Ice Holes, south suburban D3 south champs: best of the worst.
Can you spot me in this photo? I'll give you a hint: I'm not the goalie.
Since ski & snowboard season is officially over (for me, at least) I shall share some info with you, courtesy of epicmix.com.
- Days on mountain: 14 (fyi, that brings my price to $35.70 per day)
- Vertical feet: 195,562
- total lift rides: 130
- photos taken: 88
- pins: 63
- points: 8,136
For the first half of the season I wasn't too concerned with collecting digital achievement pins or points, but sometime in February we discovered that we could make a game of it, almost like a scavenger hunt. Each night before skiing we'd cruise the epic mix website and plan our runs/route for the next day in order to rack up the maximum number of pins. I was totally consumed with it to the point of being ridiculous. I kept telling myself I would go for the "day tripper" pin, which you get for visiting all 4 Colorado Vail resorts in one day. So that's what I did on one of my days off back in March (Andy had to work). Here's the proof:
9:10am - First ever trip to the Beav.
11:40am - 2 lifts to the top of Vail, photo, then down one looong run.
1:35pm - 2 laps on Peak 7 at Breck. Excellent spring conditions. I arrived there later than intended due to a snafu with parking.
3:20pm - The epic mix photographers had already packed up by the time I got to the top, so I had to get some random dude to take this. Disappointing.
Anyway, I got the stupid achievement pin and it was totally worth it. I was afraid that riding solo was going to be boring (been there & done that, back in '06/'07 while working in aspen), but I rather enjoyed myself.
On a completely different note, I just took drastic measures in my attempt to assimilate to colorado culture. No, I didn't get my medical marijuana license. Yes, I am still shaving my legs. I bought... a bike. The scary part? It's for commuting to and from work and the gym. This might sound extreme to those of you who know that I haven't been on a bike in 15 years, but it's less than 4 miles to my office and most of the route has a designated bike lane. The weather has been just splendid in the morning, and it just seems stupid NOT to be biking. Changing clothes will be annoying, but I think that the benefits will outweigh the inconveniences. Once my helmet arrives I will be ready to ride. I'll let you all know how it goes.
