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December 11, 2005
Snotel 6 Ski Cabin - Trip #2, December 09-11 2005
I met with Peggy and Daren in San Francisco to carpool. We had dinner and then enjoyed an easy drive to Truckee. Northstar was the area of choice on Saturday. Lots of people, given that only a few lifts were open. Snow was OK, but not great. Hey, it's still early in the season. Here's hoping for some serious snow storm. If there's not a massive dump soon, we might have to sacrifice a goat or what not.
Scott came up Saturday afternoon. Together, we challenged the firewood stacking world record. See results here. We had a nice hot tub session and a relaxing evening. I went to bed after a bad defeat in Scrabble and a movie. Rock'n'Roll.
Sunday, Scott and I opted for skiing Alpine meadows. Only Chair Six gave us access to higher altitudes with good snow, the bottom was a tad icy. Still, we managed to get some fun rides in. Keyhole among others.
Back to SF after a late lunch.
New Every sport needs statistics, so here's mine:
| Year |
Alpine | Heavenly |
Kirkwood |
Mammoth |
Mt. Rose |
Northstar |
Squaw |
Sugarbowl |
Others |
Total |
| 2003/2004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| 2004/2005 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
| 2005/2006 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Posted by Uli at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
December 05, 2005
Snotel 6 Ski Cabin - Trip #1, December 02-05 2005
Yes! The 05/06 ski season started early - we managed to rent a place from early December through late April. The first storms came through just days before our opening weekend.
I skipped dessert at my company's holiday party to catch a ride with Portia. Weather forecast promised an easy drive, nevertheless on the last 20 miles, a snow storm popped up out of nowhere. Chain control once again.
Saturday was Tom's birthday. Opening day at Squaw - the perfect setting for a powderful celebration. There wasn't too much snow over all, but the quality was good. We got discounted tickets and the lines were short (at least at Shirley Lake, where we spent most of the day).
In the evening, Melissa had prepared an amazing crab dinner for us. The following party culminated in the first axe throwing contest of the season. Needless to say, Birthday Boy won.
After bacon & eggs and bloody maries as hangover cure, we headed back to the city Sunday noon.
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