Flew into Denver ahead of schedule and were clear of immigration in about 25 minutes. Waiting for Deborah to arrive from Dallas when board showed that her flight would be delayed by 90 minutes! All our well laid plans gone to ruin. Anyway she showed up - 90 mins late - and we drove out to her house - a few glasses of wine and a pizza and off to bed.
Met up with Babs on Friday and took her out to lunch. Went back to Deborah's and she invited all the neighbours around for a party - great fun.
Drove into Boulder on Saturday and met Daniel and Maggie for lunch after a stroll around the stores. We all went back to Deborah's afterwards and spent the evening slowly getting drunk!
Drove up into the mountains on Sunday and arrive late in the afternoon
in Avon staying at the Sheraton Mountain Vista. Went out for a Mexican dinner.
Monday we skied in the Arrowhead and Bachelor Gulch area of the resort. Conditions were just about perfect although it was just a bit colder than we would have liked.
Tuesday we skied the main resort and again everything was good with the snow but it had become very cold indeed - down to a very chilly -25c - but it was still a lot of fun.
Wednesday was our day off and we were talked into attending a timeshare presentation at the Westin Riverfront. We didn't buy one but we did buy two weeks over the next two years. Afterwards we went to Vail for a look around the shops but it was so cold, -30c, that we went back to the apartment.
Thursday we went to Copper Mountain for the day and the conditions again were perfect and thankfully the temperatures had risen to an almost tropical -10c. Followed Deborah back to our place, by strange coincidence, and had a great evening eating, drinking, and talking.
Friday we all skied together at Beaver Creek and had a long lunch before a few more runs in the afternoon. Ate and drank too much in the evening.
Saturday we saw Deborah off home and skied all day in Beaver Creek - conditions were very different as we'd had about 8 inches of fresh snow but it was a lot of fun.
Sunday, despite the terrible road conditions due to heavy snow, we drove up to Steamboat Springs. Managed to spin the car off the road as we were going though Yampa but no harm done and thankfully the locals pulled me out of the ditch.
Monday we skied all day on Steamboat mountain in fresh new snow. There was about 10 inches of it when we started and another 4 or 5 by the time we'd finished. Our legs were completely shot by about 2:30 so we called it quits and wend back down to the base and had a coffee and snack. Ate in at the hotel.
Tuesday we decided that as we'd had such a tough day on Monday that we should take the day off and so we headed off to the mountain base for a good look around. Then we went downtown for lunch and spent the afternoon looking around all the shops and galleries on main street.
Wednesday we skied all day but Sheila wasn't feeling to great so she stopped soon after lunch. I carried on until the lifts closed and covered a lot of ground. Good day. Ate in the hotel in the evening.
On Thursday Sheila really wasn't feeling too good at all so we decided to take another day off and go for a drive to Hayden. There really isn't anything there - it's just a little one horse town. We couldn't even find anywhere to get a coffee! Went to Steamboat for lunch and then came back to hotel. By the end of the afternoon we were both feeling very ill - shivery, bad cough, so we just ordered a pizza and stayed in.
Friday we were both feeling better but even though we didn't get up until gone 10 we still weren't definitely not well enough to ski. Went into town for lunch and then to the mountain to try and get a refund on our lift tickets. We both felt OK by the evening so went downtown to the Steamboat Smokehouse for dinner.
Saturday we were both back to strength and skied all day in perfect conditions. Sheila gave up earlier on but I carried on for another couple of hours doing some of the runs I'd missed doing earlier in the week. Stopped skiing at 4:00 and went back to hotel. Ate in dinner in Rex's.
Sunday we left hotel at 10:00 and drove back to Denver by a route we hadn't done before. Stopped at Walden for lunch - a real hicky little place miles from anywhere. Stopped off at Deborah's before driving over to Babs' place.
Monday we both felt lousy again and spent the morning with Babs. Drove to airport after lunch and slept all the way back on the plane.
Met up with Babs on Friday and took her out to lunch. Went back to Deborah's and she invited all the neighbours around for a party - great fun.
Drove into Boulder on Saturday and met Daniel and Maggie for lunch after a stroll around the stores. We all went back to Deborah's afterwards and spent the evening slowly getting drunk!
Drove up into the mountains on Sunday and arrive late in the afternoon
in Avon staying at the Sheraton Mountain Vista. Went out for a Mexican dinner.
Monday we skied in the Arrowhead and Bachelor Gulch area of the resort. Conditions were just about perfect although it was just a bit colder than we would have liked.
Tuesday we skied the main resort and again everything was good with the snow but it had become very cold indeed - down to a very chilly -25c - but it was still a lot of fun.
Wednesday was our day off and we were talked into attending a timeshare presentation at the Westin Riverfront. We didn't buy one but we did buy two weeks over the next two years. Afterwards we went to Vail for a look around the shops but it was so cold, -30c, that we went back to the apartment.
Thursday we went to Copper Mountain for the day and the conditions again were perfect and thankfully the temperatures had risen to an almost tropical -10c. Followed Deborah back to our place, by strange coincidence, and had a great evening eating, drinking, and talking.
Friday we all skied together at Beaver Creek and had a long lunch before a few more runs in the afternoon. Ate and drank too much in the evening.
Saturday we saw Deborah off home and skied all day in Beaver Creek - conditions were very different as we'd had about 8 inches of fresh snow but it was a lot of fun.
Sunday, despite the terrible road conditions due to heavy snow, we drove up to Steamboat Springs. Managed to spin the car off the road as we were going though Yampa but no harm done and thankfully the locals pulled me out of the ditch.
Monday we skied all day on Steamboat mountain in fresh new snow. There was about 10 inches of it when we started and another 4 or 5 by the time we'd finished. Our legs were completely shot by about 2:30 so we called it quits and wend back down to the base and had a coffee and snack. Ate in at the hotel.
Tuesday we decided that as we'd had such a tough day on Monday that we should take the day off and so we headed off to the mountain base for a good look around. Then we went downtown for lunch and spent the afternoon looking around all the shops and galleries on main street.
Wednesday we skied all day but Sheila wasn't feeling to great so she stopped soon after lunch. I carried on until the lifts closed and covered a lot of ground. Good day. Ate in the hotel in the evening.
On Thursday Sheila really wasn't feeling too good at all so we decided to take another day off and go for a drive to Hayden. There really isn't anything there - it's just a little one horse town. We couldn't even find anywhere to get a coffee! Went to Steamboat for lunch and then came back to hotel. By the end of the afternoon we were both feeling very ill - shivery, bad cough, so we just ordered a pizza and stayed in.
Friday we were both feeling better but even though we didn't get up until gone 10 we still weren't definitely not well enough to ski. Went into town for lunch and then to the mountain to try and get a refund on our lift tickets. We both felt OK by the evening so went downtown to the Steamboat Smokehouse for dinner.
Saturday we were both back to strength and skied all day in perfect conditions. Sheila gave up earlier on but I carried on for another couple of hours doing some of the runs I'd missed doing earlier in the week. Stopped skiing at 4:00 and went back to hotel. Ate in dinner in Rex's.
Sunday we left hotel at 10:00 and drove back to Denver by a route we hadn't done before. Stopped at Walden for lunch - a real hicky little place miles from anywhere. Stopped off at Deborah's before driving over to Babs' place.
Monday we both felt lousy again and spent the morning with Babs. Drove to airport after lunch and slept all the way back on the plane.
