Ski and Golf on the same day

It's that rare time in Utah, one that only happens for a few weeks out of the year. The mountains, still covered in snow, (though a thinner coat than I would prefer) makes for great skiing. The snow is soft and if you can get into the trees you'll find fresh powder even days after a storm. The weather is warm enough that the snow will be soft and not icy, and many of the runs will be groomed in time for your arrival. 

Down in the valley the afternoons get as warm as the low 60s, and people are dusting off their T-shirts and digging out picnic blankets. The golf courses are opening up for the first time in months, and while their grass is brown and firm, its still usable. Golf carts grace the entryways like welcoming old friends,  and the driving range looks out across a fantastic landscape of sunshine and snow. 

There are two sports that I absolutely love, one I am great at the other I'm still working on.  It's rare, however, that I could do both in the same day, but for a few weeks here in March I will have the opportunity to do exactly that. Ideally I will get up early and hit first tracks at Sundance, the lowest of our Utah ski resorts, made famous by Robert Redford and his Sundance Film Festival every year. After several runs I could head down into the valley to thaw out and don my golf cleats for nine holes in the afternoon. Looking up at the majestic mountains behind me I will remember the tracks I laid in the morning as I tee off and try to shave some strokes off my game before the springtime hits. 

Unfortunately, there is a lot of work to do this time of year as well so rather than enjoying these two fantastic sports simultaneously I will most likely be at my desk, creating new marketing material and revising our existing content. Don't feel too bad for me though, I love what I do and I am sure I will make time to hit a bucket of balls during lunch and, if I'm lucky, take off early for a run or two in the afternoon…