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Check out these champion skiers.

We figured since all the Olympic athletes are over there in Torino fighting for medals and all that, we'd take advantage of their top-notch facilities out there in Canmore at the Nordic Centre. Devin, froo and I bundled up, rented skis, and spent a couple hours navigating the nicely-groomed cross-country trails behind the town of Canmore. It was fun, but exhausting, and at times scary. I'm kind of a scaredy-cat with any kind of downhill sections, so it took all my concentration and some expert snowplowing not to fall down. We all fell a couple times, but it was still fun. What a workout on the arms, though!

The Nordic Centre is a beautiful facility, and although there seemed to be a lot of people there, the trails weren't crowded at all. And even though I felt pretty klutzy and un-fashionable, there were really all levels of skiers there, in various modes of dress. You can see my slideshow of pics here, and I'll update you when froo gets hers posted.  | ¶ 9:23 p.m.