Come and get it! Vermont just enjoyed a nice snowstorm this week with up to 16 inches of powder (so far) covering our cars, homes and mountains. Yeah!
I admit I love to sweep off my car after a snowstorm. Hey, I'm a skier!
I persuaded the Skimeister to take an hour break from his Web development work this afternoon to do a nordic tour at Red Rocks Park here in Burlington. It's a wooded park that is situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Champlain.
It's pretty amazing that you can be within walking distance of an industrial park (which is home to Burton Snowboards), shopping centers and busy Route 7, yet in this South End park you can get away from it all.
The trees were coated with snow with some good moisture content. The snow clung to the branches of the hardwood trees to take on the appearance of delicate white coral.
At the two overlook points along Lake Champlain, we paused to watch the waves slowly migrate chunks of ice along the shoreline. The broad lake is not frozen over--only some of the bays are--so the waves were moving mini iceburgs around the lake.
We ran into other cross-country skiers, snowshoers and people who were walking their dogs. People seemed to share our upbeat mood, enjoying the fresh snow in the park.
Later this week I'm planning on alpine skiing at Bolton Valley. I'll let you know how it is up there.
And next week I will ski Utah for the first time. I'm really excited about that. If you have been to Alta, Snowbird, Solitude or Brighton, let me know what to look for at these resorts: favorite runs, short lift lines, fun apres ski spots, etc.
But for now, I need to work a bit to pay for that Utah trip. Hey, it's still snowing!
