I just had 3 days skiing at Mt Hutt, NZ. I wasn't skiing as well as '05 and
am doing a post mortem on that.

Last year I had rental boots and I had 1 shin blister. It didn't even
really affect me. This year I am skiing with my mail order Langes and they
were so bad it really affected my performance. These Lange comp 120 fr
medium fit have some heat fitting process which I never got around to.

Was I not buckling the boots hard enough and hence slipping around? I've
skied for 35 years and only these last two times have seen this come up.
I've skied in raichlë and dolomites: no prob. I checked out a medical
manual, and it said that people with suntans are more likely to bruise,
which I have been doing pre trip both times.

So what gives? Is it all down hill from age 40 on?