The nights are thankfully drawing in

As the snow melts around Innsbruck following the late June falls I am comforting myself with the fact that the passing of the summer solstice means that the days are getting shorter and shorter as we hurtle toward another winter. Austria is a nation that skis from October to June with the associated ski passes at almost giveaway prices and it feels odd not to be on snow. I remember Bode Miller saying a few years ago that he couldn’t wait to get out of ski boots for a month and after heavy spring snow - I think my boots might be a bit more comfortable than his but I understand his point. My next ski will be with Josh sometime over the next month and then all systems go for the new glacier skiing season at the end of September - bring it on!