Tahoe skiing
I’m going to keep this fairly short as it’s pretty late and I’m feeling ill with a cold. Another one. I don’t know what it is – the fact that I’m not used to American germs or the fact that I ride the bus every day and come into contact with other sick people, but I get everything that’s going!
I had a pretty horrendous week at work last week, but something good has come out of it. When I can (which won’t be for a little while, given my current workload), I’m going to be moving over into a different job more suited to my skills, namely linguistic QA. Amusingly, someone already in that department wants to be a project manager, so we’re going to do a swap!
We went up to Tahoe on Friday night, eager to try out our new boots and skis (the latter were purchased at a 20% off event at Sports Basement on Wednesday night). The trip up was fairly good (no snow on the roads – thank goodness!) and we arrived at our rented cottage at around 11:30 pm. There were five of us in total: me, Jon, Emma, James and Mark (Jon works with James and Mark). A blazing fire was going, which was very welcome!
Next morning we had a rather late start and chose to go up the mountain from Boulder Lodge on the Nevada side, as there’s plenty of parking there. The weather was glorious – as it was today – blue skies and sunshine. Unfortunately, I started to feel ill with my developing cold and had some trouble with my new boots (which resolved itself largely when I removed one of the liners), so it was a struggle for me to get down at the end of the day. However, a (very hot!) session in the hot tub back at the cottage sorted out my aching muscles. We had dinner, then various games were played, but I had an early night to try to stave off the cold...
... Didn’t work, and I still felt dreadful when I woke up. I fully intended to just do a couple of runs, then come down and do my Spanish homework in the afternoon, but remarkably, I felt better than expected on the slopes and really enjoyed skiing. Jon tried a tough black run with lots of moguls while I did the easier blue next to it – the first time I beat him down a slope in years!
We set off back at about 4:30 pm, and bar a few traffic hotspots, had a good journey (4 hours in total). Had the usual experience unpacking all the toiletries – lots of squashed bottles as a result of the changing pressures due to altitude, similar to when you’ve been on a plane! Now I’m about ready to drop and not looking forward to the working week, but I’ve uploaded some photos here: http://public.fotki.com/EllenHardwick/tahoe-skiing-weekend/ (password: moocow)
I had a pretty horrendous week at work last week, but something good has come out of it. When I can (which won’t be for a little while, given my current workload), I’m going to be moving over into a different job more suited to my skills, namely linguistic QA. Amusingly, someone already in that department wants to be a project manager, so we’re going to do a swap!
We went up to Tahoe on Friday night, eager to try out our new boots and skis (the latter were purchased at a 20% off event at Sports Basement on Wednesday night). The trip up was fairly good (no snow on the roads – thank goodness!) and we arrived at our rented cottage at around 11:30 pm. There were five of us in total: me, Jon, Emma, James and Mark (Jon works with James and Mark). A blazing fire was going, which was very welcome!
Next morning we had a rather late start and chose to go up the mountain from Boulder Lodge on the Nevada side, as there’s plenty of parking there. The weather was glorious – as it was today – blue skies and sunshine. Unfortunately, I started to feel ill with my developing cold and had some trouble with my new boots (which resolved itself largely when I removed one of the liners), so it was a struggle for me to get down at the end of the day. However, a (very hot!) session in the hot tub back at the cottage sorted out my aching muscles. We had dinner, then various games were played, but I had an early night to try to stave off the cold...
... Didn’t work, and I still felt dreadful when I woke up. I fully intended to just do a couple of runs, then come down and do my Spanish homework in the afternoon, but remarkably, I felt better than expected on the slopes and really enjoyed skiing. Jon tried a tough black run with lots of moguls while I did the easier blue next to it – the first time I beat him down a slope in years!
We set off back at about 4:30 pm, and bar a few traffic hotspots, had a good journey (4 hours in total). Had the usual experience unpacking all the toiletries – lots of squashed bottles as a result of the changing pressures due to altitude, similar to when you’ve been on a plane! Now I’m about ready to drop and not looking forward to the working week, but I’ve uploaded some photos here: http://public.fotki.com/EllenHardwick/tahoe-skiing-weekend/ (password: moocow)
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