Skiing - day 4
Today I took the free ski bus to Dorfgastein, some 15 mins away. Dorfgastein doesn’t have quite as many runs as Bad Hofgastein, however it is linked to GroBarl and together it’s probably got more.
The snow in Dorfgastein was ace! Hardly any moguls, superb fresh powder that was a joy to turn in, and few patches of ice.
On the downside, my left ankle was done for. As soon as I put the boots in the morning on I knew it, but just hoped it might go away and wouldn’t hurt too much…
When I got out of the lift at the top of Kreuzkogel (2027m) and got onto my ski’s I knew it was going to be a short day skiing, as the pain was like having a hammer knocked into my ankle bone :(. I literally couldn’t turn at all without grimacing through the pain. As a result my right leg became completely exhausted too as I was favouring it most of time to try and get the weight off my left ankle…
It was very frustrating but a difficult choice had to be made. I was very much enjoying exploring Dorfgastein and it’s wonderful runs, but the pain I was experiencing meant I wasn’t able to enjoy the skiing. And so I had to call an early end to the day in the afternoon. :(.
