My trip south began with a not-so-smooth camp breakdown due to the intense cold. I had to leave part of our sewage hook up behind because it was frozen into the threaded sewer inlet (going into the ground to the sewage tank). I had momentary panic when I tried to store our Starlink because the window we ran the power cord out of was frozen shut. A lot of frantic tugging later and I managed to get the window open and the Starlink stored away. The drive was a windy one, with the first couple of hours spent driving in a headwind and getting terrible gas mileage. Overall, the drive from Shoshone to Provo was uneventful. I set up everything and settled in for the night.
Sunday I was up bright and early to get to Alta, a skiers only mountain. I was VERY excited for this, pumped up by a ski instructor I talked to at Casino in Ketchum the weekend before. He convinced me the day ticket was worth the steep price, and boy was he right. I was incredibly lucky that the early snowfall in the mountains was heavy this year. With the exception of some more extreme terrain, the entire mountain was open. I had an amazing day exploring the bowls and groomers. I did end up in a sticky situation on a more remote side of the mountain, sliding down a narrow chute with skis and poles in hand. Thankfully, I only ended up with some bruises. But it was a pretty chilling reminder of how dangerous skiing/mountains can be. I will stick to easier terrain when I'm skiing alone in the future.
Monday and Tuesday were work days, with building anticipation to Wednesday. I scored a very discounted day ticket to Brighton and took some PTO to go explore. It was a fun little mountain. Great variety in terrain and beautiful views. They have a classic, wooden A frame bar called Molly Greens that had a great, old school ski mountain vibe. I had an après drink and headed to downtown SLC to get some food.
I was craving sushi, so I ended up at Itto Sushi which was a great choice. After my delicious dinner, I wandered down to Bodega and discovered a speakeasy called The Rest. Both Bodega and The Rest have great cocktails. The bartender at The Rest was lovely and made me a Christmas Mocktail on the spot. So delicious! From there, I went to Cheers 2 U and then Why Kiki. I had a really good time out and about in Salk Lake and headed home through the building snowfall.
Friday was an exciting day: SHAWN'S BACK!! After 2 full weeks apart, I was excited to see him.
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