Cross Country Skiing

After traveling to Reno, NV and then an hour to Spooner Lake my family and I got out of our car to take their first breathe of the cold crisp Tahoe air. My mom looks over at me and says, "Take a deep breath, this is the cleanest air you will ever breathe." It's true the air did seem very clean. It snowed over 100 inches that weekend, on top of what seemed like 5 feet of snow that was already there.

My parents rented a small log cabin about 1 mile from Spooner Lake, where there was no running water or electricity. I had full intentions of snow shoeing to the cabin, but after seeing some people on cross country ski's the choice seemed simple. I was hoping to doing my project of snow shoeing, but then I changed my mind.

I love the beautiful patterns that the skis made in the fresh snow.

Another thing I loved was the shadows that cascaded off of everything in the surrounding forest and even the people as they skied.

Then I loved the natural elements and pops of color you could find in the forest along the trails.

Lastly I was inspired by the skis and polls themselves because of their shape, size and graphics.

Downhill/Cross Country/Skating