This was a perfect weekend for cruising on groomers. It was cooold, the sun blazed, and there was good coverage at both Snowbowl and Lost Trail. On Saturday, I got in a half-day at Snowbowl after running errands, and was ever-amazed at the beauty of the 20 min drive to the lifts. I ended up skiing with a cool cat named Jake, who's also learning to tele and went paddling on a wave in town after skiing. Amazing to be able to kayak and ski in town all in one day. He mentioned that there are Sunday night pool sessions at the university to work on rolling, which I want to get down, after getting the bug from Maggie, Dorcas, and Pat last summer in DC.Today, I got up bright and early and met Max and Scott at Lost Trail. We got in a full day, flying down the long, luscious groomers at mach 3. Visibility was unlimited and the slopes were just about empty. Perfect day of cruising...
In other news, I have been listening to the new Shins album, "wincing the night away," which just came out last week.
There are some really good songs, but sadly they lost their edginess, trading their high energy jams for ballads and lullabies. I had such high hopes, but must relinquish the Shins to pop at this point.
