Breckenridge, Colorado.

Another example of how lucky I am, my friend Mike called me up and asked if I wanted to go to Breck for a ski weekend. Absolutely!

After another lackluster flying experience and a 2 hour drive, we finally made it to the beautiful house Mike had arranged. It was a 5 bedroom ski cottage perched on the side of Mount Quandray.

The first night the altitude change was really messing with peoples heads. Headaches were constant and you would get winded from opening a beer. Really! Most of us live at or near sea level and our house sits at 10,000 feet elevation. The difference is striking.
After eating some great lasagna made by V and the early crew, most went to bed relatively early so we could hit the slopes the next day.

The next morning after a sleepless night (altitude) V and I made breakfast for the crew so we had energy to ski the day away. We rented some gear at a local shop and I opted to demo some new skis. I got these bad boys from Movement and was truly impressed. The only area that I had trouble was with a lot a speed executing a big GS turn. The back end would lose edge and I would check speed and slide a bit. They were great all around though.

It was snowing like a banshee and at times there was a total whiteout. We got about 6 inches throughout the day, which made for some fun skiing (even if we couldn't see).





After a great first day we hit a local bar for some Apres Ski. Back home we made dinner, drank wine and told stories of the day. Sleep was difficult again, but this time it wasn't the altitude.



Day 2 was amazing. The snow storm had passed leaving a blanket of fresh powder and clear blue skies. The surrounding peaks that were obscured the day before were out in all their glory. The sun was warm on our faces and the snow bright with it's reflection. A late start due to unfortunate matters out of our control got us on the slopes just after noon. We skied hard till the lifts shut down for the night. I think we got in 12 runs in 4 hours, not too bad.




Apres ski day 2 brought us a pre-beer at mountain base, then back home for the real celebration. This was our last night and due to flight schedules we would not be able to ski the following day, so the party pants came out. We played games, laughed, and sang the night away, capping a fantastic weekend.