Another Amazing Weekend

This weekend was a the last big weekend before dead week and final week and i went all out. On friday night I hung out with my friend Andrew. We watched the Blazer game on his HD TV while we waxed our ski's and boards for Saturday.

On Saturday, we left early in the morning and headed up to the mountain for some skiing. The roads were great getting there and we arrived to get a good parking spot and on the lifts early. As soon as we got there, it started blowing snow and it continued throughout the day. The snow for the first run started off a little crusty and icy but each successive run, more and more powder stacked up. By the afternoon were were taking powder run in the trees. It was good but a little inconsistent with the stuff underneath not deeply covered. On saturday evening, I ran some errands and bought groceries. I also budgeted for spring and summer so I can plan out my financial aid.

Sunday morning was the 31st edition of the Portland Shamrock Run. My friends and I ran the 15k(9.3 mile) distance. There were three of us that ran together apart from our group and we all pushed each others pace along the course. I ran it in 1:13:00 which equates to about 7:50 mile times. It would have been much faster had we not been bunched up at the start in downtown Portland. Our first mile was something like 12 minutes. It rained hard the for some of the race and the temperature was in the mid to low 40's with some wind. It was miserable running conditions but we had a great time. I finished 28 out of 81 for the men 20-24 age group.

This afternoon I watched the Beavers play in the Pape Grand Slam event at PGE park in Portland. They were playing the finish of Saturdays game and Sunday game today. The Beavers lost both games but the won Fridays game. It was fun to watch but disappointing to see my team loose. I went with a friend who was able to get free tickets to the event.

Next week is dead week and the week after is finals week. It will be a busy two weeks but will come with a much needed break.

Powder Day

I was fortunate enough not to have any classes rotations or conferences scheduled for today. I took the opportunity to go up to the mountain with my friend Will. The mountain had a 10'' of new snow yesterday and it did not open because of inclement weather. We got up there about 10am along with the rest of the crowds who were after the powder. The weather today was good and the snow was epic. The powder was deep, soft, light and there was plenty enough to go around. We skied hard until about three thirty and then headed down. It was an epic day and I don't think I am going to go tomorrow because we tracked out all of the best powder today and I would like to get some stuff done here in town.

Two of My Favorite Things

Last Friday, after Give Kids a Smile, I went fishing with my friends Eric and Ben on the Wilson River. Eric caught a sea run cuthtroat and I caught a 25'' steelhead. I caught it on my spinning gear as i had broken my fly rig off in a nearby tree. On Saturday, I got up early and went to Mount Hood Meadows for some skiing. I sold my voucher pass for ten dollars more than I payed for it and proceeded to purchase a spring season pass which was only $99. We had a great day skiing. Good weather and lots of good soft snow. none of it was untracked powder but it was still great to ski. We found some great places for tree skiing and some cliffs, rock and cornices to make things interesting. I am heading up to the mountain tomorrow and all indications are for a epic powder day. I will post pics and a report later. Also may be skiing saturday.