Browse Month: February 2005

I (heart) Mammoth

Happy Chinese New Year! We were planning to go to Vegas for some Chinese New Year celebration with Kev this weekend but it didn’t work out. So, we’ve decided to Mammoth-it-up instead! I have a long 3-day weekend coming up so we’ll get to ski on Sunday and Monday with less crowds and the weekday rate. It’s also Valentine’s Day so it’ll be a little get-away for me and Jes. Aw…how sweet…maybe not. I still get confused by this chocolate-covered, lacey heart holiday that makes dinner twice as much and restaurants twice as crowded. Am I supposed to expect something special or is it just another one of those Hallmark holidays that make boys cringe?

Poor Conditions, Great Trip

Jes and I went to Snow Valley today with Jimmy and had a great time. Jimmy picked us up in his new Subie WRX (a very cool car) at 6-ish. We got there early enough to get a good parking spot and the mountain was slick and scratchy. After lunch, it got softer and more powdery. Although the conditions were not ideal (falling down wasn’t very pleasant), we still had a great time. Jes took his leisurely pace and my new skis were pretty fast. Jimmy hardly fell and got better and better as the day went on. The mountain is pretty small but it’s only 70 miles from home! That meant we were back this afternoon with enough time to take a long 4-hour nap before dinner. Oh yeah, I also had my first taste of McDonald’s in over a year. My half of the Big Mac, fries, and Coke was bliss.

Happy Groundhog Day!

Punxsutawney Phil came out and saw his shadow this morning. That means 6 more weeks of winter and I love it! Hopefully that will mean more snow and a longer ski season. We need more snow in the local mountains here…pray for snow. We’re going to Snow Valley this weekend with Jimmy and I get to try out my new skis. We stopped a really cool outlet place in Bishop where I got a pair of last-season skis with bindings for only $239. What a deal! Now I don’t have to make everyone else wait as I rent my skis like an amateur. It’s straight to the lift on Saturday, baby!
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