Skilasnow
12-07-2003, 09:38 PM
Saturday night 7:30pm, getting off work and venturing out into a wonderland of snow. Car gets dug out, car gets stuck, car gets dug out, car gets stuck again, car gets dug out, car finally just manages to barrel through out of the parking lot.
8:30, sitting at home wondering what can be done, I just don't feel up to the trek by myself in my rear-wheel drive station wagon in really bad conditions. 8:35, friend calls:" X's friend has four free tickets to Sunday River. She is spending the night at my house and we are driving the my car up tomorrow. We both hate driving in this stuff.. ;) wanna come?
9:05 dig my car out again, with gear in trunk, heading to friends house.
9:35 dig my car into a legal parking space, help 84 year old ex Sun Valley skier lady dig her car out
10:50, relax with glass of Swedish Glogg (mulled red wine) and a plate of pasta, 12:30 other friend finally arrives 1:10 go to bed.
4:30 not one of the three alarms set goes off.
4:55 someone miraculously gets up
4:57 dresses and out the door to dig out friends front wheel drive out
5:32 on the road to pick up friend with free tickets
5:56 on the road with friend and 4 free passes to Sunday River
5:57 hit horrible conditions on highway in downtown Boston, all remaining hopes of first chair gone, but we are making progress
8:30 ish, call to friend at the mountain. Report: "2 feet and still coming, chairs probably won't open until at least 10:00, maybe 10:30
10:00 ish ( I stopped paying attention to the clock) drop off gear and go to park car
10:15 ish get into boots
10:25 getting on our first chair of the day... look out to see that many many chairs have gone before us... no worries.
10:35 first run through BIG SOFT POW!!!
10:36:22 first face shot!!!!!!!!! of many many face shots to be had.
POW POW POW... all day long!
3:50 leave lodge, wondering if we should all call in... Rt 26 had been closed down much of the day after we arrived. The roads were treacherous.
3:52 Twisted sense of responsibility prevails -> we depart the lodge to drive home.
6:06, I give up the wheel to the one that had napped the previous two hours.
8:00-9:00 drop off friend number one, drop off friend number, thank him for free lift ticket.
9:20 dig car back into parking space
9:34 crack beer and report to T4T
ready for bed
8:30, sitting at home wondering what can be done, I just don't feel up to the trek by myself in my rear-wheel drive station wagon in really bad conditions. 8:35, friend calls:" X's friend has four free tickets to Sunday River. She is spending the night at my house and we are driving the my car up tomorrow. We both hate driving in this stuff.. ;) wanna come?
9:05 dig my car out again, with gear in trunk, heading to friends house.
9:35 dig my car into a legal parking space, help 84 year old ex Sun Valley skier lady dig her car out
10:50, relax with glass of Swedish Glogg (mulled red wine) and a plate of pasta, 12:30 other friend finally arrives 1:10 go to bed.
4:30 not one of the three alarms set goes off.
4:55 someone miraculously gets up
4:57 dresses and out the door to dig out friends front wheel drive out
5:32 on the road to pick up friend with free tickets
5:56 on the road with friend and 4 free passes to Sunday River
5:57 hit horrible conditions on highway in downtown Boston, all remaining hopes of first chair gone, but we are making progress
8:30 ish, call to friend at the mountain. Report: "2 feet and still coming, chairs probably won't open until at least 10:00, maybe 10:30
10:00 ish ( I stopped paying attention to the clock) drop off gear and go to park car
10:15 ish get into boots
10:25 getting on our first chair of the day... look out to see that many many chairs have gone before us... no worries.
10:35 first run through BIG SOFT POW!!!
10:36:22 first face shot!!!!!!!!! of many many face shots to be had.
POW POW POW... all day long!
3:50 leave lodge, wondering if we should all call in... Rt 26 had been closed down much of the day after we arrived. The roads were treacherous.
3:52 Twisted sense of responsibility prevails -> we depart the lodge to drive home.
6:06, I give up the wheel to the one that had napped the previous two hours.
8:00-9:00 drop off friend number one, drop off friend number, thank him for free lift ticket.
9:20 dig car back into parking space
9:34 crack beer and report to T4T
ready for bed