keeping warm

look how tall!

Snow!  Not here.  In the mountains.  Grace and I were missing the white stuff in this holiday season so we nagged GP into going up, up, up high enough to touch it for the day.  We went to Pragelato, a small town that grew thanks to the Olympics.  It's where they held the ski jumping events.  Those are some seriously steep slopes.  Just looking at them from ground level made me a little queasy.  The jumps are right in town, or at least in full view from town.  A little farther up from the center is a lovely ski area that caters mostly to cross country and snow shoeing.  There is one lift for downhill as well.  We didn't really go prepared but next time I'll find someone to go snowshoeing with me.  It's gorgeous and only about an hour and a half drive from the city.  Of course all the fresh air made us hungry so we had to stop and buy some fresh bread and cheese and have a little snack.  When we came home I took a nap.  All in all a good day.  xxoo me