We had a great outing at Diana’s Bath in Conway. It was still a bit cool, but the sun was out, and it felt like spring might come soon.

Davis tries on her brother’s wedding outfit from years ago. We thought it was funny. She did not.

Linda and I had a great weekend up at Jay peak. Lots of sun, the temperature was around 30. This time of year, it’s only mid-afternoon when the lifts shut down at 4:00 pm, but I guess that leaves extra time for relaxing in the sun. There was lots of snow, though it was mostly a hard, smooth surface with a little loose stuff on top. Great stuff for working on those carved turns on the board.

This morning I’m working by the fake fire at Starbucks. It’s 10 degrees outside, and my last fillup of heating oil was $3.90/gallon, which adds up to some incentive to sit by the fire here instead of cranking the heat at home.

Matti and I went to Shawnee Peak Saturday. It started pretty cold, but warmed up a bit as the day went on. We had a great time. Shawnee Peak is a nice, small-ish mountain with lots of intermediate trails. No lift lines, reasonable ticket prices. it was my first time out this season, and I felt really great. Had a bit of trouble with backside turns chattering on me, but half way through the day figured out I just needed to get lower, in classic knuckle-dragger form. I do need to pick up another later to make up for the lack of body fat that used to keep me warm.