Heather had an interview in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Adam had an interview on Friday. So we decided to make a fantastic ski trip.

Thursday Adam and I skied Alta. 5 inches of fresh snow + bluebird weather - snowboarders = an amazing ski day. I got some awesome pictures of Adam blowing off cliffs.

Friday, Adam had his interview, so Heather and I enjoyed ourselves at Alta. Another bluebird day, but the snow was getting cut up. We still had a number of awesome runs and discovered bottomless hot chocolate. In the evening we drank beers and ate nachos at The Porcupine.

Saturday, the entire team skied together at Snowbird. It was no longer sunny and the previously sun-exposed slopes were death crust and there were snowboarders, but we had no problem having a blast. We explored new ways to negotiate rock infested couloirs. We came back to our hotel, made some mushroom pasta before taking Adam to the airport (because he had a date with Arapaho Basin in Colorado on Sunday).

Today we had originally planned on skiing again, but the combination of marginal conditions and Adam leaving us made the prospect of having a better day nearly impossible. Rather than be let down we will see some non-skiable parts of Salt Lake City. I think we will head to Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake.

We get back to Seattle tonight, but not for long. Just enough time to unload our suitcases, reload them, sleep, and then head back to the airport. On Monday morning Heather goes to Oakland for another interview and I go to Vienna for work.