I am sitting on the couch in our condo, icing my knee (just a preventative measure) and my calves after our days skiing. I had forgotten how much my calves always hurt after the first day skiing for the season - should have done more calf raises! It is with a great sense of relief that I completed the first ski run for the day, my knee worked and I hadn't forgotten how. We took it easy today, the runs are so much longer here than at home, that a few rest stops along the way were called for. Because there is not a lot of snow at the moment, Mammoth doesn't have all their runs open so it was quite crowded. After two runs, I decided skiing was going to be fine, still not sure about falling over though. Did everything I could to make sure that didn't happen, including being very aware of not getting in anyone's way.
We caught the gondola up to the top of the mountain for a look, the 360 degree view over the Sierra's was spectacular, shame we didn't take any photos. Today's shots are taken at the top of a run and at our morning tea stop.
The Americans sure make the most of their short holidays - heaps of people at the bar at 11am when we had morning tea and they were all drinking beer, bloody Mary's, cocktails and shots!!
Well done to the Aussie cricket team - wifi internet and an app or two and you can keep up with anything, even ashes ball by ball description.
Margo is going to be fine, one marginally steeper run today and she was almost back to her old self. When margo finished early she took the key and headed back to the condo via bus and I skied home (a bit like vail, to get from one end to the other requires 3 or 4 runs and 3 lift rides)
Seems the busses don't connect very well as it took 3 buses and 20 min waits for each! So I got to the condo and waited 40 minutes - you can make up a lot of scenarios in 40 minutes - the worst one was Margo twisting and buggering her knee slipping on ice getting off the bus - so glad when she arrived. I think we will take a key each next time!
Well done to the Aussie cricket team - wifi internet and an app or two and you can keep up with anything, even ashes ball by ball description.
Margo is going to be fine, one marginally steeper run today and she was almost back to her old self. When margo finished early she took the key and headed back to the condo via bus and I skied home (a bit like vail, to get from one end to the other requires 3 or 4 runs and 3 lift rides)
Seems the busses don't connect very well as it took 3 buses and 20 min waits for each! So I got to the condo and waited 40 minutes - you can make up a lot of scenarios in 40 minutes - the worst one was Margo twisting and buggering her knee slipping on ice getting off the bus - so glad when she arrived. I think we will take a key each next time!
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