Friday, May 5, 2023

Record ski season for the ages!

I had to reach the three-quarter-century mark to ski as much as I did and in the most unbelievable conditions I had ever been able to experience in my entire 70 seasons living on planet Skiing. 

The snow was good, deep (not as extra light as we know it in Utah, though), abundant and my ski bases and edges are still intact even after all the miles they traveled. 

This winter season, everything has been a record: 

  • Never experienced so much snow, so much powder and such good ski conditions 
  • Never saw so little sun Never dodged so many potholes on roads and parking lots 
  • Never shoveled and blown snow as much and as often 
  • Never seen so many roofs leaking and overloaded 
  • Never seen so many skiers happy (just like me) 
  • Never skied so many days and hours Never skied so much vertical 
  • Never, but never, ever got tired of skiing 
  • Never had so many deer stuck in my backyard (about one dozen) 
  • Never had so many trees eaten up by deer 
  • Never had so much deer crap pellets to pick up 
  • Never been so happy 
  • Never felt so wise 

...and the best for last: 

  • Never been so old!

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