This Makes Me Happy And Sad

I love it when I get the e-mail from my ski resort telling me that they got their first snow. It's kinda bittersweet this year, though. I doubt I will get to go skiing at all this season, due to financial reasons. A friend of mine is planning a mini trip in February or March, out to Utah. If I can somehow wrangle up the money, I will go. Anyway, I love seeing it snow in the mountains. That means it's getting close to possible to go skiing.


Look at how deep that powder is. MMMMMMMMMMMM.


This was one of the first times I had gotten into trees with a fresh dump of powder. So much fun.


Taking a break up top, to take in the view, take a few pics with my phone and send them to friends.












This is what I get for making fun of my cousin when he kept falling early in the week. "Say cheese," he said while laughing hysterically.


See the "Sleeping Giant" off to the right of the gondola building. This place is my heaven on earth. There is seriously nothing like a great powder day, spent in the trees.









And here is a bit of video of me skiing. I never get much tape of me, since I do most of the shooting, myself. I have watched tape from the time I got back out on the slopes four years ago and then watched tape from every year since. It's amazing what one or two lessons a year has done for my form and ability. I guess I should get back to work on my papers, now.