Skiing Days 2 & 3

The sky was blue, the temperatures were just right and the ice on the trees was simply beautiful. The quietness of the woods was only disrupted by the ice as it warmed and slowly broke off the trees.

Everywhere we looked we were treated to a crystally sight. Though you hate to see the trees break it is God's way to prune and keep the forest with room for new growth.




Derek was really fortunate as both his boots and skis from the rental shop were brand new.

Derek crossed a major milestone this trip on Friday. He skied the double black diamond trail- "LIES" for the first time. He actually went down it 3 times. This pic does not truly depict the pitch of this trail. It is quite steep.






We spent our first day with friends Ed & Margaret. Ed will turn 70 this year and skis very well. It was reported he was seen catching air off a small jump. Margaret is a smooth skier carving symmetrical turns the whole way down. They are both poster children for the active retirement.

This is the old gondola from Gore..it ran from the bottom to the summit - a long peaceful ride.

We had two more days of skiing and overall 2 GREAT days and one that was marginal. On Friday the weather was awesome and the snow was fabulous. We skied the steep stuff and well as the cruisers and had a blast. On Saturday the weather was foggy, then sleet then rain so we cut it short.

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