Last day of skiing made me sad.
Oh, what a wonderful day but sad in the same right. Yesterday was our last day on the mountain. We started the morning off early and bright. A nice breakfast to fuel the day and a bit of sun peeking out of the clouds started everything off right.

We all headed up and came down at varying speeds;) Ryan had some fantastic spills while Graham and I explored the trees. Hope enjoyed her new coat and joined Graham and I half way down the hill.

Given the size of the mountain it’s not surprising we got separated. Graham and I had lunch on the Nevada side and then headed over to the CA side where amazingly we came down a trail and almost literally ran into Ryan! We skied a while longer until a heck of storm rolled in and forced us down.

Some of the more comical moments of the day were:
1) Little snowboard board kid that almost took out Graham at the knees. Fortunately Graham was fleet of foot and got out of the way in time for the little snot to zoom by with no “I’m sorry,” “My bad, ”nothing.
2) The man who took out the “slow” sign! So for every lift area you are supposed to slow down after the sign. This dude apparently could not do so in time and ran into the sign to slow himself!
3) The little girl on the lift that was a speed racer – not only did she try and take us out in the line getting on the lift….at the top her instructor advised that she should not cut us off. She quickly advised her instructor if we were too slow, she would have to. Mind you she was about 5 years old;)
Once back down, we hit up the hot tub with an ice bucket of beer and to-go cups! I think Ryan most enjoyed the hot tub, his bruised and battered bones were thankful for the respite.
After a dinner of pasta and salad we settled in to enjoy our last evening in Tahoe: on the couch. Lame I know, but heavenly none the less (no pun intended.)
Today we leisurely packed and then set out to run some errands and grab some souvenirs (Lee Ann – you are in for a treat.) Hope’s friend Ben was nice enough to play tour guide for us and took us up to Emerald Bay which was magnificent! (More pics to come)

We had a last meal in Tahoe and then headed out for Reno on the Shuttle one more time. Once in Reno we found a great Sushi place that had All you can eat Sushi (Ryan was in heaven) and we are now settling down to enjoy the opening Ceremonies!

So there were definitely a few quotes of the week we should mention:
Graham: “Down…” (When asked, “Which way do we go?”)
Ryan “I did a summersault, splits, a face-plant and belly flop” (When describing his first day on the slopes sans instructor.)
Hope: “Hey Mr., wrong bathroom” (to the woman who responded with “I was born with a vagina.”)
Becca’s: None – just continuous giggles through out the week.
Also, our rooms did have some pretty interesting features:
1) the spinner ejecting washing machine
2) The stove vent that just re-circulated the smoke onto the sprinkler head (fortunately we realized this before setting it off)
3) The kitchenette that consisted of a Microwave and a sink
4) The Fireplace blower that only blew cold air
5) The TV with no channel guide
6) The mysterious panel in the wall that ended up being the lint duct for the entire floor.
We hope you have enjoyed the trip along with us! We leave tomorrow morning at 6am and hope to back on the East Coast tomorrow evening:)
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