Well I'm back....barely. The trip ended with a bit of a bang!
Last day my bro goofing off with a bird that meandered onto the hill:
So fifth day at big sky was 7th day skiiing in a row. I took one long lunch break one day but that's about it, I was SHOT. We had done the tram 8 (?) times in 4 days, so doing a little snow cross/last-one-to-the-bottom-buys-shots on the last day was probably a bad idea. Bomb from the base of the tram to the hot tub, I am in a full tuck and when we are about 1/3 of the way down a green run on the lower mountain I catch an edge and eat it HARD. Again, full tuck and WOT, I am probably doing 35-40mph or so (not too steep so not too fast) and before I can think my face is smashed into the snow and I am sliding out of control. I sat up, totally dazed, and got my stuff together and kept going. Both of my lips felt swollen, face hurt a little, but helmet saved me again! I took off my goggles at the bottom and they were actually smashed, snow stuffed inbetween the two lenses.
My nose hurts like a SOB sunday and today (Monday) but it looks straight.
Ride home was mostly uneventful until I got to my parents place. We stayed the night Saturday and woke up to about 1" of ice covering everything, the driveway (they live out in the country), cars, etc. We have breakfast, then I ptex (repair), sharpen, and wax my and my dad's skies, and my brother's snowboard, and then decide its time to head out. It had been snowing a bit but I did not know how much! I came out to see about 8" of snow on top of anna's GLI. We broke out the snowblower (with chains on it), shovels, etc, all to no avail. With the ice under the snow the car was just not going anywhere. I later found out the freeway was closed, so it did not matter!
I ended up spending the night with my mom and anna, watching all of the first three star wars movies, good times. Another 4" of snow piled up on the cars and such last night. Brainerd received 24" of snow. I woke up early today and drove back, got to the cities around noon, then straight to work!
Its good to be back, let there be no more snow till next year!!