Our final day of skiing. Not quite perfect blue skies, but still plenty of sun. We got to the lift reasonably early again, seeing some Steller's Jays from the car on the way.
It's a testament to Heavenly, that most of the pistes are looking good. They've been making snow overnight here (from their own reservoirs) and grooming the slopes ready for the next morning. They've had to close off more of the expert skier slopes through lack of snow. We slowed down on the skiing mid morning as the spring conditions turned snow to slush, and gave up by midday.
What do I think of skiing at Heavenly? I think it's great, and I know that a lot of the resorts around here have suffered far more from the warm and dry conditions. It would have been good to have had more difficult trails to progress to, but that wasn't possible. I'd like to come back, and I'd stay at the Montbleu again.
We took our skis back to George's Ski Hire. I was a bit concerned because I'd gone over a few unmarked rocks and scratched the underside of the skis quite badly in places. No problem at all. Compare this to Banff, where they have charged me before now for leaving small scratches on skis. So full marks to George's Ski Hire for their excellent service.
We're busy packing this afternoon, ready to set off tomorrow. We'll probably eat in Heavenly Village tonight. The plan is to go to some of the wetlands and farmlands around Sacramento tomorrow, where we hope to see a lot of geese, birds of prey, and who knows maybe some wintering Mountain Plovers. Pleeeeze!
George has been farting non-stop since we got back - no idea what he's been eating. Went down to the swimming pool and hot tub (maybe George could come in use there) to relax before going out. A woman came up to us and asked if George and I were twins. WHAT ??!!
It's a testament to Heavenly, that most of the pistes are looking good. They've been making snow overnight here (from their own reservoirs) and grooming the slopes ready for the next morning. They've had to close off more of the expert skier slopes through lack of snow. We slowed down on the skiing mid morning as the spring conditions turned snow to slush, and gave up by midday.
What do I think of skiing at Heavenly? I think it's great, and I know that a lot of the resorts around here have suffered far more from the warm and dry conditions. It would have been good to have had more difficult trails to progress to, but that wasn't possible. I'd like to come back, and I'd stay at the Montbleu again.
We took our skis back to George's Ski Hire. I was a bit concerned because I'd gone over a few unmarked rocks and scratched the underside of the skis quite badly in places. No problem at all. Compare this to Banff, where they have charged me before now for leaving small scratches on skis. So full marks to George's Ski Hire for their excellent service.
We're busy packing this afternoon, ready to set off tomorrow. We'll probably eat in Heavenly Village tonight. The plan is to go to some of the wetlands and farmlands around Sacramento tomorrow, where we hope to see a lot of geese, birds of prey, and who knows maybe some wintering Mountain Plovers. Pleeeeze!
George has been farting non-stop since we got back - no idea what he's been eating. Went down to the swimming pool and hot tub (maybe George could come in use there) to relax before going out. A woman came up to us and asked if George and I were twins. WHAT ??!! 
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