Buh-Bye Ski Season!

This was the last weekend to ski at Copper Mountain, and it was a doozy! The wicked storm that rolled through Denver dropped 12" on Thursday and 9" on Friday at Copper before shutting down the city and highway! I-70 was closed until about 11:00 on Saturday, which prevented the droves of people wanting to ride fresh powder, come to closing weekend, and see DJ Magic Mike at Sunsation. Weren't we fortunate to go to the cabin on Friday night so we could make it to the mountain on Saturday?? There were NO lines and lots of fresh turns to be had!

Our Neighbors, Dawn & Gary with their pooch Lucy, came up with us on Friday night. It took 1.5 hours longer than usual to make it to the cabin, but our great conversation made the ride fly by! Saturday morning, we slept in, had a great breakfast, then headed to Copper. The snow was deep, and pretty heavy - there is a difference between "powder" and "fresh snow" and this did not constitute the priveledge of being called powder.

We had a great time, clocked in 9 runs before our legs started to give out, and headed for the base of the mountain to listen to great music and enjoy the Sunsational weather.

After returning to the cabin on Saturday night to find the power was out for miles around, we regretfully headed back to town out of fear of freezing overnight at the cabin. We didn't have candles and figured our headlamps weren't going to cut it as an alternative source of heat!

It was a great, short, weekend with a lot of laughter, deep conversation and snow-fun!

We were in such a hurry to leave the power-less cabin that I left my point-n-shoot camera at the cabin :(


So, until I get the new pics from this year, here's a shot of Dawn & Gary from last winter, plus some of my favorite pics of skiing from this season:


Brookie took this pic, I think it may need to be our Christmas Card shot for this year, love it!

Brookie gettin' a good brekkie in! This one just makes me laugh!

Content, Captivating, Courageous, Contemplative & Cheerful Christen

Dom & Gisela enjoying the sun and some fabulous company :)

Casey & Brookie rippin down the bowl after launching the cornice

Butchy getting a great laugh in - and some sun



A Mascot - there were HUNDREDS of Mascots skiing this day! They do a trip once/year and it is pretty surreal to see all kinds of human-size animals skiing down the mountain.



Apres model Brookie - wind in hair and all - she learned this skill in Steamboat, of course!



Hangin' in the lot - The most fun day of the year - riding with 7 of our great friends all together!

Cheers until next Season!