A little pre-blogging... it looks like I will have an opportunity to go skiing tomorrow (Tuesday). It is the end of March, and I have not been skiing even once yet this year. Amazing. There was a time in my life (before DD) when I skied every weekend in all conditions. Perhaps I'll get more snow time next year, once I've conquered some running goals, but I'm so pleased about my running this winter that I cannot complain. And this might be the last ski day as well...
Foiled again. We were about 5 miles from the summit (Stevens Pass) when we found ourselves in a line of stopped cars. Avalanche control. When the avalanche danger is high, they stop all traffic and shoot dynamite off the sides of the highway. Then they have to clear the snow. After we had sat there for about 40 minutes, I got out and hiked up to where I saw a patrol car had stopped earlier, to ask the people standing around there if they had any news. The pass wasn't expected to open until 1 PM, and the ski area closes at 4 on weekdays this time of year. So we turned around, came down the mountain, had Mexican for lunch, and stopped at the Reptile Zoo (after all, we had a free day and no place to go). Saw a two headed turtle and a ton of scary animals.
We were home by 3:30 PM, so I decided to get a few miles in. Low 40's, rainy, breezy. I like morning runs better. For some reason I always seem to have invisible sand bags strapped to my legs in the afternoon. | 