Snow, lots of snow. Five days 50 inches. My legs are tired. I owe it to my snow deprived Alaska friends to make the most of this bounty. Tomorrow will be another 7 am morning. Up early to chase the first chair.
It has been a memorable week. Monarch started with a good base and each day added 10 to 15 inches. Early in the storm temps were cold making for fluffy lightness and face shots. I had forgotten what really light density snow skied like. It's a joy to have deep snow that doesn't grab you but envelopes you.
Its been so much fun that I've neglected to take pictures. I'm liking Monarch. Previous trip had Monarch at the top of my Colorado ski resort list and this week has born that out big time. Its friendly, unpretentious, has a nice variety of terrain, serves up good food and beer and is reasonably priced. I'm starting to find a few local ski buddies so maybe I'll even get some skiing pics.
After skiing I've had a couple of very comfortable places to recoup. Friends Rick and Donna were kind enough to let me housesit there beautiful home for the first 10 days in Salida. I could not have asked for a more cozy, eye pleasing place to hang.
When it became clear that I wasn't leaving Salida any time soon I found a nice, reasonably priced spot at the Mountain Motel which included a kitchen and a jacuzzi. The jacuzzi and the local hot springs have helped revitalize me after skiing. Life is good.
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