Slow Day

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Avon Colorado

We're taking a slow day today. Good thing - I need a bit of rest after racking up 61k in vert over the past three days. The workout routine definitely helped, but between the team meetings (with cognac), the elevation, and the vert, I need a bit of a rest. Plus, I'm a card carrying old person now.

It's cold this morning. It was 24 when I woke up and 28 at 9am. We headed out a bit after 10 and went up to the base today with the idea that the best snow would be up high. Chelsea and Louis came with to do some laps on the baby gondola (only at BC) with Brooke and Parker. The rest of us headed up Centennial and then the Cinch lift to the very top of BC at 11,440'. 

Garth at BC base looking up the Centennial lift

Parker and Chelsea

Garth and Catherine

It was maybe 20 at the top and a bit chilly. It validated my decision to wear my ski jacket rather than the flannel. There will be time for that tomorrow.  The snow up top was really nice.

Beth showing her style 

Cam only learned to ski this season. He's already keeping up like a pro.

Cam

Cam shredding the bumps

The Crew on Piney

Catherine and Quinn show off their synchro skills

It was getting rather windy and frigid after lunch. The ladies left early to go on a shopping excursion. Garth and I continued on with a run down Harrier (not great, in fact, really stiff) and then the long traverse from Larkspur to the top of Bachelor Gulch which is approximately 1.7 miles. My thighs were burning because we had tuck parts of it do to a stiff upslope wind. After that we did a couple of laps down Cabin Fever. It was pretty slick at the top (e.g., icy) but worse in the middle and then a bit mushy at the bottom. We racked up 16k of vert today for a four-day total of nearly 75k. In other words it wasn't really a slow day.

The forecast calls for warm and windy tomorrow. Regardless, it should be a fun day.