Real classes start tomorrow, which of course comes with mixed feelings. Winter study is a magical time, and dead week can be even more magical in some ways, but it also involves a lot of down-time and alone-time. I'm good with both of those in moderation, but too much particularly of the latter starts to get to me. To be sure, dead week had its ( Read more... )

I read this article over my morning oatmeal, and it was pretty sad. As someone who is just discovering skiing at a smaller mountain that's managed to hold on, this sort of struck a chord. I also know vaguely of similar places in the area, as well as some of the ones featured in the article. Just don't mind the writer's flare for the dramatic ( Read more... )