Ruidoso 2009 - Day 1

Today kicked off the Forsythe family annual ski trip, destination Ruidoso, NM. What normally is a large group (up to 20+ peeps and family) is relatively small this year (only 10 of us). It's now a Forsythe-Veselka 'pow-wow' since J.R. and Ashley recently became engaged. A get to know one another trip, if you will.

Originally, Jeff and I tried to back out of the trip. I mean, lost income and all, it was the smartest idea. But Mom and Dad pleaded for us to come, so here we are. So, like any recreational skiier, I was excited about my one possibility to ski for the year. I've been checking ski reports for the past month now and Ruidoso has not been looking good. I petitioned for a change of destination, but we already had peeps book airfare/accomodations, so it was no backing out now.

As we encroached upon Ruidoso and started our ascent into the mountains, it was obvious just how bad the situation was. The mountain is almost completely brown. *Sob* I was so looking forward to some snow. So, so, so looking forward to it.

Apparently, not all is lost. They do have some runs open, but only 14 out of 55 if that tells you anything about the conditions. Dad and I have decided to head up to the mountain tomorrow to see how it looks. The possibility of the mountains being icy is completely likely. Slush by day, freezing by night = Icy slopes = no fun for skiiers = danger. If it's not icy, I think we'll try our hand. Afterall, I'm a green/blue skiier and am purely along for the fun and not so much for the double diamonds. yowza!

Our condo that we rented is huge. Four stories with very, very steep stairs. I don't feel so guilty eating some of the stuff I did today, considering I'll get my workout just by climbing the four flights to get up to the kitchen area.

Tomorrow will determine the direction of this vacation. I'm going to be upset if we can't ski (hey, I can't lie). Jeff already decided not to ski and is more excited about the opportunity to play golf all day. I guess I'll be his cart buddy if the skiing doesn't pan out. Stay tuned.