Skiing in Heaven(ly)

Heidi writes:

We had a great weekend skiing in Tahoe. We were at Heavenly and the views were absolutely amazing. I was a little scared at first because you have to ride three ski lifts to the top of the mountain!! It was nuts! There were a ton of runs and the weather was great. Here are a few Heavenly Mountain facts:

~10,067-foot elevation (the highest at Lake Tahoe)
~4,800 acre spanning two states (the most on the West Coast - and yes, we did ski to Nevada and then back to California!)
~Top to bottom decent: 5.5 miles (the longest on the West Coast)
~3,500 foot vertical (unmatched on the West Coast)
~92 runs and 30 lifts

There were nine of us who went up Friday afternoon. We hung out at the house and had a great time. We skiied from 9am-4pm on Saturday. Unfortunately, our friend Toni hurt her knee and was brought down to the medical center via sled. Hopefully it is nothing more than a sprain!! Saturday evening was spent relaxing in the hot tub, playing games, and eating pizza.

My muscles are still a little sore, but it was worth it. I did complain a lot through the day - but I think I was a trooper for going down the "steep" parts which completely freaked me out. I realized that I like skiing and it is fun, but I just don't know if it is for me. I am so happy that I went and skiied in Tahoe though - it was awesome!!

Here are a few pictures from our trip:

It was hard not to look at the views while skiing, but if I didn't concentrate on what I was doing, I would have completely wiped out. Fortunately, we stopped a few times along the way and took some pics. I don't think I fell until after lunch, so that was impressive :-)

The picture above is the view we had from the house we rented. It was so beautiful!!

Drew, Kristi, and Josh rocking out to Guitar Hero! A complete hit!