more spring skiing

Sunday looked pretty much like Saturday, only with a very few, sparse, thin clouds and a more constant breeze, which was actually nice because it kept it from getting too hot.  Since we still had three days left on our 5-pack of tickets, we went to Solitude.  Despite the gorgeous sunshine, there was pretty much no one there.  We parked right in the front row (which would have been perfect for tailgating if I'd remembered the lawn chairs and the cooler), skied down to the Eagle lift and got right to it.  Like the day before, the snow had set up overnight so we skied groomers for a couple of runs while the strong sun softened things up.  Then we settled into a pattern: couple of bumps runs, cruise a groomer, couple of bumps runs, cruise a groomer.

How's that for ski in/ski out?

That was largely our day, the bumps/groomer mix, as we moved from lift to lift.  We did go back in to the Summit chair for a few run (NOT the Sol-Bright trail), including one run through Honeycomb Canyon which was much less strenuous than the last time since we didn't feel like we had to hike up since there weren't any freshies to poach.

New hat - thanks P and C! xo

At about 3 p.m. we stopped for a beer on the roof deck.  Then, as the winds picked up and more clouds rolled in (and I got cold), we headed back down to the valley so H could go for an afternoon ride and we could start cleaning the house.  Ski guests coming soon (which means plenty to post about but probably in a delayed fashion)!