Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Family Time

Today was the first time that we've all been to the mountain together since the 2006-07 season. Kayla decided to give college a rest and moved to Steamboat Springs, Colorado in November 2007. Steamboat is holds a special place for both Diane and I: Diane lived there for a year or so in middle school; I went there with my family starting in the late '60s and have many memories of The Boat well into my 20s. More on that later, perhaps.

We had a lot of rain, with some snow mixed in this week--with 8" on Monday night. Other commitments, unfortunately, kept us away yesterday. While I'm sure yesterday was an epic powder day, conditions today were ideal. Blue sky, cool air, and primo packed powder conditions. The snow earlier this week really helped.

Kayla at the top of Eagle Peak, with Diamond Peak in the background.

Photo op! Please smile.

Sister and bro-ham.

Stylin' the steeze.

Dylan shreds the jump on Timburr.

Good times on the bottom of Good Time Charlie.

Kayla shows her style on the top of Timburr with Odell Lake in the background.

Dylan shows off the magnatraction feature of his LibTech "Banana" board on the Timburr log ride.

Diane gives her new boots another test drive. Damn... they hurt.

She bought a pair of Lange's after the Jeannie Thoren ski clinic. Unfortunately, her appointment with Jeannie got jacked by some pokey hog, and Diane got the Lange rep, who, well, recommended she purchase a pair of Lange's. So she did. And they didn't fit right. So she took them back, and the Berg's guys did their best (they are the best) to try to make them work. They didn't, so she came back tonight with a pair of Nordica's. She'll test them out tomorrow; hopefully, they will work better.

Kayla checks out "Swoosh"

Diane checks out "Swoosh"

Kayla and Diane ride the Twilight lift.

The Fam! Looking good.

Lots of fun today. Great conditions, great weather, and great company. We'll head up again tomorrow to make sure the conditions are still good--it's looking like tomorrow will be a repeat of today.

Happy holidays!

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