Business as usual.

We took the group on a hike to Engstligenalp two days ago. It was as usual. We all have three days off now, while there are no guests, and then we have a full house for ten days. A group of Trefoil Guilders, all British women of about 65-85 years old, will be staying with us and going on a full program of activities. We’ll have ten days without a break, but at least we’ll get to go out traveling.

Canuk and I went snowboarding and skiing again today, of course, this time with Dutch. All the areas are closed except for Engstligen, which has only eight runs. It’s in a bowl high up on the mountain, so it keeps its snow a lot longer. I’m going to have to decide when to ski/snowboard/sled/cross-country ski for the last time. Engstligen closes on 4 May. I had intended to spend this whole break up on the pistes, but Bowie, Sloan, and Brazil have planned a trip to Luzern, and it would be fun to go with them. I wish they’d planned it for May, though, so I could get more skiing in. Life’s all about choices. Still, the pistes were fun today. It snowed a lot, and we could only see one pole at a time. The poles mark the edge of the groomed pistes, so you don’t really want to lose them, especially in a place like Engstligen. We could hear each other shouting, laughing, and skiing, but we lost track of each other visually about five meters away. Dutch got vertigo and left, but Canuk and I stayed till it cleared a bit, then skied the powder all afternoon. The faster black run goes directly next to the t-bar, so you can see how steep it is while you’re getting pulled uphill. It’s a rush going down. I had a great time. I’m definitely getting better at skiing. I don’t have to think about it anymore, and I can zip around without worrying about falling. I still get tired after six hours in the powder, but I’ll have another break at the end of Trefoil week. Those will be my last two days to ski.

We keep having internet problems around here. I’m not getting much time online, so I’m getting behind in the work I’m doing for school and for scholarships. I’m also not able to post to the blog as much as I’d like. I hope I will find time to catch up before my next break.