Extended weekend skiing escape
Now that I've got a bit of vacation time racked up, I took last Friday and today off, and we had a long weekend in Squaw Valley skiing.
The weather was a bit variable. It rained a couple of times, it also snowed. It was also very warm when it wasn't doing any of the above. The snow quality was reasonable considering all of this.
Sarah seemed to have lost her nerve a bit and didn't have as good a time as we used to have at Perisher Blue, but we did get to have some quality time together, which was good.
We stayed at the Olympic Village Inn, which I can highly recommend. It was very comfortable, well equipped accommodation, and quite a step up from couple of places I've stayed in at Perisher Blue and Smiggins Holes.
The accommodation threw in complimentary snow shoes, so as well as skiing, we went for a bit of a wander in the canyon behind the Inn.
I managed to fry myself good and proper in the few hours before lunch (and sunscreen application) on Saturday, and so am now sporting some very sexy sunburn indeed.
The extended weekend thing seems like a fairly good way to see parts of the country that are within a half-day's drive or so, without burning too much vacation time. Once it warms up a bit more, I think Yosemite might be next on the list of destinations.
Photos from the weekend are here.