We're gonna party like it's 1999

I cannot believe it's been 10 years since our first Tremblant run; the trip that was to be known as Operation Mayhem. Jim, Scotty and I had been playing music together a lot and talked often about skiing. This trip came up because my father had been up to Grey Rocks a couple of times way back in the 60's and I'd heard about it time and time again. We used my parents' time share and booked it with no idea what was good, bad or other.

I remember thinking it was so far away and we were going to feel like strangers in a strange land. However, it was clear upon arrival that the Quebecois were warm, friendly and inviting, and that their potent beer and laughter flowed like wine.

A few things I'll never forget from that first trip...
Listening to "Edge of a Broken Heart" by Vixen, every single morning in the lot.
Drinking Molsons during lunch at the top of the mountain
Having to give Scotty "a talk" to calm him down about being away from home, missing work, missing the U.S., etc. (ugh).

Overall, the thing that I absolutely remember most, is the general feeling of excitement, joy and freedom that Jim and I felt from the very beginning. I still feel that way on each trip since; that's what keeps us coming back.

Operation Legacy will certainly be another chapter in this wonderful story.