Can skiing be training?

Well, I took 2 of my son's skiing in Colorado this last weekend for spring break. We got in a good 3 days of skiing at Vail, Breckenridge, and Keystone. I didn't have any time for training, and to be honest, I was too damn tired each day. We skied just bumps and back bowls at Vail, often through 14+ inches of new snow...exhausting, especially in the trees. We took it easy at Breckenridge, since I was mostly helping my youngest son ski on Blue runs and a few Blue/Black runs. Keystone we went back to skiing bumps, and we had 6+ inches of new snow from the previous night. Thankfully no injuries, although I did get big bruise on my left foot from my new ski boots. Damn high instep. Better get that fixed b4 next year.

Now that I'm back home, it's time to up the run training and de-emphasize the tri training. I need to get prepared for the Indy 1/2 marathon at beginning of May.

Here's pic of us