Retail therapy with a bit of board therapy

Note the blue outfit
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Well after a fantastic sleep (the beds don't get any better than at the Sheraton) we went out to pick up a few ski supplies at REI and then Peter Glenn Ski Shop.  It was VERY hard to maintain control of my credit card, oooohhh there was some seriously tempting consumer items that i was drooling over.

I did quite well with a fabulous new ski jacket, after noticing when i got into my ski gear this morning that i was completely decked out in various shades of blue.  How this happened after several years of singular item accumulation that everything i was wearing was a shade of blue is a complete mystery to me, particularly when blue is not really a favourite colour of mine.

Charlotte at Beluga Bay
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SO, my jacket is a very fetching light pink and grey.  You can suitably admire me in the attached photos.

After walking out burdened with our new purchases and loaded up the 4WD we headed out to Alyeska to get the boarding legs back so to speak.  The drive out takes around 40 minutes or so along the spectacular turnagain arm area and hugs the shoreline of Beluga Bay (??? i think this is what it is called...).

Managed a few laps of the mountain and was extremely disappointed with my boots, very serious 'issues' and was basically bitching and moaning for the next 3 hours.  Also found the new board a little more challenging but was not sure if this was related to the agony from my feet and shins.   It was a very hard pack and essentially stick to groomers only.  The wind and clouds came in over the afternoon and we ended a little earlier than normal around 4.30pm.  I was extremely happy to have my boots removed and drove back to Anchorage.

Dare i say, pretty in pink??
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I have determined to try out a little more retail therapy and see if any of the boots at the shop seem any better before heading out to Alyeska again tomorrow.

Well after a relaxing bath we headed out to the best place to eat in town, Humpy's.  Had a delightful Portland Oregon Honey Ale to wash down with my Grilled Atlantic Salmon, YUM AGAIN! Now very tired and still a little jet lagged and very much looking forward to going back to the best bed i know.