Skiers Crossing
When you learn to drive you are taught to expect the unexpected. This is certainly an unexpected expected for me – a little grandma skiing across the crossing. Lucky I wasn’t driving… (so I could take some pics).
This is a crossing for walkers and bikers in the Summer, and turns into a skiers crossing in the Winter. It even has a special sign to signify a skiers crossing. It means that the skiers don’t have to take off their skis. They just wait for the clear and ski across the road to the other side of the snow track. It makes it so much easier to get around by your own power in the snow – very convenient.
By the way, you can’t see the bonnet of our car because it is covered in snow. The picture is a little hazy as we kept fogging up the windows with our breathing. I’m impressed that our camera could snap the granny speeding past!
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from L-Jay:
I’m finding that being cold just makes you more active…lol. In Oz it’s too warm so everyone just lazes about on the beach. I love how the snow doesn’t stop activity in Norway. It could be a blizzard outside and everyone will still show up for the party…lol.
How cool to see older people so active! I hope I’ll be that way too.
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from L-Jay:
I’d love to be doing that when I’m older too – I just need to learn how to ski first …lol.
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That was a granny? Wow, she looks good. I used to love to X-country ski. Is this used as a mode of transportation, or just for pleasure, or both?
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from L-Jay:
The lady must have been at least 65 years old. I find here that a lot of older people are very athletic. Normally you’d think most elderly would stay indoors when it’s icy outside but that doesn’t seem to stop the elderly here. They use skis, shoe-spikes, ice poles and even sleds to get around town. (They certainly put me to shame…lol – I can barely walk
But getting around in snow is certainly for fun and fitness on top of transportation. Why walk when you can ski?
Snow Tracks is another post that talks about getting around in winter.
This reminds me of my childhood when Ilived in Norway and skiied to school in the wintertime. I had a three kilometer downhill run going to school but a tiring uphill return trip. Not nearly as much fun.