When is there too much snow to ski?
I am with family and friends at a mountain house in McHenry, Maryland. I wish I could leave this blog entry unwritten and be skiing today, but so much snow fell yesterday and overnight that we are housebound. The driving snow has switched to snow showers, but with about three feet of wet snow on the ground, none of our vehicles, including the four wheel drive SUVs and pickup truck can get to a ski run, let alone the resort at the base of the ski area.
One of 13 lifts may be running today, but the only people who will be skiing are those who have a room in the resort.
My family and I skied yesterday in blowing snow. Yesterday’s fresh powder made for soft runs down the hill, but today’s snow is wet and will make it difficult to even fall down the hill (that is if I could even get to the ski area, which is all of a half mile away).
Fortunately, I brought my Kindle DX and I have plenty of academic papers to grade, so I can keep busy inside the house.
With a dozen kids keeping us company, I hope that no one goes johnny.
