Can you say snow? Not snow as in inches, but feet. When we left for our mini ski vacation to Crested Butte, CO on Thursday afternoon, we enjoyed free sailing all the way to Monarch Pass about 65 miles east of Crested Butte at which time the snow began falling. The ride up Monarch Pass was a bit hairy and all commercial vehicles were required to have chains on their tires. It snowed for our entire trip and when we checked out 2.5 days later, 4 feet of snow had fallen on the village. The natives and most skiers rejoiced at their good fortune.
I, on the other hand, am a fair weather skier in the most basic sense. I like it to be sunny with lots of snow. I know I shouldn’t whine - it’s better than rocks and grass peaking through the ski runs. Did I mention, I also had my daughter and her buddy along for the ride who are beginner skiers who were having a tough time of it. I did enjoy the hotel, fireplace in our room, the hot tub, sauna and all the amenities of The Lodge at Mountaineer Square.
I had hoped to hit a couple of galleries and shops in town to scope out the possibilities, but we didn’t leave the resort but once and that was to eat dinner in town. I did pick up a couple of local publications that have businesses listed that I’ll try to follow up with in the near future.
Meanwhile, I’m subbing a few days the next couple of weeks before school breaks for the holidays, am gearing up for my last couple of kid’s clay classes for the year and I’ve been given a jury summons for this coming Wednesday. I know it’s my civic duty to serve when called, but it’s really a bad time of the year for me. I don’t think it will matter to the judge though if I’m chosen for a trial.
I’m glad to be back home,
~Cynthia
Tags: crested butte colorado, skiing, snow, teaching clay classes to kids
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