April 21, 2013
“This
weather is so bad, if I weren’t having so much fun I would have left hours
ago!”
The
forecast looked amazing: sunny, with warm temperatures to soften the snow for
excellent shredding conditions.
Walking up
to our meeting place in the morning, I was wiping the moisture off my sunny-day
goggles, looking up at the black cloud parked directly over Mt. Bachelor, and
thinking, “I really hope this burns off!”
About 20
girls met up at the bottom of the Pine Marten lift, with high spirits, colorful
outfits, and huge smiles! I quickly realized that in good weather or bad, these
girls were here to have a good time.
We started
the day by introducing ourselves and naming our favorite place to ski on Mt. Bachelor:
“Rainbow!”
“Skyliner!”
“The
cone!”
“The
trees off Northwest!”
“The
backside!”
“I
don’t know, I’ve never skied here before!”
With most
of the mountain closed due to weather, we skied the terrain accessed from the
Pine Marten and Skyliner lifts. The moderate terrain and limited visibility
meant that our group could stick together really easily, even though there were
different abilities and interests. What a great way to help people get to know
each other!
By about
11:30, we were all soaked and ready to dry out. We headed to the Clearing Rock
Bar at the West Village Lodge and grabbed some tables in front of their giant
fireplace. That was our opportunity to share the SheJumps mission of increasing
female participation in outdoor activites. We gave away Vapur Shades
Anti-Bottles (pre-filled!), delicious bars from Kate’s Real Food, and some
women’s specific ski packs from Camelbak! The ladies were psyched.
After
lunch, a handful of us rallied for a few more laps. That’s when the rain really
started coming down, and things started getting silly!
Eventually,
we did decide to call it a day a little earlier than planned. We were some of
the last people on the entire mountain! There is no doubt that the lifties
thought we were all a little crazy for skiing that long in the rain.
We all met
back up in the warm sunshine in downtown Bend at Crow’s Feet Commons. Our
friends at Dump City Dumplings brought their food cart so we wouldn’t starve
after our epic day of skiing in the rain! It was a great ending to a very
memorable day.
Looking forward to doing this again next season!
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