Day 9: 12/23/07

Conditions: Raining and slushy
Location: Mt. Bohemia, MI

Highlights:

- Spending some down time talking to the owners – Lonnie and Lindsey – about the mountain
- The moment when the rain finally stopped around 11:00am and we knew we would be able to get out and make some turns.
- For the four hours we were able to get out, we had a great time in the heavy slush, and got some nice video footage
- Getting hugs from Pattie the ski patroller
- Getting a tip for a “secret” line at Boyne from Brad, who is a ski patroller at both Boyne an Mt. Bohemia.

Lowlights:

- When we woke up in the morning, it was raining – not just sprinkling or drizzling…but raining. We took a drive around the area to kill time.
- We drove a total of 20 hours (round trip) for 4 hours of boarding.

Après Ski:

We cooked and watched a movie in the cabin. However, it was more of the same the following morning. The snow on the mountain had diminished significantly and the forecast was for more rain. We were also concerned about out ability to cross the Mackinac Bridge on the potentially arduous journey home. So, we decided to leave a day early, on Sunday instead of Monday, therefore sacrificing two days of boarding.

Days to go: 41