Winter Park 2016

We love skiing.  This annual ski trip is so much fun to look forward to every winter!

A look back at the road coming into Winter Park...it's a long, steep, winding road! 

 Every so often you see spots like this...we have no idea how they get to the top of the mountain, but these kind of spots are where back country skiers come out.  A lot of these spots aren't cleared like this, they literally come out of the trees!

This year we got in on a Saturday, driving out on the busiest ski day of the week.  So we were able to go up north of Winter Park to Granby Ranch, where they have night ski.  It was a good way to test out the ski equipment for a little bit before hitting the slopes for the day!  On the road into Granby Ranch deer were everywhere...literally right next to the road!

Here is the ranch all lit up for night skiing--it was icy, so wasn't the best skiing, but still a fun couple hours of skiing for only $20!

And then we got to spend 3 more days skiing at Winter Park...as usual, it was a blast and those 3 days flew by!

Top of the mountain, as quick as we could!  Being the experienced skiers we are (HA!) We have learned that if the top is open, you get up there ASAP because it will close down if it's too windy.

This doesn't do it justice...but in the picture below we are getting ready to jump off the edge...it's my favorite! 

Enjoying a cold one on the mountain!  We tried out a couple new spots this year, but decided we like our usual Lunch Rock.

The girls!  We must have been on a steep hill the way we are bracing ourselves from sliding down the mountain.

The gang!  Jed, Angela, Ryan, Megan, Austin, Gracie, Curtis and Jaime.

Another picture that doesn't do the mountain justice...but Jed, Megan and I decided to do an entire run of moguls.  It was SO long...but we did it!

At the end of that run!

And at the end of the trip we always close it out with supper at the "Lime Cantina" where they serve good Mexican food and tasty margaritas.  Still smiling! Jed said this was my best year of skiing yet, and I have to agree!  A.K.A. I kept up with him this year.  :)

Now the question is.....do we take Jace next year? When we got back we told him he couldn't go until he learned to ride his bike.  Well, he learned in one afternoon.  Then we told him he had to practice roller skating and maybe roller blading...and he has been working on that! 

So, until next year!