Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Bi-Polar Weather

It is January 8. There was a time in my life when January 8 meant about 45 ski days on the year so far (this year it just means one month until my 30th birthday!). However, New Years' Day we saw a healthy storm drop a 12-15" white blanket on parts of Northeast Ohio, including the two places where the lake Metroparks maintains some excellent groomed cross-country ski trails and I squeezed in my FIRST TWO SKI DAYS OF THE YEAR!!! Then by sunday it was 55 degrees and every last flake of snow either was melted or decimated by an incessant rain.
Meanwhile, Aspen is getting completely dumped on with the most snow ever recorded in December and a strong start to '08 with like 40" or something already.
I'm super psyched for Aspen, even though I'm not there, because you know what? You gots to love what you gots while you gots it- whether it's 6 seasons of skiing the sickest pow or 2 days of XC in good ole' Ohio. Enjoy it while you got it, amigos.