Spring Mountain - Skiing Locally

Sorry for the long absence, folks. I don't have a good excuse, as Rachel and I were not up to much in January. I just haven't sat down and written in a while. I hope to do better, as I now have a few items to blog about.


One Sunday in January, Rachel and I went skiing at Spring Mountain resort.



Rachel did some research and found that there is a place to ski only 15-20 minutes from our house. Although smaller than the resorts in the Poconos, you can't beat Spring Mountain for convenience. With a very short drive and no traffic, you can be at a ski slope that is not overly crowded for the most part. Since it is 50 minutes to an hour outside of Philadelphia, the center-city crowd will likely opt to continue on to the Poconos, leaving Spring Mountain to the locals.

With 3 lifts, and a beginners area on a separate slope than the intermediate area, Spring Mountain does not feel crowded. Although the slope ratings are a bit elevated (a black diamond is really more like an intermediate slope), it has a decent run or two and a terrain park for snowboarding and/or ski jumping. Spring Mountain would be a great place to take a first time skier to learn.

(View from near the top of the intermediate slope)
(Rachel skiing down the intermediate slope)










REFLECTIONS - Congrats to Rachel - One Race Per Month for One Year

Last year, Rachel set a goal to run one race per month for an entire year. She has now accomplished that goal. This reflection contains a few pictures from some of her most recent races. Sadly, professional photographers took the pictures from the past two races, as I am not getting up early on a Saturday morning when it is less than 30 degrees to go run.

All of these races ranged from 5K to 10 K in length. In 2009, she is kicking it up a notch, as we are running the Cooper River Bridge Run in Charleston, which is a 10K in April. She also wants to run the Broad Street run in Philadelphia, which is a 10-miler. While her example as rubbed off on me slightly (I did run several races in 2008), I cannot say that I am committed to a 10 mile run.