Killington

 Killington

I adore the spring because all the hardcore skiers are either at Tuckerman Ravine or Killington and you get to hang out with people from all over the northeast.

The snow was perfect. It wasn’t too warm so it softened up just enough to be fun, but not sticky and energy draining. 

However, my greatest piece of information to share today is that if you see people selling beers on the deck, hit that because they have amazing IPAs at half the price of the umbrella bar. You can get a $4 Heady Topper or a $13 Sip o Sunshine. You make the choice. 

I was talking to some friends today about how for us, skiing is really a lifestyle. Relationships (of all kinds) can be hard with people outside of the ski lifestyle because non-diehard skiers think skiing is just a fun way to pass some time. Therefore, it shouldn’t be hard to forsake skiing to spend time with them. They don’t understand that it’s serving a far greater purpose and that, while I believe you need to compromise your skiing to some extent to nurture all your relationships, to do it too much really impacts your wellbeing. 

I think the ski community is also a particularly healthy community in that the ones based around politics and religion can be very exclusive. However, this joy for skiing unites people regardless of their beliefs and that seems miraculous when you think about how great a divide there is in ideologies nowadays.