I have to train hard for the next month because I have World Championships in Italy coming up soon. Yesterday I was supposed to go for a hard 4 hour ride up the cottonwood canyons. However because I am the quintessential slacker that I am, and because it was raining when I woke up, I didn't. Instead I looked at the snow report and saw that Snowbird had 14" of new snow. Skiing it was. It was amazingly good. I am not saying it was the best day skiing, but it was a good powder day. Very few people, as it was a week day in summer, and good snow. This meant that I could ski as fast as I could. I love skiing fast, the old ski racer in me comes out and it is just a rush you can't get anywhere else. Plus, there is nothing better than freshies to remove the pain of overheating the Saturday before. Every trip back up the lift I was thinking, "It is the 23rd of May. This is incredible. At this time last year I was picking daisies and frolicking in the wild flowers, craziness." Eventually it started to get warm and the snow thickened, so I went home.
By the time that I got home, the sun had come out and the roads had dried up. Perfect for a bike ride. I got my lazy ass in gear and got in my full ride. That is why I love living in Salt Lake. Drive for 15 minutes and am skiing knee deep powder, then in the afternoon head out for a 4 hour ride. The mountains are my playground.
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