Mountaintop

I’ve just come up from a relaxing trip to the hot tub at our condo in Keystone, Colorado. After a hard day of skiing the only thing better than an ice-cold, celebratory brew is a soak in the tub that puts me in an almost catatonic state.

Today was so great. The weather was outstanding, clear skies and moderate temperatures, a couple inches of fresh powder on the trails, and a new set of skills I picked up last year all contributed to the tipp topp super day.

After spending last season shredding the Alps in Laax, Switzerland, it was good to be back in the motherland. While der Schweiz certainly wins in the scenery department (you cannot beat the view from any summit), I think I prefer the skiing here in Colorado. I just move better on the snow. Plus, in Switzerland I was cruising the mountain mostly by myself (except for when Jill braved it with me once), and now I get to spend the weekend with my family: my dad, younger sister, two brothers, three nephews, and one nephew’s friend. What a crew!

I wish I could tell you more about today but I am so fatigued I can hardly function. Even now I am pecking at the keys like an elementary typist. I’m looking forward to an evening of reading and watching movies. Then, it’s back to the slopes in the morning!