Lionshead Inn In The Center Of Lionshead Village Vail

... Vi packade bilen efter Olas morgonsamtal med Sverige och kom upp till lunch. Fler backar i systemet var öppna än tidigare och snökanonerna gick för fullt. Åkte till stängningsdags och checkade in på vår mysiga lodge. Vi sprang ut till hot tub och fick ett härligt bad innan vi gick ut på byn. Hittade ett steakhouse som var helt ok. Roligast var nog att de hade ett biljardbord som vi hängde vid. Och att tjejerna höll p ...

... blir det ju inte alltid så mysigt som man vill. Tog en schsysst burgare på Burger King halvvägs hemma.

Nu tvättar vi underställen, för på onsdag åker vi upp till Breckenridge igen för en långweekend. Barnen har Thanksgiving-lov och om man inte äter kalkonmiddag med tillbehör med släkten så ska man umgås med sin närmsta familj, så det sista tänkte vi göra. Då kanske ni får veta mer om de andra skidorterna runt omkring, Key Stone och Vail. Vi får se!

We got another early start yesterday because we knew we were going to have some pretty big hills to climb and the earlier the better. "Charlie" does not like to climb hills when it's hot out, and it's a good thing we left when we did because not only did it get pretty warm out but the summit we climbed was nearly 4000 ft. in a little under 4 miles. The elevation at the top was ...

... Clement Park, it was so pretty. They had lots of paved paths, tennis courts, a skate parks, lots of trees, all with a huge mountain range as the backdrop, it was just so nice. Inside the park is the Columbine Memorial. We visited it and I did a good job holding the tears back. The memorial was nice, in this large circular brick/cement/stone formation it had the names of all 13 people killed that day and something about them, a passage from their diary, a ...

... lunch. After we ate we took in a few shops and then hopped back on the bikes again so that we'd be back in time to return them to the rental company. But....once again we got stuck in a hail storm and had to take cover under a tree.

This was my favorite activity on the trip, and the weather just added to the excitement and we will always look back on it and laugh!

We spent the rest of the afternoon/evening exploring the shops in the Vail Village-which is an adorable German architecture looking resort town. We had dinner at Up The Creek
which is more of an "up-scale" restaurant. It was a little harder to find as it was set off of the main road directly on the creek.

I'm not the most adventuresome eater, so there were limited items on the ...

This year we skied for two weeks and both spring skiing and some good snow. We skied Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, and Arapahoe Basin. One day Peter and Ron took the day off and went fly fishing with a guide in Silverthorne. It was cold and they caught one fish but they still had a good time. Mike and Laurie joined us for a couple of days which was great!

... we reached the Highland Express Lift - the only lift I landed correctly and safely. We had to go down part of the mountain to catch our final lift: the Sourdough Express. A relatively short lift compared to the others; but, the end had the worst outcome. It was not due to a faulty lift; and despite what my catwalk rescuer would claim, it was not due to her skis hitting my board either. It may have been because I was tired ...

I am close to having been in Vail for a YEAR. I have not spent so much time in one spot since COLLEGE. Even that involved a summerly move somewhere! I can't say that I have fallen in love with Vail over otherspots. I definatly feel that I have overcome more since being here and am a bit more secure even in an often frustrating job.. but here I remain! I have jetted off to NYC twice now, home once for a week and a half, and other than that ...

... as so exhausted. After food and a rest went out again in the afternoon. Adam, Kristina and I drove home 5pm – slow and icy on the roads. Brad, Nathan, Mitch and Jaaden stayed for another night.






14/3/06 – Beaver Creek – sunny 40 degrees.

Beautiful day skiing. Paid for Adam, Kristina ...