On Wednesday we took some time to get organized at the condo
and then headed out for a day of skiing at Heavenly Resort at the southern end
of Lake Tahoe. The condo was just a couple minutes from the Stagecoach Base and
even with a slow start, we were on the mountain by ten. It was a beautiful blue
bird day of spring skiing with temperatures hitting above 60F even up at 9500’.
The views were incredible and we just kept marveling at the vistas around every
corner. The only bummers were that a lot of the lifts were closed for the
season, which limited the terrain, and it was so warm that the snow was pretty
slushy and inconsistent. We had a picnic lunch on a warm deck in the sunshine
and drank in the warmth. After lunch explored the mountain a little more before
heading back to the condo to relax.
We met up with Steve, who went to the Coast Guard Academy
with Eben, down at Nevada Beach on Lake Tahoe later that afternoon. The area
was still in off-season mode and there were hardly any people there even though
it was a warm and gorgeous afternoon. The lake was pretty chilly, however, and
there is no way you’d catch any of us swimming in it! Steve came over for
dinner and we played cards and caught up.
We skied again at Heavenly on Thursday, this time with
Steve. We got there at opening and got a lot of good runs in before the snow
started slushing up, which felt invigorating. It was fun to take a bunch of
pictures and videos to capture what an awesome day it was up on the mountain.
It couldn’t have been a better day!
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