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#227: sitzmark

1/22/2016

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more than a sitzmark
he went into the powder
feet up and face first!
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This poem brings back a strong — and happy — memory: 
I used to ski fairly regularly and got to an advanced-intermediate level. But I wore glasses, and even with goggles, even a mild spill, let alone a faceplant, required 5 to 10 minutes of brushing away snow and wiping off most of the ice and water to get to the point where I could see again and proceed. Then, one fateful year, I got contacts. Wow!! What a liberating experience that was to get right back up and keep on skiing! Awesome. 


DEFINITION of this 2-syllable noun: 
  1. Skiing. a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.
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