A wonderful weekend was on-tap at Vail. The Burton U.S. Open was scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday, all sorts of silly events were associated…..oh, and it was snowing!
I got to the hill in typical late fashion, allowing everyone to slay the open terrain. That late arrival did secure me a cozy parking spot along Frontage Road! Not bad considering crowds of people in town for the competition. I also happened to park in-front of a young lady from Denver. I promptly stalked her to the top of the Gondola and sparked-up a conversation. She adopted my sorry-self for a few hours.
We wandered out to Blue Sky Basin where we played in the trees, the bowls, and the snow. It was pretty splendid.
One thing about getting to the mountain at 11:00, the end of the day comes quickly! I took a final run down some set of trees and, as per-usual, I got stuck in a ravine. It was pretty, though.
After changing into warm clothes I grabbed a beverage with S before she made her way back meet her friends. I wandered out to the Macklemore show for a little “What What.” That song still makes me laugh! “Ohh he got the velcros!”
Saturday was a typical bluebird day. The snow got beat-up pretty badly, but there was still plenty of fresh to be found.
Ohh, apparently there was still some half-pipe competition taking place. Arielle Gold, Hannah Teter, and Kelly Clark.
The day ended with a great connection back to PA. I met-up with a friend of a friend and discussed life, happiness, and snow for a few hours. Before the night ended, I had the opportunity to wander-upon two lovely sisters who currently live in Pittsburg, yet were born and raised about 5 miles from my back-home apartment in Washington Crossing. Good Life, Good People. Let it Snow!
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