Today, I skied at Massif de Charlevoix. It is a big mountain on the edge of the St. Laurence River, which often makes one feel as if they are skiing into the river. The day was surprisingly good--I feared ice after rain at my hotel 60km down the road. The ungroomed runs were not open, but I am a groomed cruising kind of skier, so no big deal. The snow was very, very fast, so I was often skiing a wee bit faster than I am comfortable with. Maybe I am getting older so that my tolerance for skiing super-fast has declined. Or maybe the hard pack snow was just super quick. Either way, it was a fast day of skiing. Not very crowded most of the time and no lift lines. So, a good day. A couple of things were a bit odd:
- First ski area that had no chocolate milk. Sure, it had hot chocolate, but a Saideman skiing tradition is chocolate milk at the end of the day.
- First ski area not to have donuts or stuff like it. Pastry-less ski morning? Sacre bleu!
- A rare place where the major entrance and chalet is at the top and not the bottom. This was fine except the chalet at the bottom was deceptive--no food served between 10-11--which lulled me into thinking that there would be food around lunchtime. Nope, closed on weekdays I guess.
- No hamburgers/hotdogs/hot sandwiches either. The food was fine, but a different selection from other places I have skied in North America, including places in Quebec.
Oh, and I didn't see any moose on the way to or fro despite/because of the special moose fence along the side of the road.
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