Welcome to this cold, cold part of the world

December 27, 2018
Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Temperature: -2


It was a bit brisk this morning.  Said -2 at the house.  We had to jump Dylan's car -- the battery said no.  We got the sweet parking space again and then got our passes.  It was -3 at the gondola.  Dylan wanted to ride Christy and Thunderhead; I wanted to ride inside on the gondola.  I won.



















We skied the lower mountain on the first run hoping it would be warm.  It wasn't, plus Ted's run was in the shade.  We headed over to Sunshine where the sun was shining with the theory that it would be warmer there.  It wasn't.  We were in the lodge by 10 drinking beer. 

The view from Rendezvous.
























There were some moose hanging out under the Thunderhead - a cow and two calves.  You don't see that every day.  It was hard getting photos because it was so cold and the lift wasn't stopping.

We headed out around 1 to grab lunch with Kayla before we left.  We got at least 20,000 vert and had had enough of the cold.  Left town around 2:30 and were at Cameron Pass just after 3.

 The Nokhu Crags

So far a good few days of skiing in Colorado.  It's been snowing a little at Willy; maybe I'll get a few Oregon powder days in this season.  It's definitely time to get after it--I'm not getting any younger.