Keystone Nov 6 2011

For anyone who has ever woken up on a ski day with Jason, you might appreciate the start to our day on Sunday.  Often Jason can go from sleepy / groggy / relaxed, to up / packed / fed / ready to go skiing in 5 very hyper minutes.  I used to get left behind in the transition... but now I'm prepared and know to get going early and not be fooled by the short-lived groggy sleepiness.  Also, Rachel helps me slow things down quite a bit.

Our second day of skiing began with some excitement.  On Saturday, Jason bought a summer sausage at the grocery store - a particular kind that he wasn't able to find in Canada - and we decided to start the morning with some kitchen softball.  Rachel's soft soccer ball was the ball, Jason pitched, Meggan bat with the sausage, and Rachel was in the outfield.  All of us were a bit hyper and ready for a great day.

The drive up was good, with a little snow, and we bundled up to prepare for the gondola ride.  We decided to take Rachel up to the top of the mountain in the gondola and make a base at the lodge there.  She therefore got her first ever season's pass, and it was free.  Several staff members gave us the friendly reminder that we could not ski with Rachel attached to us in the baby carrier, and they each seemed relieved to hear that we were not planning to ski with her but would be taking turns with her in the lodge.

One long run and one park area were open, but the snow was reasonable.  The lift lines were short by 11:30am and the kids behaved wonderfully.  Our friends Sarah and Dustin and their little guy Aidan joined us again, so the four adults rotated.  It was fantastic.  The sun gave us great views of the valley all day and we each enjoyed many runs.

 The kids had plenty of room in the warm lodge and we were able to spread out and play nicely.

Rachel looks like a Jedi knight while playing in the lodge

This Friday is opening day at Breckenridge so we'll be there for the holiday for sure!