My toe felt way better today after being a big problem yesterday afternoon. I skated for three and a half hours this morning on my own. At times during the session it was the worst visibility I’ve ever skied in, a combination of snow, fog, ice pellets, and lack of trees. I crashed several times from skiing off the side of the trail. The last hour and a half were a struggle.
![](http://noahhoffman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/New-Zealand-Whiteout-002.jpg" "New Zealand Whiteout")
In the middle of the day I listened to the Broncos game, first game with Peyton Manning at quarterback! They won and it was fantastic. I have to throw this pirated picture in:
Then this afternoon Kris Freeman and I drove down to Wanaka. I went for an hour run then did strength in a real gym. (The gym up at the Snow Farm is not very well stocked.) It was a good workout and kind of nice to do something other than ski for the first time in 11 days.
