Ski Press Magazine Ski Test Week – Day 3 Summary

After two days of mostly cloudy, foggy and what could be described as Ontario hard pack conditions, we finally saw blue skies on day three – although you’d never know it by the picture above which was taken in the morning.

Unlike day two, I had a full schedule with 9 skis to test while Sasha had 7 skis to test. We were both testing carving categories and although I was told most of my product would be geared towards intermediates, I ended up riding several top end skis that were well suited for experts.

With an average of 40,000 feet of skiing vertical a day, my body was reminding me that I was not in peak condition. My lower back tightened up as the day went on and my T bands were so tight that i was getting knee soreness.

Our legs were both feeling a bit rubbery by the end of the day – but we were also skiing hard and tracking at least 3 runs per ski…. while many others cruised in a lower gear and averaged 2 runs per ski.

Our reward for a long hard day on the hill was a scheduled massage at 5pm. Unfortunately there was some confusion over scheduling and a french tester ended up taking Sasha’s spot! Knowing I was in worse shape, Sasha insisted that I take my scheduled massage which I gladly did

Wednesday night was also our last night together as a group, so we decided to do a group stir fry dinner at our neighbors condo. Sasha volunteered (well maybe volun-told since i suggested it) to cook while our new friends both bought the food and prepared it for her.

Needless to say, dinner was a big hit with the 12 assembled – even the french tester who had stolen Sasha’s massage slot who ironically showed up for dinner was appreciative.

After finishing up on Day 4, Sasha & I are heading to Baie St-Paul where we are staying at a lovely chalet just outside Le Massif. We had planned on booking something last minute and as it turns out, one of our friends from Collingwood happened to own a rental property and offered it up at a great rate.