After a quiet weekend (much of which was spent working on the Exultate contact management database) I hit the slopes again Monday and Tuesday. The skiing was the best yet. We had two feet of snow over the weekend, so there was fresh (and deep!) powder all over the mountain. On Monday afternoon I skied the Saratoga Bowl with Ivy's friend Eliza, who's an excellent skier. Saratoga is a gladed, expert area, and we took our time working our way down through it. We each had a couple of minor tumbles, but suffered no injuries. Tuesday was bright and sunny when I started at noon, and I crossed to the other end of the mountain, enjoying some of the runs that had looked too scary and/or icy when I first arrived. Again, the deep snow slowed things down considerably, and also made for soft landings when I fell down.

Today Ivy, Jeremy, Eliza and I went up north of Jackson and rented snowmobiles for the afternoon. We had a great time, although there were a couple of worrying moments when a little off-trail detour ended up with a snowmobile stuck in four feet of snow. Those suckers are heavy! We were a bit late getting back -- 5:10 when we really should have been back around 4:30 -- but the views along the way were fantastic and we were pretty pleased overall.

Change of plans on my end: I'm returning to Toronto on Friday to stop hemorrhaging money (damn US dollar) and save some of it for the rest of my leave! That means tomorrow is my last day of skiing here... I'll try and get up early to get as much time in as I can.
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