Skiing at Salt Lake City

Happy skiers at top of Snowbird

Today we went to Snowbird Resort and skied all day.  We got to the lift when it opened at 9:00 and skied until 3:30.  This mountain was steeper and more technical than I ever expected and my legs (and skills) were not really up to it.  However, I hung in there and made it to the end, skiing all the runs without sitting any of them out.  We are going to give our legs a recovery day and ski another resort over the weekend.

The mountains were absolutely gorgeous.  We had a warm, sunny day and the snow conditions were great in the morning.  The snow did get soft and piled into bumps in the afternoon...typical spring skiing conditions.  Overall, I can't complain about the day, though.  It was a lot of fun!!

I did forget to mention in yesterday's post about Fossil Butte Monument that the fossils they have found are not just flat outlines of plants and animals.  These fossils are complete, 3-D animals, plants, and fish.  The fish scales are even preserved in the rock.  It was pretty incredible to see them.  I wasn't even aware that 3-D fossils existed.