Two weeks of winter...

Just some highlights from the past couple of weeks...

 

We headed to Ohio to help at my parents house, cleaning and general maintenance. Tom was set loose on the roof/gutters/trees. He had fun. 

We caught the first chair at the base of Mary Jane - we've NEVER done that in all of our years skiing, it was...anticlimactic.  But fresh tracks are always nice.

We also caught the sun coming over Vasquez Ridge:

 

 

Spent a day in the trees (honing my skills for backcountry skiing to begin later this winter!):

 

Minnie.  Oh, Minnie.  She isn’t long for this earth – she’s been battling crop issues for some time now and the vet said it likely won’t be long.  She is my only “Easter Egger” and current flock leader, I’m not sure what the others will do without her…I guess elect a new leader.  But, we’re trying some meds as a last ditch effort, but her prognosis isn’t good.  She’s a good chicken.  During a visit to the vet. 

 

In other news, we’re headed to Steamboat (aka “the boat”) this weekend for some downhill fun with friends.  It is supposed to DUMP while we are there, hopefully they don't closer Rabbit Ears pass on Sunday or we'll be stuck (oh darn).  Ellie is coming along for the ride! 

 

 

Everyday things...

Our winter has been sailing right along as expected - ski, hike, run, hang out with pets, work, repeat. 

We did decide to mix it up and try a smaller ski area that's covered by our pass this year - Eldora. It's a tiny, laid back place just east of Boulder. We weren't impressed. Crowded, less than mediocre snow and really slow lifts. There's definitely more "charm" at the smaller resorts/areas, but we learned to ski at places like these back in the Midwest and, well, we were underwhelmed. So, back to our current favorite ski area, Winter Park. We managed to avoid the crowds by keeping mostly to Vasquez Ridge and the trees in the Parsenn Bowl. 

I accidentally deleted the tree skiing photos from today. Boo...  But here are some random ones from the past couple of weeks. 

Pictures from a hike with Ellie:

Fritz just before he fake-charged Dottie and Dolly in the yard. They weren't impressed. 

And in very exciting other news, we are all booked for our 10th anniversary trip to Sri Lanka!  18 days of exploring this large island country just off the coast of India (with two nights in Bangkok, Thailand as a stopover).  Hiking, temple exploring, windsurfing and beach time await us in SL, along with lots of curry and other awesome food. We. Can't. Wait.