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First day of skiing was yesterday and it went well. We got some snow in the am and conditions were good. We rented equipment and it was ok but I think I'm going to try some other skis today. I like to ski fairly fast and the skis weren't really up to it.

Considering that I had not skied in close to 30 years, I was a little surprised that I did so well. Yes, I got winded and my legs started going out after a few hours but I'm 53 and don't exercise much + we were at 10k altitude and I live at sea level, so I was a actually surprised. It's 7:30 am now and my legs aren't hurting, so back out I'm going.

We skied blue trails only, my buddy is an intermediate skier, (maybe advanced intermediate), and he's also in his 50s. I would have had a real challenge on a black or double black with those rental skis and my skiing muscles rusty for decades.

Heavenly is incredibly beautiful and pictures will be coming but no wifi in cabin so I'm posting from iPhone. Yesterday was overcast/snowing and very flat light, it's supposed to get sunny in coming days so the "money shot" from top of mountain showing lake will happen. CA. is just so off-the-charts in beauty and selection, I still cannot believe it after all these years. You've never seen so many cameras out in your life, the view of the lake and surrounding mountains is incredible and I've been a lot of places.

Ate at top of Harrah's last night, fancy steak joint and quite good. The food and other incidentals are great up here but definitely not cheap. Vail owns Heavenly now so everything is first class but you pay for it. $10 for a hotdog at restaurant/lodge on mountain.