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The air is getting colder. The days are growing shorter. The gear shops are changing inventory. The change is happening.

And I know the change is surely coming for another reason, and that's because I'm on OnTheSnow.com posting already. Even though OnTheSnow.com has obviously upgraded their system, and in the process, lost all my blog entries, so now I must start all over :(

During the change, my thoughts of golf and backpacking, camping and biking, turn to thoughts of fall camping and leaf watching, snowshoeing and skiing. But mostly...skiing. When the weather calls for a frost advisory at night, I get a little chill (literally) thinking that snow is on the way. When I wake up and go to work and I don't have to put on my sunglasses, I know that snow is on the way. And when I start planning what skis I'm going to buy...I know that it's probably just a boring day at work.

Fact of the matter is, I'm excited for fall and winter. They are my two favorite seasons. Fall means winter is near, but also brings about some of the greatest weather...warm days and cool evenings. Winter of course means skiing and snowshoeing, but also is one of the most quiet and tranquil times of year.

This year's ski season will be quite different than ones before. For one thing, two of the people that I constantly ski with have moved out West. For another, our normal pilgrimage to Utah probably won't happen for that same reason. Instead, I may have to go to Colorado for the first time since I strapped skis to my feet. I'll also have to go to Tahoe, which I've never been to. On top of that, my quiver has to change as well. New skis, new skiing locales, and no good friends to ski with make me nervous about the season...but that will never stop me.

The change is happening. For better or for worse, it's happening. And I couldn't be happier.