy
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Comment by c on April 1, 2009 at 6:22am - Good job this year. Hope you're back next year.
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Comment by Rick Smith on March 31, 2009 at 7:30am - Nice poem, Lizzy!! Great that you got out on skis, be careful:) See you at the King of Spring. What ever happened to the video you did of the locals race??
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Comment by Troy K on March 29, 2009 at 10:29am - hey congratulations on healing so quickly, we sure have appreciated all your effort that you have put into the snow report this year, glad that you can go out an enjoy the hill again; just in time for reggaefest!
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Comment by David Spalding on March 27, 2009 at 8:47am - Hope you heal quickly, hard to believe the season is almost over. Thanks for all the snow reports
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Comment by Timberliner on March 26, 2009 at 6:13pm - Nicely written Lizzy!
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Comment by Ryan Lilly on March 26, 2009 at 1:40pm - THAT ALMOST MADE ME CRY. I can relate. 2 years ago. epic pow, 90" in april.... I blew it in the first storm... baddddd. but really enjoyed your poetic expertise and good luck with your knee!!
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Comment by King of Sugarloaf on March 26, 2009 at 12:55am - you earned it!!!
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Comment by Jason Harris on March 26, 2009 at 12:30am -
lizzy
got to use it while you can, good for you, take it easy ok?
see you next season all you loafers (maybe for reggae if i can get back in town in time!)
Nice poem lizzy!
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Comment by Matt on March 25, 2009 at 7:44pm - good for you. hope the knee gets better!
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