DISCLAIMER: This post is old and will, in no way, fit in chronologically with any other posts that we put up. I found it languishing in our list of posts and wanted to post it mainly for the video.




This winter marked the first season in at least three that Viv and I have gotten a chance to go skiing/snowboarding. Despite the fact that most would count our trips into the mountains this year as few, we count them as two. Yes, a whopping two. In my case, it's been three, but three doesn't rhyme with few. I went back in December to Keystone over my winter break, and since then, Viv and I have been up to Aspen and Copper Mountain.

We spent the weekend in Aspen with our neighbors and friends, the Brenneman's. We took all of our collective kids with us and had a great time. Chris and K looked after our little ones on our first full day up there while Viv and I road Buttermilk Mountain; the next day we switched while Chris and K went skiing on Aspen Mountain. Yes, for Viv and I, we didn't ski Buttermilk, we road it as Vivian tried snowboarding for the first time. I think she did awesome on her first time. As her teacher, I was determined to make sure she learned how to actually carve turns as opposed to just plowing from one side of the run to the other on her heel-side edge. Viv accepted the challenge and was managing to carve on both her toe- and heel-side edges by the end of the day! Here's an example of her awesomeness, and believe me when I say that her stop at the end was NOT representative of her whole day.



We also got in a great day of spring skiing at Copper Mountain with the Pierz's. We went up a few days after one of Colorado's infamous spring snow storms. I think we timed it well since most of the system had moved out of the state and it was relatively warm in the mountains, but it was soon enough after that we still recognized that we were indeed skiing on a bit of powder. Geoff and Colette grew up skiing at Copper, and although I've been there quite a few times and know it well, Colette and Geoff know it like the back of their hands. Viv and I sat back and let them take the lead. We got in a good number of runs and had a good time pointing out the crazy fashions of the modern snowboarder. I know we're getting old, but how do they keep their pants up when they are half off of their butts? And are they wearing waterproof underwear? I don't get it.