The weather continues to be warm and the snow is getting icier or slushier, take your pick. The avid skiers who can afford it are traveling north. Good skiers say even the upper slopes are becoming hard on the knees. We spent a short time out yesterday. I think I'll just retire my boots this trip. It is miserable and hot out there at 42 degrees. I didn't come this far to be hot. I can do that at home.

But that doesn't mean we'll be doing nothing. Tonight we take the gondola and a sleigh ride to Ragnar's restaurant up the mountain for dinner. Tomorrow we go dog-sledding and tubing. Saturday we have a horseback ride and dinner again up the mountain at Hazie's.

I might just trot down the hill today and watch the children ski. They are so much fun to watch, and some of them are good, fearless little critters that they are. People here start them early. David's baby started at 18 months.