FRIDAY:
The weekend started on an ominous note, with flights to Mammoth being cancelled due to heavy snow and blizzard conditions. But that didn't faze anyone. The affected folks just rented cars at the last minute and drove up/down. That kind of commitment to fun set the mood for the entire weekend.
SATURDAY:
The morning was spent on the slopes. It snowed all day and there was a ton of powder which actually wasn't such a blessing. Snowboarding and skiing were both kinda painful. But I'm glad we all went because on Sunday the conditions were so bad that the mountain was inaccessible.
Saturday night we had a group dinner outing followed by a huge party hosted by Santa's Workshop. What is Santa's Workshop you ask?
Well, Santa's Workshop was the awesome villa which I and a couple other 2013s shared with a bunch of 2011 FEMBAs. Among other things, we had Christmas lights, stockings with our names on them, mistletoe,and hand-made ice luges! Yes, the enterprising guys actually designed and carved multiple ice luges. I've never been more impressed with party preparations. To complete the picture, our crew even dressed in Santa and Elf outfits while greeting the rest of the FEMBAs to our abode. Without getting into too many details, let me assure you the party was a grand success.
SUNDAY:
We woke up to a completely white world outside. We had received some 18in of snow overnight and it was still snowing so we had to stay in. But if we couldn't go to the mountain, the mountain had to come to us, right? So that's exactly what we did. The guys built a sled run outside our villa and we rode plastic sleds down it. It was AMAZING and totally worth the soreness experienced the next day. The rest of the day was spent in the hot tub and sauna, cooking Mexican dinner, playing Taboo, building a snowman, and more partying. In my more inspired moment, I attempted to bake cookies and ended up making one giant cookie because the batter expanded in the oven.
MONDAY:
We all braved the snow, the slippery roads and falling trees and drove back to our respective homes. Mammoth received the heaviest snowfall in 40 years this past weekend and southern California received the heaviest rainfall in a long time. And despite that, I hear one of the vans drove back in the rain with only one barely-functioning windshield wiper, held on by a shoelace! I need to get the details on that story. Between the ice-luges and this, I must say we MBAs are really creative!
This trip was easily the most intense and funnest networking event one can attend. I could get used to such getaways after every quarter end. A huge applause and thanks to our classmates who took the effort to set this up!
SATURDAY:
The morning was spent on the slopes. It snowed all day and there was a ton of powder which actually wasn't such a blessing. Snowboarding and skiing were both kinda painful. But I'm glad we all went because on Sunday the conditions were so bad that the mountain was inaccessible.
Saturday night we had a group dinner outing followed by a huge party hosted by Santa's Workshop. What is Santa's Workshop you ask?
Well, Santa's Workshop was the awesome villa which I and a couple other 2013s shared with a bunch of 2011 FEMBAs. Among other things, we had Christmas lights, stockings with our names on them, mistletoe,and hand-made ice luges! Yes, the enterprising guys actually designed and carved multiple ice luges. I've never been more impressed with party preparations. To complete the picture, our crew even dressed in Santa and Elf outfits while greeting the rest of the FEMBAs to our abode. Without getting into too many details, let me assure you the party was a grand success.
SUNDAY:
We woke up to a completely white world outside. We had received some 18in of snow overnight and it was still snowing so we had to stay in. But if we couldn't go to the mountain, the mountain had to come to us, right? So that's exactly what we did. The guys built a sled run outside our villa and we rode plastic sleds down it. It was AMAZING and totally worth the soreness experienced the next day. The rest of the day was spent in the hot tub and sauna, cooking Mexican dinner, playing Taboo, building a snowman, and more partying. In my more inspired moment, I attempted to bake cookies and ended up making one giant cookie because the batter expanded in the oven.
MONDAY:
We all braved the snow, the slippery roads and falling trees and drove back to our respective homes. Mammoth received the heaviest snowfall in 40 years this past weekend and southern California received the heaviest rainfall in a long time. And despite that, I hear one of the vans drove back in the rain with only one barely-functioning windshield wiper, held on by a shoelace! I need to get the details on that story. Between the ice-luges and this, I must say we MBAs are really creative!
This trip was easily the most intense and funnest networking event one can attend. I could get used to such getaways after every quarter end. A huge applause and thanks to our classmates who took the effort to set this up!
// In my more inspired moment, I attempted to bake cookies and ended up making one giant cookie because the batter expanded in the oven.
ReplyDeleteAm trying to imagine what that looked like. Pics?