I was hoping I’d get some skiing in after the Gathering. There are a lot of people I missed skiing with at the Gathering, both people who attended and those who didn’t, among others, you,
@Tony S, and
@KevinF (Shamora says “hi”, BTW).
This morning I finally unpacked everything from my road trip, though I still have 3 pair of skis in my roof box. I was on a 19-day road trip, shortened to 18 days due to household repair issues that came up, plus in-laws with heart attacks and still wanting to go out in public after discharge from the hospital and apparently dismissive of CV-19 concerns. That said, I skied 15 of those 18 days (Lookout Pass, Big Sky, Jackson, Grand Targhee, Park City, Deer Valley, Snowbasin, and Big Sky again), in addition to my regular season, teaching 6 weekends at Stevens, a multi-week training clinic (5 Wednesdays) at Alpental where I learned a whole lot, and a few days skiing at Crystal.
My last day of skiing was 3/6 at Big Sky. I’ve had 31 days on the snow. I can say that I’ve gotten enough of my money’s worth of my Ikon and Epic passes. And, it isn’t nearly enough, it’s still is too soon to end my ski season.
So, who knows, maybe some places around here will reopen, or I can travel to some locations in BC. Or I can stay home and focus on yard work and property maintenance. We have 10 acres, and I have lots of wood-chipping, tree pruning, hole digging for new plantings to do, and while it’s below freezing at night, it’s upper 40’s during the day and we’re getting some sunshine. I will get plenty of exercise without having to leave the property. My counseling office is 15 minutes away, and more of my clients are choosing Telehealth sessions. I’ve been able to order pretty much anything on Amazon, other than hand sanitizer.
The hand sanitizer would come in handy particularly for cleaning off a baseball bat or garden tool after wacking zombies, should it come to that. Fortunately that hasn’t happened. Yet.