We stayed up in Breckenridge until the 23rd of December. We skied a bunch, and Bode spent a day in ski-school. I can't believe how good of a skier he is. We skied on Thursday, and were thrilled (again) by the lack of people (although today it was starting to pick up in town, which was our cue to leave). Thursday was such a great day. Thus sun wasn't out, which might make you think it was cold; it was not. Plus, there wasn't a hint of wind. We got there right as the lifts started, and headed up the Mercury lift to warm up.
We did a few runs, but Bode complained they weren't "blacks," so we headed over to the Peak 8 superconnect. We again paused for a quick photo.
Bode's new favorite run is a black diamond called Shock, which is steep and bumpy. I don't want to exaggerate and say he whips down this type of run. He does your typical "learning how to do bumps" thing, where he skies in and around the big bumps, and is quite cautious while doing so. Still, it's amazing he's doing these types of runs. We even went up Chair 6 a number of times, and he's really keeping up with Ashley on the way down. Here's a nice shot of me and my little guy.
We skied until 1130, which is when more people started to show. Ashley was extremely upset when she checked her vertical feel count on the Epic website. We all skied exactly the same runs, but my pass registered 9,500 vertical feet, while Ashley's showed 5,500 (Bode's showed 8,900). She has sent a strongly worded email to the Epic folks demanding they remedy the situation :-) We all had a great start to the ski season, with everyone already over 30,000 vertical feet.
Ashley's parents (JoAnne and Frank), her brother, Jason, and his wife, Olevia, and her other brother David, and Teddy and Charlie all came up to Breck. We had a couple nights together at our place, visiting, eating, and staying warm by the fire (although many complained the fire was too hot). Here are some basic photos.
Today we slept in (sort of--Joey always wakes up early), and headed over to Frisco to go tubing. It was such a beautiful day--almost too hot for the mountains. We had a stranger take a large family picture, which was pretty cool--I think this is the first time in awhile all the Rankin children and grandchildren have been together for a photo.
We tubed for an hour, and I managed to take some shots. First, here's Ashley on the "lift" and then before her run.
Next we have Bode, Teddy, Charlie, and Dave getting ready for a 4-banger.
The three kiddos wanted to do one on their own. They were successful in that no one fell off :-)
We had a wonderful stay in Blue River. The weather could not have been nicer (well, maybe more snow, but being warm while skiing is a big bonus). I'm sure Joey will be happy to be home, as he won't have to go to the bathroom in a snow tunnel.
Temps in Colorado Springs today are close to 60. Thus, we probably won't have a white Christmas, but we will have this memory of all of the Summit County snow :-)
Santa comes tomorrow night--we hope he isn't confused as to Bode's location :-) Happy Christmas to all!
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