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Ski Valley Area On Mt. Lemmon, the southern-most skiing in North America (45 min from where we live in Tucson — Images by kenne

Skiing Poem

Wind rushing past my face,

Hair tossing behind my head.

The feeling, the chill, the utter thrill

The feeling I get when I’m flying down the hill,

Gliding across the soft blanket of white,

Weightless as if I were a feather.

Turn by turn, slope by slope, I take on the hill,

 The monster of a mountain.

Moguls, jumps I challenge them all,

Wind rushing past my face,

Chilling me to my bones.

 I feel the thrill swell, swell

Swell within me until I can’t hold it back.

Swoosh, swish, the snow billows up beside me

Into great clouds of white.

I can’t see a thing.

O the feeling, the thrill the utter chill,

The feeling I get when I’m skiing.

– Anne Cox – Age 11 When Written

Tough Winter For Skiing On Mount Lemmon   Leave a comment

Image Source: Arizona Daily Star

Other than a couple of weeks in January, there has been no skiing on Mount Lemmon this winter. Last year, skiing began on Dec. 26 and the last skiing day was April 11. There is, however, a 100% chance of snow tomorrow morning, so there will be people dancing on the mountain — “Skiing is a dance, and the mountain always leads.”

kenne

Posted February 26, 2011 by kenneturner in Information

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