April 24th, 2011

Enjoyed the sunrise ski at Stowe this morning with a free gondola ride to the top of the mountain at 4:30 am, followed by 45 minutes of hiking to get to the summit, just in time for sunrise.  I’m sure if we hadn’t been surrounded by a thick fog, the sunrise would have been beautiful!

As it turned out, the descent down Stowe was pretty sweet!

The view from my last ski of the season?  Who knows.  I’ve already thought that at least six times this spring!

In any case, I sure am happy to be on real snow.  Not quite ready for this yet. . .

I’ll leave you with my favorite Easter comic. . .

Happy Easter

It may have been raining in the Champlain Valley on Saturday, but Mount Mansfield, the highest mountain in Vermont, was in the midst of an April 23 blizzard.  Sit at home and stay warm around the fire?  No way!  Gotta hit the slopes. . .

All the essentials.

Chris Rodgers on his way to the top

April 23, 2011 - Atop the Mt Mansfield Toll Road

As I took off my skis at the end of the day, I commented: “well, what a great way to end the ski season” for about the 5th time this spring.  Little did I know I’d be waking up at 4:30am the next day for another “last ski of the season. . .”