cupid valley ski resort
i want to write about this short trip due to the sheer beauty and nature contained within these photographs.
some of our best girlfriends in niigata ken invited us over for a night of catching up, dancing, eating, drinking, and snowboarding. the girls, jaime, megan, and michelle, chose a centrally located ski resort, cupid valley, at which to meet. so, early saturday morning, tiffany and i started the drive to cupid valley. it was an absolute beautiful, sparkling, crisp day. the sun was out, our moods were giddy, and the day held fresh promise.
not only were we looking forward to hitting the slopes, but we were dying with anticipation to see the girls - it felt like it had been literally forever. and not only was the day going to be fun, but the night too. we had an enkai (all you can drink and eat party) planned at a hawaiian themed restautant/bar in nagaoka with them and several of their other friends. a day of carefree fun - don't you love them!
it's hard to really understand or see through the pictures the vast beauty of nature - i wish everyone could have seen this gorgeous day. in the morning soon after we met.
feet and feet of powder. when i first learned to snowboard, i couldn't stand dipping into that type of snow, preferring to stay on the slicker, flatter and harder stuff. my inexperienced skill would lead to me catching my board under the very deep snow, causing me to fall without fail. which, in the powder is a pain in the ass because you must dig yourself out - getting hot, wet, and bothered (wow, i like where that's going!). but now, my increased level of skill has proportionately increased with my love with the white stuff. the powdery white stuff.
and then post-onsen and clean up: tiffany, me, and michelle
a new friend, tatsuya
mmmmmm - jamie and i
michelle being fabulous
charlie and megan
it's way too rare to see these fair friends of ours. and the sad fact about it is that there's no reason for it - we simply have to make time for each other. and hopefully we'll be doing more of that until there departure date in late july/early august. . .
some of our best girlfriends in niigata ken invited us over for a night of catching up, dancing, eating, drinking, and snowboarding. the girls, jaime, megan, and michelle, chose a centrally located ski resort, cupid valley, at which to meet. so, early saturday morning, tiffany and i started the drive to cupid valley. it was an absolute beautiful, sparkling, crisp day. the sun was out, our moods were giddy, and the day held fresh promise.
not only were we looking forward to hitting the slopes, but we were dying with anticipation to see the girls - it felt like it had been literally forever. and not only was the day going to be fun, but the night too. we had an enkai (all you can drink and eat party) planned at a hawaiian themed restautant/bar in nagaoka with them and several of their other friends. a day of carefree fun - don't you love them!
it's hard to really understand or see through the pictures the vast beauty of nature - i wish everyone could have seen this gorgeous day. in the morning soon after we met.
feet and feet of powder. when i first learned to snowboard, i couldn't stand dipping into that type of snow, preferring to stay on the slicker, flatter and harder stuff. my inexperienced skill would lead to me catching my board under the very deep snow, causing me to fall without fail. which, in the powder is a pain in the ass because you must dig yourself out - getting hot, wet, and bothered (wow, i like where that's going!). but now, my increased level of skill has proportionately increased with my love with the white stuff. the powdery white stuff.
and then post-onsen and clean up: tiffany, me, and michelle
a new friend, tatsuya
mmmmmm - jamie and i
michelle being fabulous
charlie and megan
it's way too rare to see these fair friends of ours. and the sad fact about it is that there's no reason for it - we simply have to make time for each other. and hopefully we'll be doing more of that until there departure date in late july/early august. . .
posted by Unknown at 2:35 PM
1 Comments:
oh lizzy its so lovely!
would love to go to cupid valley for the day, its so peaceful and serene and the runs from the gondola are fantastic!
u and tiff look very snow bunny-ish! much sexier than last years cobbled together outfits!!
it snowed here this weekend, i was deeply unimpressed by the 2 inches which had melted by tea time!
miss u!!
2 more weeks at work and counting.....
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