Shi comes to town, gives me her skis and convinces Dad to drive us up to Big White! Unfortch Jeff had to work... fortch, Mimi got to babysit! It works out for everyone!
And what a day it was! The weather was glorious - after some careful costume choices, I was exactly the right temperature! (This is always a struggle - I want to dress warmly, but I forget how hard I work out there and end up peeling layers off right away!)
We figured that everyone must have gone home after Spring Break because there were no line-ups either! (Just enough people to have someone take this photo of us!)
At the top of the Black Forest Chair.
Everything was going so well until Shi's friend, Debbie, joined us (she is in the pink jacket in the background below). As a season's pass holder and a condo owner, she knows the mountain quite well... her idea of a good time? Crossing the cliff!!!!
I made Shi take this picture because I couldn't look up or down! I followed Deb's pink jacket all the way across! This was not Dad's favourite run of the day either!
Petrified on the Cliff Chair... I stared at my skis the whole time! It was so steep and close to the chair, there is even a sign reminding you to keep your tips up! Yikes! I was white-knuckling my poles so bad - I don't know how Shi could take off her gloves, turn around and take this picture!!!
It didn't take long, but I did get over the shock of being on the cliff for the first time after 30 years of skiing! We decided not to risk trying to top this amazing day, so Ski Season 2011-2012 started and ended on March 23! So sorry that Jeff's season was non-existent this year!
Here's to next year! Simone will be ready, right??? (We know Mimi will be ready to babysit!)
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