Leadville Inn
Travel Blogs from Leadville
Sunshine!
... and fellow skiers, we decided it would was in our best interest to call it a day. We headed back to the cottage for an afternoon of rest and relaxation. We took Sadie on her first walk in her snow boots and lost three along the way. She loved it though! Later in the evening, we had sushi at the Mountain Flying Fish. It was pretty delicious aside from the boiled chicken and tempura shrimp noodle ...
Hitting the Slopes!
... beer and mimosas in the lodge. We skied about 10 trails today; as much as we could considering the conditions. About 2:30 we headed back to the cottage and warmed up with hot chocolate. Later in the evening, we went to a few shops and enjoyed a steak dinner at the Briar Rose restaurant. The steaks were perfect and they had the best whipped Yukon ...
Changes in Altitude
... rough conditions, we arrived safely to our destination. There's snow everywhere! Our cottage is covered and there's no central heat. The electric space heaters better work good! We went get fitted for our skis at Blue RIver Sports and ordered Fattys pizza to go as recommended by a local. The town is beautiful. We can't wait to see more of it ...
First Week
... small slope. So I went up to the top of the entry level slope and took a few runs. The riding is really critical and requires lots of attention, as I found out when I stopped concentrating and caught an edge and fell really hard, much harder than the average skate bail, easily the hardest ...
Welcome to Breckenridge
... mountains. Our drive home from Denver took us through a beautiful pass with some harrowing emergency truck stops on the way. We finally got to our house at about 10pm American time and welcomed a warm shower and comfy bed.
The next morning we awoke to a breathtaking view of snow ...