Dan and I drove up to Dad's house in Cottonwood to hang out and go skiing at
Mt. Shasta which is just over an hour drive from his house. The mountain got about 6 inches of snow the day before our first day of skiing - March 1st. Dan, Dad, Tisha and I drove to the ski park and were on the slopes by 9:45am. After the nice snowfall, it was a great day for skiing on fresh powder. The temp was in the mid 30s and it was a bit overcast, but the great snow made up for the semi-crummy weather. We made the first run down an easy hill to get our ski legs ready and Dan took the first (and only) spill of the day while standing still :-) After digging him out of the huge snow cave he made, we continued to make 18 runs down the mountain until 4pm when it was time to leave for the day.
That night, it snowed 12 more inches, so the following day (March 2nd) was looking to be another great powder day. Dad and Tisha were too tired (out of shape :) to ski for a second day in a row, so Dan and I hit the slopes by ourselves. We made our first run at 9:30am and continued skiing for another full day. The weather was a bit colder (low 30s) and more overcast than the previous day, but the powder was awesome and made it worth adding an extra layer of clothing to stay warm. Without the old folks to slow us down, we made 23 runs down the mountain until closing time of 4pm. Then it was time to go back home and get some much needed R&R. What a blast...!
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