ski: la clusaz

Saturday and Sunday the club skied at La Clusaz, which looks like this (see above). Saturday was windy, foggy, and snowed heavily for the entire day. Despite the zero visibility, Saturday's ski outing was  great - fresh snow and steep slopes. Derek enjoyed better views on his return trip on Sunday and the benefits of all of Saturday's snowfall. After this weekend, we are already down to the final lessons of the season next week at Avoriaz...looking forward to even more snowfall throughout the week. 

ski: crozet

Today I joined a girls ski day with Maura, Emma, and Maggie up at Crozet. Derek and I have been up there snowshoeing, hiking, and for the always painful training runs in summertime, but this was my first ski trip to Crozet, only a few miles down the road. Each time we ski, I am impressed by how much the girls improve, and today I was especially impressed that they could lead me around the slopes. We made a few challenging runs, slid through narrow tree trails, navigated through a dense cloud, and then had some fun following the leader. Top that off with some hot beverages and a little bit of sunshine, and it was a great day.