Whistler, it's been too long

Last weekend Cheryl and I went up to Whistler, and to visit with friends.

We got to the hill early, met up with Glade and Jen, and rode until closing. The snow was great, the sky was blue - it was a good day.

Here's my new desktop background:

This was the view from the top of the Peak Chair on Whistler. We were above the clouds and looking off towards Black Tusk in the distance.

The rest of the weekend was all about visiting friends we haven't seen in a long time (this was our first weekend back in the country since summer.) Kelly was gracious enough to let us stay at her place, and she hosted a great party for a bunch of friends to come over and visit Saturday night. Sunday we went over to Port Moody to visit with Stacey and Steven, and later Sunday afternoon we headed over to Dana's so Cheryl could pet her cat... :)

I threw a couple more pics here.

Super Bowl Sunday: Great day for skiing!

Well, of course, this Sunday was Super Bowl... But it also snowed 5 feet over the week at Crystal Mt, so I definitely couldn't miss getting in on that.

Saturday was Crystal Mountain's busiest day in history, so I'm very glad I waited until Sunday to get out and catch some turns. Most people were busy preparing for Super Bowl rather than skiing on Sunday, so it was a good day to go. Given I was going to a super bowl party as well I had to get done skiing early, so I got to the hill by 8:15am. I skied as hard as I could over the morning, and was done by 12:30. It was great: short lift lines, tons of snow, great visibility - the trifecta. Later in my day the visibility started waning, so I decided to pack it in and head back to Seattle.

I realized I hadn't had a haircut in many months, so I got that done. Then I headed to Evan's to check out his new 46" 1080p TV (and the game too.)  Sooo much nicer than my 27"CRT - which we couldn't give away if we tried. I'm not really a big NFL fan, but I have to admit the 4th quarter of that game was well worth the wait. For whatever reason I felt bad for the Patriots who ended up breaking their win streak on the only game that mattered... But I'm sure they'll all be fine, I know I've gotten over it.

Hopefully I get out to Crystal again soon. So sweet.