Fall - I didn't know it'd be so hard

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We provide the new skier with two foot-width and body-length platforms, and we use them on soft snow. A skate blade is about the length of your foot and the width of your toenail, and it does not act like your foot. At all. It has zero grip in the direction you most commonly think of having grip. And then it lifts your entire foot 3 inches above a hard ice surface, because without that crucial boost, falling may not hurt as much.
 
Must have sucky babies in Ontario. We started as total beginners with skinny skis and no idea of how to use them. We had the first xc skis in the province!
 
KayTheCurler said:
Your long pointy foot extensions can be dangerous under some circumstances too! I know someone who was injured quite unpleasantly when one of his foot extenders went to the right of a tree while the other went left. Nasty.
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Yahs ... I was a aware of a lady that died from such dist*inK*shion ... Dei'll with the devil in celtic dippy spots under the heather ... a cliff edge ... Heathcliff? So catty ...
 
Skating Injuries: Five Risks and Five Safety Tips

Approximately 50,000 people suffered ice skating injuries in 2015. That includes both figure skating injuries and hockey skating injuries. These skating injuries statistics demonstrate the dangerous nature of ice skating; while less skating injuries occur than skiing injuries (skiing is the most dangerous winter sport), the risks associated with ice skating ought to be taken seriously.
 
Glad to hear you might try skating. It is fun and can be indoor or outdoor but it is a bit harder than it looks. Unlike some folks on wondercafe I like to skate, cross country ski, snowshoe and even put on downhill skis a time or 2 every few years. And I curled all through high school.
It doesn't matter what winter activity you choose as long as you do one.
My niece is 3 hours north east of Winnipeg and it's now -35 there.
 
I love snowshoeing - if you live somewhere with enough snow - it's very simple to learn, injuries are minimal, it's great fresh air exercise, and getting out into the woods on trails is SO beautiful in winter!! Snowshoes can sometimes be rented at places that have trails, so you can give them a try. But as other said - be smart & alert re frostbite and dress for the weather - find a local to give you the tips on that!
 
As everyone says, the key to surviving winter is to enjoy it. Try the sports, dress warmly. And when you are cold come in for hit chocolate.

The darkness can be hard. But it gets lighter every day starting shortly
 
Here's an OT school memory. . . Meds & Surg class. The professor looked around the room and predicted there would be one "boot top fracture" by the end of January in the group of 100 students. Sure enough, there was. He told us that well-designed ski boots ensure that broken legs happen at this level. Scary stuff, if you ask me.
 
I have great memories of Winnipeg winters. Loved long walks on bitter cold evenings. Imagined myself in the shoes of Donctor Zhevago seeking reunion with Lara. Loved finding neighbourhood green spaces. Taking time to tramp large letters in fresh fallen snow - JOY PEACE LOVE. All under the watchful eye of Orion in the bright prairie sky.

Heard an owl walking by an East Kildonan cemetery. Waded among the graves through knee deep snow. Just as I saw the Owl in the high branch of a tree, another Owl called. The two spoke as I listened in awe. Then the second owl joined the first. I watched their brief interaction listening to their gentle love sounds. A rare moment in time.

Bright sunny sky and minus nine today. Waiting for laundry to be dried. Then off for a walk with Barbara and McDuff.
 
Carolla said:
Haha - I was just thinking of that crokinole game Kay!! So much fun.
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Yup - crokinole is a good family game. We didn't have it when our kids were growing up - at that time good the boards were pretty much handcrafted - too expensive for us. There were some really cheap boards too that warped quickly that hubby judged to be a waste of money.

Youngest grand (5) is getting a board for Christmas this year from us - he is an 'only' and really good at games. His parents and their friends have included him as much as possible in their gaming nights. He picks things up quickly - hard to beat him at UNO, and he usually beats older kids at checkers. A crokinole board will give him something he can share with friends and adult family! Never a bad idea for 'only' kids - not that this one has a problem about that.
 
KayTheCurler said:
Yup - crokinole is a good family game. We didn't have it when our kids were growing up - at that time good the boards were pretty much handcrafted - too expensive for us. There were some really cheap boards too that warped quickly that hubby judged to be a waste of money.
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We had a board up at the cottage but I have no idea where it came from. It was there as long as I can remember so Dad or Grandad must have bought it. Definitely no warping and it could get pretty damp up there so must have been decently built.

Coolest thing game-wise we had, though, was the coffee table in the cottage living room. It had a cribbage board drilled into it so big you used golf tees as the pegs.
 
Mendalla said:
We had a board up at the cottage but I have no idea where it came from. It was there as long as I can remember so Dad or Grandad must have bought it. Definitely no warping and it could get pretty damp up there so must have been decently built.

Coolest thing game-wise we had, though, was the coffee table in the cottage living room. It had a cribbage board drilled into it so big you used golf tees as the pegs.
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We had crokinole as part of a "50 Games in One" deal. On the same board we could play crokinole, chess, checkers, steeplechase, backgammon, hockey, darts and more. Great family fun.
 
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