Our final day, or really, I should say half-day of skiing was at Beaver Creek. We got a later start than we should have thanks to the need to pack up and move out in the morning and we had to depart shortly after 3:00 to get the first of… Continue reading
If you are going to Colorado skiing, and your typical ski experience happens anywhere in Michigan, I would highly recommend not doing four days in a row. On the other hand, if you’re from Michigan and you’ve bothered to get to and stay in Colorado, the cost of the actual… Continue reading
Vail was delayed for a day as previously mentioned. It was the largest resort that we went to, although, in reality, all the places were larger than one could really plan to cover in a day. Given the size, there were lots of areas of fresh, though maybe not wholly… Continue reading
It snowed Monday night and through Tuesday. Our original plan was to go do Vail, mainly on Doug’s thought that it was the most expansive place and would be the best with the fresh snow. The freeway’s thought was that we shouldn’t have been driving, so we diverted to Breckenridge,… Continue reading
Day one of skiing was decided to take place at Keystone. It was a beautiful day, just a few clouds to make the pictures of sky not look boring. I am currently exhausted having slept poorly last night and having skied for six hours straight today. Have some pictures (you… Continue reading
It all started with a beautiful day during the Michgan winter. It was cold, there was snow and QED there would be skiing. A couple members of the Baarman clan an myself decided to hit up the “Alta of the Midwest,” better known to most as Caberfae Peaks. Ski hills… Continue reading
Michael and I arrived in VT in the late morning of Saturday, unloaded a bit of stuff into the condo and promptly started sleeping. Ideal case was that we would have been arriving sometime around 3AM and have had five or so hours to sleep. As it turns out, due… Continue reading
Mark and I decided to celebrate our arrival in Maine with as much Shrimp and Champaign as we could handle. It was grand…
We skied Thursday at Sugarloaf. Very cold, but not too windy. Afterward we used the hot tub there one last time then went to the “Bag and Kettle” for food. Their burgers are reputed to be among the top five ski burgers. I will say it was damn good, and… Continue reading
So, Maine has been wonderful. The trip thus far: We departed at about 2pm on Saturday. Crossed the border without a problem in Sarnia, drove through Canada all night and had a smooth crossing back into the US somewhere around 1 or 2am. We then drove the rest of the… Continue reading