We went to Colorado to ski for our second time, and it didn't disappoint. We had as much fun as last year, maybe even more. A definite success. We started out the trip with super fries at a mexican restaurant in Craig. We may or may not have added time to the drive just to enjoy these fries. They're delicious and super good for you;)
Our time in Colorado was spent skiing and swimming. We skied more than we ever have. We were on the slopes by 9:30 every day and didn't finish skiing until the resort was closing. Success I think! Beaver Creek and Vail are pretty luxury. I didn't have to lift Sage onto the ski lift once because they always have someone do it for you. So nice! Vail is so huge that we saw maybe half of the resort, probably not even that much. I got stuck on a tough run with the girls. Think moguls, super steep, with a ravine on one side. We made it down but it took a while. Jake and Zack watched from the bottom. We happened to be on that run during the one sunny part of the trip. We were dying of heat and started ripping off anything we could. Sage even took her helmet off, put snow in it, and put it back on. It was awesome.
We spent most of our time skiing at Beaver Creek. Its such a great resort for families. They have a fun run for kids where you ski through covered wagons and tipis. Every afternoon at 3:00 they have freshly baked chocolate chip cookies at the base. And we got to participate in the coolest thing ever - the glow worm. After the resort is closed and its dark they give each person a cool foam glow stick thing and take you up the gondola to the bunny hill. Everyone gets in a line and does big turns down the mountain. They do it every week so people are watching and cheering for you the whole time. Then when everyone is down they do fireworks. It was such a fun, unique experience. I'm sure I enjoyed it as much as the kids.
The hotel we stayed at was as awesome as we remembered. Every evening they do a little kids club activity. Sage always made sure we went to that. A couple of nights they supply everything you need to make s'mores. And the outdoor pool and hot tubs are amazing. I couldn't handle the coldness of the pool this year (its heated but not nearly enough as far as I'm concerned) but the kids loved it. Somehow after skiing all day they still had the energy to swim.
Anyway, it was such a great trip that I hope continues for the foreseeable future. Hooray for Colorado!!
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| Super fries!! |
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| So beautiful! |
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| Ready to ski! |
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| Ninja Sage! |
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| Ready to head back out |
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| Cookies at the bottom |
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| Delicious food |
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| Ready to go! |
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| Glow Worm! |
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| Messy with s'mores |
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| The most awesome candy cabin ever at the top of the mountain. The kids were in heaven |
