Weary....

What a great day on the mountain.

This is our morning run - ahead is an historic abandoned silver mine.

With the lift next to us that takes us to the summit.

Snow was great, lots of fresh trax for the morning.

It was hard work, but so much fun

Finally on the long runs back to the middle of town and our condo.

So excited we get to do it again.

Clouds

I love these clouds, 

glad I got my camera out in time to get this picture.

We could tell some stories about these, now couldn't we?

Winding down ski season

One weekend left.

Not sure how I'll grieve this year.

Get it while you can

We took a "sick" day from school.

A Snowstorm dumping 10 inches with a Friday

Where Daddy actually can take some time make it perfect.

and it was.

Riding through the woods,

Going from 9am to 430p upset we missed

the last chair.

Can we do it all again tomorrow?

I think so.

Beech Mountain

Beautiful trees with snow on the limbs

Makes everything look so clean

So pure

So crisp.

Made it to the mountains with ONLY 4 boys this time.

Could mean less wine for me.

Good Friends - Bluebird Day

Great day on the mountain

There's nothing better than sharing it with friends.

Watching them hit their groove,

Watching them laugh when you bust it.

You probably get sick of looking at the pictures,

I am not sick of taking them.

Exhaustion

Ever had so much fun, that when it came time to eat--

Food tasted soo good.  Amazing.

And when you finally slowed down to smell the roses,

That was all she wrote.

Both of us.

Here comes the sun

You may already know, that I love the snow.

I'd taken being cold to sweating anytime.

It's been snowing all day, we've been out all day.

Skiing and enjoying time in the North Carolina mountains.

Hanging out with friends.

So this picture sums up how I am feeling.

Glorious.

Treebeard

This is Treebeard - who greets us on the lift.

On the Oz Run at Beech Mountain Resort.

It's been two years since we've seem him.

Glad to see him alive and well.

Max and I make up stories about him

As we ride the list to the top.

Bluebird day!

Beautiful day
When others don't think of snow
We are enjoying it.
This picture is two competitors
But best friends.
The Beat man has already won!

You never know

We heard on the lift today that an expert skier, someone who has a regular pass to Wisp.

Died this morning on a run.  

Lost control and hit a tree.

First thought is Sonny Bono

Second thought is how you think you know something

you are the expert then bam, 

you don't.

Third, look at these faces, 

have I told them how much I love them.

Wouldn't want that sentence lost in the wind of today.

Say what you mean, and mean what you say!

Holy Sh*t - I don't know what to do!

20 or more years of skiing, 3 years of snowboarding and here we go again.

I, like a fool, strap on the skis, jump on the lift and go to the top of the mountain.

I jump off the edge and my first thought is, "Holy shit, I don't know what to do."

I take a deep breath, ride it slowly and then hit my first turn.

Like running a bike, I make a few turns and they get easier and easier.

It comes back to me, and I think, "Wow, this is actually fun!"

Isn't this what life is all about?

Standing on the edge of a cliff, thinking, "Holy shit, I don't know what to do?"

Then taking a deep breath and going?

Because once you make that first turn, it feels awkward but

the second one gets easier

and easier

and easier

until you realize that you are actually having fun!

So find that thing that's been gathering dust in your garage, closet, drawer, basement and get out there and get your heart pumping a little faster.

What have you been avoiding?