Skiing in 2007

Yesterday I was planning on driving back to Valdez from Anchorage. I was however persuaded to stay another night and go down hill skiing at the Alyeska Ski Resort located 45 minutes from Anchorage in Girdwood.

The day started out pretty slow. We just hung around Jared and Tonya’s house watching some T.V. In the afternoon we met up with Abby and Steve and carpooled out to the resort. When we got out there we met up with Shannon, John, and Brad. I rented some skis, got my lift ticket, and headed up the mountain.

The skiing was a lot of fun. It had been quite a few years since I had last gone. We did a bunch of runs on Chair 1 which gives you the option of getting on at the bottom of the mountain and Skiing down from the top, or getting on halfway up the mountain and skiing down from the top. Its nice having the halfway point to get on. The snow it better at the top, and the ride is shorter, so you don’t get as cold. We also did one Tram run. You ski all the way down to the bottom, over by the hotel, and ride the tram up. There is a tower along the way to the top that the tram cable goes over. Its kind of a bump in the run, and causes the tram to swing a little. When you have 60 people packed in the tram, its kinda funny seeing everyone sway when you get the tower swing. It drops you off basically where chair 1 drops you off.

We were out night skiing, so we were on the mountain from 5:00 PM to 9:15 PM. By the end of the night, my legs were tired. Going on those last few runs, it felt like there was burning liquid in my quads. It was a lot of fun.

After skiing we drove back to anchorage and went out to eat at the Mooses Tooth for some pizza and tasty beverages.

So today I start the 6 hour drive back to Valdez. I have a book on tape to listen to, hopefully it will be a good one.