First Ski!

Two weeks ago the Bay Area had a tremendous storm come through. It was windy and raining for days! It got to the point that bridges were being closed because it was too dangerous to cross or were blocked by semi trucks that had been blown over by 100 mph winds. The worst that happened to us was that our power was out for almost 24 hours and that we were banned (by the CHP) from driving up to Tahoe where we had planned to go skiing. Instead we spent a cozy weekend in Galt! This past weekend, however, there were no storms in sight and we were anxious to enjoy the new fallen snow from the previous week. We left before sunrise on Sunday morning and drove up to Kirkwood. It was a beautiful day! We were on the chair lift when it opened at 9am and skied through to lunch. After eating and watching the end of the Cowboys v. Giants game, we headed back out for a while longer until the disappearing sun made it almost impossible to see where we were going. We headed home excitedly anticipating our next ski trip. Now, looking ahead at our busy schedules, we hope our first ski of the season doesn't turn out to be the only skiing for us this season!