back again

Yes I know its been a while.
What's been going on with me?
- we had a storm a few days ago which brought some snow (not enough - never enough!) and have had two fun days of powder hunting. Winds picked up today, closing lifts so today was more of a mellow day.
- Speaking of mellow days - been working on my snowboarding when I can get my hands on some equipment. Always a fun challenge to pick up another sport. Today I mastered the intermediate poma (after three tries). I got a 'who-ho' from the liftee when I eventually made it past the first post.

To give a sense of the average day here.
Wake up at light which is 8 to 8:30. Stick my head out the door to suss out the weather. Clear skies? Cloudy? Windy? How cold?
If its post-storm day, clear skis, low wind - the rush is on. If its not any of those things - the kettle is casually put on for tea, breakfast (eggs sandwhiches/ poridge) is lolly-gagged over, and its not uncommon to go back to bed. Meanwhile the various occupents of the Corbus apartments are calling on each other or dropping by to re-confirm ski plans or make up new ones. Who is going where? Touring? Skins? Do the snowbaroders need snowshoes? Is anyone bringing ice-axes? Who is up for what intense hikes? Who just wants to mess around on-piste? Anyone heard if marte is open? What was the wind direction was last night?

Plans are made, and then from approx 10 to whenever - executed against. Some days we only take one chairlift up to the top, and then start hiking for three hours - doing only one or two runs a day. Somedays not even the chairlift.

Generally finish sometime around three if the weather remains good all day. Earlier if it turns bad. Then its back home to bake up a random assortment of food/leftovers, steal showers (our hot water tank can only handle one shower every two hours ), and nap.

Sometime around 6 people emerge from their siestas. Dinner plans start to be made. Which usually don't materialize until 9 or 10 at night. And hten of course - its the evening plans. Who is going out where? Las Lenas is a pretty small place and yet - this is always a key discussion. The winebar? The pool- bar? The clubs? Or is there an impromptu house party somewhere nearby (follow the noise).

People drift back home at all hours, fall into bed and get ready to start the next day. :)

And that in a nutshell, is a day in Las Lenas.