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2017/09/21 Offsite at Northstar in a Snow Storm
π 2017-09-21 01:01 in Google
We had a company offsite where we were supposed to kayak on the lake, and the next day, I was supposed to have my first shot at downhill mountain biking at a ski resort. Well, things did not quite turn out that way due to weather that brought us the first snow of the year, up to 3 inches in some places...

it was nice enough when we arrived
it was nice enough when we arrived

ok, ice rink was short on ice
ok, ice rink was short on ice


We took a shuttle to the lake/beach and had a late lunch there, felt like a swell idea at the time, until a snow storm happened and we barely got back to the ski resort:



got worse
got worse

bad enough that semis were turning around
bad enough that semis were turning around



Smart people stayed inside to play games, I probably should have done that :)



or that too
or that too

Then went to the evening party up the first gondola:



never quite seen northstar that way :)
never quite seen northstar that way :)

generous snowfall
generous snowfall






The next morning, I was hopeful that I'd be able to mountain bike, but the terrain was just too snowy/muddy, so it wasn't meant to be. Instead I went on a short guided hike:





After playing games for the rest of the day, Arturo came to pick me up and we went to Topaz Lake for our 4 day backpacking trip the new day





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