End of the Season

Saturday was my last day skiing for the season. Sugarloaf will be open 1 more weekend, but I am over it! It was SO warm! There were people skiing in shorts and t-shirts... I wasn't one of them so I was roasting! So, I skied my 3 runs and called it a day :) Look how much snow there still is - and it was 70 degrees!

It was great to sit outside with our friends on "the beach" and enjoy the beautiful afternoon... This season was really good - not too much ice (people from Utah are saying what? ice?) and never so bitter cold you couldn't stand to be outside. But after 5 months and a couple weeks, I am ready for spring/summer.

Reggae Festival!

It's pretty hard to see me, but I am sure I'm in there somewhere :) This year was the biggest Reggae Festival Sugarloaf has ever had! Usually by this time there aren't many runs open because it is getting so warm, but this was not the case! The mountain was 100% open - and still is! Sugarloaf has had 30+ inches of snow since last Friday... and it's scheduled to close this weekend :(

Who said global warming? (that's just a joke, I have seen "the movie" and am fully aware of the seriousness of the situation)

For Reggae Festival the bands play outside at "the beach" (which is where that picture was taken) during the day and inside at night. As you can see there are a ton of people! Did some good skiing and had a great time with the usual suspects Nancy, Jason, Chris, Stacy, Gus, Skipper, Hippy Jim, and got to know Deb and Chelsea a little better - good times!

Next year is the 20th Anniversary Reggae Festival - book your rooms now!

What a Weekend!

Steve and I spent a long weekend at Sugarloaf/USA with our friends the Jason & Nancy Riggs. Jason and Nancy have an apartment in Carrabassett Valley which is only about 10 minutes from the mountain. It's so nice to have a place to stay while we are up there. It takes us a little over 2 hours to get to the valley from our house... we have done the up and back trips several times this year (that's a round trip in a day), but it's so nice to stay when we have several days of skiing planned. We took off Friday and Monday from and made the most of what could be the last weekend of skiing for me.

Nancy and I skied together on Friday and it was AMAZING probably my favorite day so far this year. I actually skied my first black diamond! Please keep in mind it was only because the conditions were ideal (no ice, no bumps and a perfectly groomed trail - and hardly another person on the trail) it was so fun! Nancy is a much better skier than I am now, it was nice of her to take it easy and ski with me.

Saturday was a lot more of the same, although it was the most crowded I have seen it all year. Stacy and I skied together for a couple runs before she had to go to work - I kept up with her! That night I went out to The Widowmaker for the first time in years. We (Steve and I) don't go back up to the mountain once we are done skiing for the day... seems like too much work and I am usually too tired. Cheesy live band, good friends, good drinks - good time!

As fun as it is to be away, it's really good to come home. My cats missed us and I like sleeping in my own bed... cooking in my own kitchen, etc.