EngSci Ski Trip 2009

So after getting a facial reminder of how dangerous (and fun) tubing can be, I went off on a 3-day ski trip with EngScis! We headed off to Vermont (Smugglers' Notch) bright and early at 6:30am on Monday, so I had to stay downtown for the night...meaning since last night when I got back home (Wednesday), I didn't get to sleep in my own bed since last Thursday night. I truly missed my own bed. But anyway, we left early Monday morning and arrived in the evening. The ride was 10-11 hours including the stops for food and groceries. The ski resort we stayed in was pretty nice. We had our own little townhouse for the 12 of us to live in, but there were only enough beds for 10 people. The 5 of us biomeds decided to cram 3 beds together for one big bed for all 5 of us to sleep on! It was hilarious, really, but yup, it was a great chance to bond by talking, snacking, movie-ing, and just enjoying the time away from Toronto. We ended up skiing on Tuesday AND Wednesday. Too bad the place closes at 4pm (no lights! argh!), but still, it was just enough skiing fun and not too much either! Throughout the three days, we ended up cooking our own breakfasts and lunches, and I ended up eating a total of around 10 eggs these past three days. I have to say I'm a bit sick of eggs now, but still, cooking food together was fun and eating together was just as fun! =) OK, so now the actual skiing! There were 3 mountains for skiing, one for beginners and the other two for the intermediate/experts. We ended up spending almost all of our time at the latter two mountains because their runs were so good! We basically went through all the Blue Routes, and also a few Black Diamond Routes! It was my first ever time on Black Diamonds, and it was exhilarating! The view from the top of the mountain as well as on the way down was truly amazing. It really gave me a great realization of how beautiful nature truly is and how awesome is God's creation. In the end, I'm glad God kept us all safe and even though we had our falls and wipeouts, the whole skiing experience was a blast! Not only did we have a great time skiing, but we also had a great time of bonding, sharing, and enjoying the times we can spend together! So yup, we ended up leaving the ski resort at 4pm yesterday (Wednesday). We actually left 3 people behind because they were MIA, but luckily they communicated with the people in charge, so at least they were safe. We arrived back at downtown Toronto at around 2am and I ended up at home at around 3am. It was exhausting, but definitely a wonderful trip. I'm so glad and privileged to have been able to experience this and I really hope to go on more skiing trips in the future because I definitely missed skiing the past few years.