What a great day! It was snowing when I woke up so by the time we hit the slopes in the afternoon there was lots of fresh powder. There were high winds, which didn’t make for ideal conditions (the gondola was closed for the day), but we didn’t want to miss our last chance on the mountain so we sucked it up and went for it. I rode Flapjack twice to warm up, and I felt good, so I braved the lifts and went down Ullr Run to Karen’s Corner. Then we went up again to go down Big Bunny, and a final time to take Ullr Run to Chick-a-dee. After that my thighs were burning a bit so it was time to call it a day. (And the lifts were closing in the next half hour anyway — they close at 4:30.) That’s right, I braved the lifts three times today in high winds! I actually took it all in and enjoyed looking out over the mountains; I just avoided looking down or ahead. The picture above is the view looking down Big Bunny.
I love snowboarding! And I can’t wait to do it again. Once you learn how to control the board, it’s great. I made it down all three runs and didn’t fall very much. I can now call myself a snowboarder! It’s a lot more fun going down a mountain on the board rather than on your butt!
Tomorrow we check out and head back to Chicago. I love it here; Lutsen is a quaint, small, friendly resort area. I talked to quite a few new people. It reminds me of that show Northern Exposure a bit, just not as quirky. I look forward to coming back one day, hopefully sooner than later.
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