The Dawn of Snow

Snowmaking journal, day one:

We woke before dawn. The morning was the coldest of the year. Gathering our supplies, the expedition prepared for the trek into town.

We took over for Troy, who seemed in good spirits, but surely welcomed being relieved.

Today has been fraught with hardship. Our donut supply has dwindled rapidly. I find solace in knowing that if I perish someone may find this record on the internet.

Hey team,
We probably won't have groomed, skiable snow for a couple days still. I'll tentatively plan to be here at Riverside Wednesday at 11a, and I invite all of you to join me, but keeping watching out for updates.

Meanwhile, most of you probably need a well-earned rest day. Tomorrow if really like you to get in an easy 30-60 minute run/bike/roller-ski (your choice), followed by 3 circuits of push-ups, v-ups, and lunges. Do as many as you can do well (probably 5-30 depending on your fitness). And if you're sitting around watching TV, try holding a plank for an entire set of commercials (suddenly you're even more grateful for Netflix, huh?).

Keep working hard!