Mellow

Mellow
Originally uploaded by d_j_critchley

First day of the season, first day boarding for Helen and Me. The base was deep but hard and there was a dusting of powder on top. There were two runs and two lifts open to the public which meant we could board down most of the mountain. We were very tired after both days and even more tired when we got home to Alexandria at 0130 on Monday morning. The residue of my cold is gradually clearing and the cycling to work is getting easier even if I spend the next half hour coughing like mad. The temperatures are much lower now and there may even be some wet snow on Friday. They are making snow up in the Appalachians, about 5 hours from here, and they expect to be open on the day before Thanksgiving. The nearer slopes are hoping to be open on 8 December; we're hoping for more cold weather and precipitation!