Update: found my snow pants and gloves. They were stuffed into a plastic bag and onto a shelf in a closet in another room in the house. Weird.

I'm back from the snow, horrendously sore and sporting a pretty stunning bruise on the inside of my knee. How in the hell did I get a bruise there?? Living proof that skiers can land in some strange positions due to their skis forcing their legs to land in some awkward way.

Although the day was sunny and there was zero snow on the drive up, the snow on the slopes wasn't as bad as I expected - enough powder to be satisfied. I ran into someone from work, which was funny because I was staring right in his direction but didn't recognize him at all until he removed his goggles! So if you want to disguise yourself, wear a ski hat & goggles and a big fat ski jacket.

Anyway, I definitely need to improve but was proud of myself because I actually went on the blue slopes this time. Most people board, but I prefer to ski because it is so much like skating in terms of how you distribute your body weight to maneuver your turf and how you work the equipment. And now I've gotten in some practice so that I won't totally embarrass myself at the work ski trip coming up in a few weeks.