Snowy Range

In the dreary month of February it seems like there isn't much to do, and other than Valentines day it is a pretty boring month. This doesn't mean that its a total drag however. I have friends who just can't wait for spring and summer. They long for the sun and the warm weather. I'll admit I do miss it a bit, however as I realized right around Thanksgiving, my favorite season has to be winter.

I know that is slightly crazy, however growing up in Wyoming has helped in some ways. Another thing that makes me love winter (beside good food, comfy clothes, and hot chocolate) is the snow. I will take it in any way possible. If that means as big flakes we catch on our noses, or maybe snowmen, or snowball fights! It's the best.

The thing that takes the cake for me? The fact that this is the only time of the year when I get to go out and ski. Strapping those two pieces of wood (or more accurately fiberglass) to my feet and flying down the face of a mountain is a beautiful exhilarating feeling. I was an alpine racer for five years, all throughout middle school. I quit because I just didn't weigh enough to compete in my age group, hitting puberty late isn't always a blessing in disguise.

The last few years have been hard to go out and hit the slopes. I feel like I'm constantly busy, but this last weekend was beautiful. I was able to grab my friends and go out to the mountain. I can't tell you how much I missed those awful boots. Or the bulky clothes. It was a total powder day, I helped a friend learn to ski for the first time, so we didn't go on too many challenging runs, but by the end of the day she was doing amazing and I had the best time!

Here we are above ready to head out for the day!

After living on a hill every weekend from September to March for five years, and then not being able to actually ski for the last two it has killed me. I will definitely be going out to Snowy Range again. They had really reasonable lift prices, and the renting for my two friends wasn't bad at all. I liked how the lodge was set up too, it reminded me of my little one chair ski hill I learned on.

If you want to go find a great place nearby I can't recommend it more!! It honestly is one of my favorite sports of all time. The fact that I get to watch my team on the TV skiing my favorite events makes this February even better.

Loves
WyoBelle

P.S. The 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City? Yep, I grew up 2 hours away from there. Went to a few events, and when I raced I was on the Snowbasin Alpine Team. In otherwords where the men's/women's downhill events took place!

But what? Boots!

Hello world,

Midterms caught me off guard so hard this year, but not as badly as our football team did yesterday. Bit of a let down that one, well more than a bit. Went up in the hills this morning, early this morning, didn't see any elk which was our goal but I did see lots and lots of snow.  By the time my friend and I got back to town it was snowing pretty hard. However, this afternoon all the snow had melted again.

This trend of snow and melt is beginning to become quite the pattern over here. And rain, we have had sooo much rain this year, more than I think I've seen in Wyoming in my entirety of living here (almost my entire life)! With so much snow and rain and the wacky Wyoming weather, I've been caught off guard with my choice of shoes.

I have heavy duty snow boots for the really wet storms and  otherwise have been able to tough through with tennis shoes the rest of the time, because honestly when the snow comes you aren't outside for very long normally. This bizarre year has made me lust after duck boots. Its the main thing I'm going to be asking Santa for for Christmas this year ;)

Here are a few of my favorites:

Tivol by Sorel
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Women's Shearwater by Sperry Top-Sider





and finally the Women's Bean Boots by L.L. Bean's



I just can't get enough of them, and they just me so well. My best friend loves her Uggs and she looks good in them, but it's just too much fluff and size.

How has the weather been for you? And midterms? Are you looking into anything new for the winter months?

-Wyobelle