On Saturday night, Adam noticed that the skin on the inside of his arms and on the sides of his torso was somewhat bluish in color. Since we were at an altitude of 6,900 feet, we immediately suspected altitude sickness. He felt ok, but looked up information on the internet nevertheless. Of course, the blue indicated that he had a lack of oxygen, but he didn’t have any other serious symptoms like nausea or dizziness. On Sunday morning, Adam felt fine, and, luckily, his blue was lightening, so we kept him well hydrated and headed out to ski. Unfortunately for him, we learned that if you experience altitude sickness once, you will probably get it the next time you travel to a high altitude. You can normally acclimate in about 48 hours, and Adam's blue skin continues to fade nicely.
When we skied on Sunday, the weather was unusually warm – the high actually reached 50 degrees. We were sweating like crazy, and the boys even put on their spring jackets for skiing in the afternoon. On Monday, the temperatures were predicted to be a bit cooler, but still above normal. At the top of the mountain (10,000 feet) there was a winter weather advisory for 4-8 inches of snow. Mid-mountain (8,500 feet) they were supposed to get 2-4 inches, and at the base (7,000 feet) the weather service forecasted rain mixed with snow. We skied near the summit most of Monday, avoiding any rain, and actually saw sunshine later in the day. I will admit that we all - with the exception of the annoyingly in-shape Jim - developed sore legs and aching muscles. On our last run of the day, we took a three-and-a-half mile long trail, and Adam, Jacob, and I were all doing some serious whining by the time we got to the bottom. We are taking a planned day off on Tuesday to do some sightseeing.
Jim and Jacob inside the gondola.
We stopped here for a snack halfway up the mountain.
Nice scenery.
3 comments:
Oh come on, your son turned blue and we don't get any pictures? You have pictures up there, so I know you have a camera.
Oh my, I never even thought of that. What an awesome idea! Ok, we just checked, and Adam's skin is back to normal. Crap!
Not only that, he could have joined the "Blue Man Group" that performs in Las Vegas!
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