Another Bluebird Ski Day Only this Time @ Meadows

Woke at 630am. Still dark, I gathered my running clothes and headed down the stairs where I prepped coffee and put both breakfast casseroles in the oven. I delivered Mindy’s coffee and also verified the correct temp and time for the casserole. I was close. Adjusted the oven according to Mindy’s instruction then dressed for a run. It was 645am. I headed out shortly after 7am. Once again, I was greeted by a clear sky, cold temps, and a stiff westerly breeze.

I managed the day’s run much better being more attuned to the uphill terrain. The village was fairly quiet save for a few delivery trucks.  Was gone for about 30 minutes. The gang was up and enjoying breakfast. I enjoyed some too, but not before getting a much needed shower. To speed things along I encouraged those wanting/needing a shower it get on it.

The day’s plan was to ski Meadows. We left the condo around 930am. That might be a record! We stopped at the office for lift tickets. Mindy & I had already talked about it and bought Darwin’s – a birthday gift. Onward!

It was a sunny drive around the mountain to Meadows, which is about nine miles from Govy Camp. Once again, the lot was sparsely attended. Bad Ass! We were quickly geared up and at the base of Hood Express by 10am. It was gorgeous.

Glenn, Darwin, Mindy & I skied several runs eventually making our way up to the very top of the ski resort providing breath taking views of the resort and surrounding area. The skiing was incredible too, and even better than Timberline the previous day. Collectively, it was our best skiing ever, bar none.

We took our break as previously arranged near 1230pm visiting the Alpenstube overlooking the mountain. I drank a 22 ounce Ice Axe and ate the soup and sandwich special – wedding soup with meatballs and a chicken barbeque sandwich. Top notch ski food! Our break lasted about an hour. And by breaks end, the bluebird skiing we’d enjoyed since Sunday were gone. It was clouding over quickly, but the mountain remained unshrouded until the end of the day.

We headed over to the newest terrain, hood river meadows, and got there from the very top. Awesome. Glenn and I had the entire mountain to ourselves and many of the trails we took getting there looked freshly groomed. Absolutely  incredible. We met Mindy and the others at the lift. They took another route, not buying into Glenn’s insistence that the way we took was all blue. It was.

We skied over there until 345pm. Mindy and the others called it a day. Glenn and I headed out to do as many runs as we could, finishing on the face, the run that ate my lunch some five or so years ago. It’s funny how 6 hours of skiing out west takes its toll. By 4m I’m typically out of gas. Skiing Skibowl later was most likely not happening. J

We headed back to the condo where all the boys minus Tommy enjoyed Jack & Cokes while Mindy took a nap. Darwin made a batch of guacamole and then everybody Panini’s. They were delicious. After three stiff Jack & Cokes I was ready for bed. I think it was 9pm when Mindy & I headed to bed.