The challenge, the sweet exhaustion, the freedom and earned right to sleep as much as you want, meeting people from all over the world and excitedly sharing mtn/trail tips on the lift & in the hot tub, scarfing horrifying breakfasts etc. without guilt or shame, the air, the fireplace, the extremity of how different it is from regular life. As friend said as we watched tsunami coverage, we are so privileged to be here, doing this, it's almost kind of upsetting. We vowed to appreciate better.