I’m sure nobody noticed but….. (OT)

[trentpmcd]

I’m sure nobody noticed I’ve been away for a little while. Besides being very busy, I took a business trip followed by a little ski trip. I spent a week at a conference in Steph’s neck of the woods (I was in Denver) before heading into the mountains for some skiing.

It was a warm week and a half (it reached the upper 70s in Denver) and I was able to do spring skiing (in the photo below I am in my cross country cloths, not my downhill stuff).

I don’t think I’ve posted any pictures of myself on this forum, so here is a picture from the top of Tucker Mountain at Copper Mountain resort.

http://www.trentsworld.com/images/trent.jpg

Yes, I look a little windblown – I was hiking in ski boots carrying skis at 12,000 feet. And why all of this exertion? Besides the views, for this –

http://www.trentsworld.com/images/tucker_mt.jpg

That is Tucker Mountain. It looks a little steeper from the top with skis strapped on than from across the valley, but even from here it looks a little different from skiing in NH.

Anyway, unfortunately I didn’t have much time for music in the last few weeks. I’ve been slowly working my way back into it, practicing a little and doing some improve on the piano, but I feel like I’m weeks behind. Oh well, it was worth it….

It's nice to be back. And now to get seriously back to work.

[Stephanie Pray]

It's great to have you back! It's also great to know that you had a fun (and SAFE) trip out to "my neck of the woods". :D

[Garritan]

Trent,

Glad to have you back. Spring skiing seems like a good diversion and looks like you had a good time. Now that you're rested we are all looking forward to some more of your music.

Thanks for the ski report and welcome back!

Gary Garritan

[trentpmcd]

Thanks. Hopefully I’ll have something new to post soon.

Actually Steph, I wasn’t just in your “neck of the woods” on a continent wide scale but even drove through Morrison. We took the scenic route back through the mountains with intentions of stopping at Red Rocks to have a look around. Unfortunately we came through pretty late and decided to continue on through.

[Styxx]

Trent, Aren't the skies supposed to be on your feet? Yeah, I know ... anyway, nice to see you back and in one piece! :) Do any yodeling up in them thar mountains? :D

[88fingers]

Ah ha! a fellow skier. Welcome back!!!

My boss came and stole me away form work today for some skiing up at Lake Tahoe. All I had were my skinny-cross-country-telemark-high-breds in the truck . I took two runs down the "Deep powder intermediates" and relegated my self to going back down to the lodge and renting a snow board. Ben ten years since I boarded but with todays boards, my old board I learned on in 91' was vintage 1986, I was able to shred the powder like it was only yesterday.

What a great boss I have.:D :D
( and great co-workers to cover my "behind" whilst I was gone.)

Glad you had a great ski trip. Now all you need to do is move where they have real mountains all over the place that you can ski daily...:p :D

[trentpmcd]

It’d be nice to be able to skip out of a day of work to ski at Lake Tahoe. I’ve never been there but from the pictures I’ve seen it’s a beautiful region.