Missed opportunities. Ever have one (or two)? Missed opportunities come and go, and all one can do is lament about what could have been. Well, the Steamboat Gang certainly was at the right place at the right time. When I heard that the Steamboat Gang enjoyed a week of fresh powder there was a missed opportunity. I’ve been to Steamboat on ski week trips several times and the champagne powder has always eluded me. From what I’ve heard, it sounds like everyone had a great time skiing powder and enjoying the slopes. Now, I’m sure there were skiers on that trip that said, “I don’t know how to ski powder”. Hopefully, after skiing several days in that white, fluffy stuff you can now say “I skied powder, and I liked it!” Of course, now that you’ve tasted the champagne, powder skiing in Tahoe will never be the same.
Karen Soo, our Trip Director, tells me that Trip #2 is going and that’s good news for everyone. After Trip #1 was cancelled there was major concerns about future weekend ski trips. But, everyone rallied and now Nisei is going to Alpine Meadows and Northstar the first weekend of March. The snow is still pretty good up there so it should be good skiing, and Sidney Mar now has a chance to try out his new skis/boots.
As for me, well, I’ll be in Innsbruck, Austria from 2-10 March. I’ve skied quite a few places in Austria but this will be my first trip to Innsbruck. There are about 6-7 ski areas and I’m looking forward to new territory, meeting some friends I met with FWSA last year, and perhaps an opportunity for me to practice my non-fluent German.
