Day 21 - Saturday Jan. 13 - It's Getting Cold Out Here...

I can't remember if that's how the song goes or not. Cole and I went up to the Bird today to get some much needed turns. What we got instead was some cold extremeties. We listened to Built to Spill - Keep it Like a Secret on the way up thinking that would help pump us up. It did to an extent, but it was so cold out there that it didn't last long. We were able to get a few runs in, though, before I wimped out and we went home. We made our way over to Gad 2 and up to Upper Tiger Tail. We passed a ski school instructor taking some family back there (which I was not happy about - ask Cole). We found some soft snow and got some good turns in. I was excited to get to Lower Tiger Tail, but once we arrived there wasn't much to be excited about. I suppose sometimes my secret places are discovered by others. Bummer. The next time we were headed up Gad 2 we were behind this group of three kids that decided to set off a bottle rocket half way up the lift. I took the liberty of yelling at them and asking them politely to pick it up on their way down. I don't know if sometimes I should be taking things like this into my own hands or not, but I just think someone should educate these kids about what you can and can't do on a mountain. Why can't this be me? I am sure Cole was a bit embarrassed. We didn't make it much longer out there. It was just too cold for me (maybe I should have worn a jacket other than my softshell). It was fun to get out with Cole again, though. It seemed like it had been a while since we had gone together.