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Trip Summary

After spending several months suffering through a Massachusetts winter with its bitter cold, stinging wind, and subpar skiing opportunities, I decided to book a trip back to Utah to visit friends and ski a couple days. Being back in Utah felt so good. I was very excited to be back there. It still feels like home. Aside from a wind/dust storm that caused my take-off from Salt Lake International Airport to be somewhat terrifying, the weather was superb: 70 in the valley, 60 at the base, 30 at the summit, and with good snow all around from a storm that had dropped 14 inches a few days earlier. Overall, the trip was short, but very sweet. I got to see a lot of good people, and I got to have a couple good spring ski days.

March 27, 2010

The flight to Salt Lake City from Boston was the most smooth airline flight I think I've ever taken. I arrived in Salt Lake City in the mid-morning. The views flyig into the airport were amazing. Of particular interest was the way some leftover clouds from a recent storm had evaporated off the tops of the Wasatch peaks.

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Feels Good to Be Back

ALTA, UT; SNOWBIRD, UT — A great ski day with Steve that included some excellent runs inbounds at Snowbird and a hike to ski Mount Baldy's Main Chute.

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The Last Day of the Ski Season, Already?

ALTA, UT; SNOWBIRD, UT — Fresh tracks in the East Castle area of Alta Ski Area.

In the evening after skiing, I went over to Paul and Kim's for a few hours. It was great to see them.

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

March 30, 2010

After packing my things, I drove my familiar route to my old job. Instead, I only met my former co-workers at Five Guys for lunch. We talked for a couple hours, and it was great to see Jared, Wesley and Jonathan.

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