Bettygohard's blog

 

My experience with the Neil Edgeworth banked slalom goes back a few years now.  The first time I went I had no idea what I was getting myself into.  I was told by my husband that he was off to compete in this race and I was not only coming with but competing as well.  Hold on just a minute I think was my response, why am I competing?  So he explained and I went, hesitantly.

Friday night the snow was falling and my biggest concern was how to fit everything I wanted to do in on Saturday as I had to work Sunday and Monday and Tuesday…... not feeling 100% Saturday started slow with a sleep in after helping make breakfast for our guests.  Always something to do at the lodge so while Ian was sleeping I started making beds and then we headed out for some mountain time.  We had missed the Cliff Dive registration so I figured it was time to go see what the snow was like up top before hitting the park and the Airbag.

It was my birthday last week and totally contrary to my personality instead of heading out and hitting the trails I just hung out and took a day off. It was awesome to sit back and relax with the knowledge of a weekend of biking just on the horizon. This weekend past was the annual Silver Mtn Brewsfest. Silver mountain is in Kellogg, Idaho and a great place to go downhill. The Brewsfest is a super cool event; for less than the price of a regular lift ticket you get to ride the mountain bike trails, try out beers from 30 different breweries and listen to cool music.