Fun & Fitness over 50

As has been our custom the last two winters, Mrs. MTBMan1 and I went skiing on Monday. Sadly, this was the last day of the season for us. So it is with mixed emotions that we skied our final runs on Stratton Mountain in Vermont. Monday was a mild and sunny day so the snow was softening up early. We arrived about 10 AM and finally got on the lift before 10:30. There were only 2 lifts running that day. American Express, which takes you half way up. Then ski across the mountain to Ursa Access which takes you the rest of the way to the top.
For our warm up run, we got off American Express and skied back down, bypassing Ursa Access. The snow was quite soft and deep already and getting fairly wet and heavy. For our second run, we went all the way to the top and conditions were much better. It was absolutely gorgeous at the top; a winter wonderland. The trees laden with fresh snow. It looked like the deep of winter but was close to 40 degrees. It's very picturesque up there with all the signs pointing out the trails and lodges; like a little village on top of the mountain.
We took the trail "Mike's Way", a green trail on the west side of the mountain; a short, slightly uphill hoof from the lift unload point. "Mike's Way" was lovely; still perfectly groomed and little traveled it seemed. Then we merged into "East and West Meadow" a wide and slightly steeper trail which also was still in good condition. After the "Meadows" it got a little cruddy again but this run really made the day. We did another run, had lunch and went back up but by this time conditions had deteriorated to the point that we called it quits. The crud is very tiring for us and why do it if you're not having fun? Our very last hill on our last run we paused and sang "Auld Lang Syne" to bid adieu to a wonderful season! Here are a few pics. Unfortunately, my camera was set wrong from a wedding we did a week before and I didn't realize it (it's impossible for me to read those LCD menus in the bright sunlight) so most of them didn't come out very good. They just don't do justice to how beautiful it was up there at the top. Here they are!



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Oh, well!