It was overcast, breezy with a lot of wind-chill. We again used Boulder Lodge as our start (and finish) point. I was feeling off colour and with the weather conditions, not enjoying my skiing. It’s strange, but you get days when you don’t feel you can do anything right, and this was one of those days for me. Because it was overcast, I found it difficult to pick my line on the slopes, because I was feeling off colour, my technique was going to pot. George seemed to be bombing along just fine. Unfortunately, the Olympic run wasn’t open today to bolster my fragile confidence.
We took refuge in one of the mountain lodges where lots of people had the same idea. We were joined at our table by a couple from Glasgow and another couple from Michigan. We had an interesting chat – the couple from Michigan were apologising for George Bush, and the woman from Glasgow admitted that she’d had a couple of “off days” too. They answered the mystery of the beads in the trees. Apparently it stems from New Orleans Mardi Gras, where participants in the parade throw these beads into the watching crowds. These beads appear in all kinds of unexpected places across the country to advertise the event. They couldn’t help explain the bra in the tree however, although the woman from Michigan did say how much she’d enjoyed going to Mardi Gras when she was a young single woman.
We gave up early in the afternoon. The wind was getting up a bit more and blowing freezing fog onto the trees. This didn’t do much for the visibility, and it was pretty cold on the slower chair-lifts too.
We used the swimming pool in the hotel which is nicely landscaped around huge rock formations, complete with a waterfall and a (very) hot tub. Had cocktails in the bar, then went to the buffet again.
We took refuge in one of the mountain lodges where lots of people had the same idea. We were joined at our table by a couple from Glasgow and another couple from Michigan. We had an interesting chat – the couple from Michigan were apologising for George Bush, and the woman from Glasgow admitted that she’d had a couple of “off days” too. They answered the mystery of the beads in the trees. Apparently it stems from New Orleans Mardi Gras, where participants in the parade throw these beads into the watching crowds. These beads appear in all kinds of unexpected places across the country to advertise the event. They couldn’t help explain the bra in the tree however, although the woman from Michigan did say how much she’d enjoyed going to Mardi Gras when she was a young single woman.
We gave up early in the afternoon. The wind was getting up a bit more and blowing freezing fog onto the trees. This didn’t do much for the visibility, and it was pretty cold on the slower chair-lifts too.
We used the swimming pool in the hotel which is nicely landscaped around huge rock formations, complete with a waterfall and a (very) hot tub. Had cocktails in the bar, then went to the buffet again.
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