My legs hurt

For my birthday, one of my co-workers got me a 'Fresh tracks' pass. It's a pass to have breakfast on the top of the mountain early in the morning and then catch the fresh tracks before anyone else! Well, that's what we did today! We stood in the rainy line-up at about 7:15am and were transported into some intense snowy conditions at the top. My plan was to really settle in for a big breakfast (since Nathalie and I have been very good for the past week in eating right and using the gym after work...you know, the Olympic one...!). I had forgotten how long the gondola ride was or maybe I was just really excited for the buffet breakfast but either way, we were eating by about 8:10am and eating I was! YUM! Eggs, pancakes, BACON, hashbrowns...you name it! It was so good the first time, I just HAD to try it again! Half way through our breakfast, they rang a bell and that signaled the time that you could go and get those fresh tracks! Half the place cleared out but as I mentioned, I wanted a big breakfast (and the snow was still storming down) so we waited and hit up some seriously FRESH POWDER at about 8:45am. Yahoo! I have become a better skier since being here and am way more confident in powder -- my favourite part is when the powder hides your skies as your going down and it is so deep that my shins and knees get cold from it billowing up my body as I power through! Woo!

Because it was the last day I could ski, I wanted to make sure I went all over both mountains. So, we started the day on Whistler and then when the line-ups there were too long, we caught the Peak to Peak over to Blackcomb. I skied 7th Heaven until my legs hurt and then headed back home. I am fatigued! (even after my nap on the couch!)

What a day!