it was nice enough when we arrived

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

bad enough that semis were turning around

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

or that too

Then went to the evening party up the first gondola:

never quite seen northstar that way :)

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