Can I Really Still Be In the Northern Hemisphere?

My flight back to Colombia ended up being delayed because of the first real snow storm of the year. I really can't complain about it too much because I got to go skiing! On Monday I didn't think I would see real snow or be able to ski at all this year, but on Wednesday I was out doing loops (small ones, but loops on real snow none-the-less) at Elm Creek.

So, I went from, in a matter of 17 hours, this:

To this:

And a temperature change of 90 degrees (-5 to 85 F). Yikes Bikes.

I also got a new room. Here it is!

It is about a fifth the size of my other one. In fact, I had to stand in my bathroom to get the majority of the room into the picture. But I really like it. It is quaint.

There is a different feeling in the hotel now. They have put up Christmas lights (which is a bit strange to see without snow) and they are doing lots of construction. Also, because it is vacation time here, the administration takes advantage of incoming wealthy tourists and kicks out all the hotel residents (I'm still here because I fall into both categories, I guess.) So it feels a bit strange because most of my friends have moved out. However, the first thing I did was swim in the ocean and it was delicious. It's good to be back.