4/18/09

Day 47

Conditions: 72 degrees and slushy
Location: Boyne Mountain, MI

We had a lot of things to do this weekend, but we still got up before sunrise to drive up to Boyne Mountain to slide down the few, remaining strips of snow. The fact that Boyne was even open today was nothing short of a miracle.







There were three runs and one chairlift open on the otherwise brown hill. With our discount card, lift tickets were only $5. We went up and down for a few hours before complete boredom set in. We also caught up with Duane and thanked him for a great season. It felt like a good end to our Boyne days for the season.

Highlights:

- Dirk found another good thing about his stone-ground tune: his board completely glides over slush. This left me playing catch-up most of the day.
- The temperature. It was the warmest day either of us had been out.

Lowlights:

- While booting up in the parking lot we heard a loud pop and noticed that Dirk’s entire lace busted out of his boot. He still managed to ride for the day, but it was one of many boot issues we have encountered this year.

Après Ski:

We ate at Pearson’s and drove home. Once home, we got ready for a surprise party, which took place on a Riverboat and lasted until 11:00. No one seemed to believe we were snowboarding earlier in the day.

Days to go: 3