Copper Mountain

We enjoyed a full day of skiing at Copper Mountain yesterday. It was definitely my favorite mountain. Check out the view in the photo above - this was how it was everywhere we turned. It was truly incredible! There was an awesome green (beginner) run that started way atop the mountain and took forever to get down, but it was so much fun. By the end of the day I was confident enough to try a blue run and am so glad I did it, but will definitely have to get stronger if I ever attempt it (or a black!) again. Every muscle in my body was engaged in the effort to get down the run in one piece and I think I held my breath a lot which is not a good thing at this altitude. Ha! Brian, Mark's friend from high school who lives out here, and Mark were so great at getting me down by taking the run in chunks and sticking with me the whole way down. I didn't even wipe out! I never would've done this run by myself - that's for sure. In any case, this has been a great ski trip and I'm so glad I tried some new things to push myself just a little further.

Everyone showed vast improvement over the last two days. I don't have to say anything about Linh b/c she continued to be a fearless natural. Steve and Nam were looking loose and awesome on their boards on the last couple of runs. Stacy looked comfortable and content swooshing back and forth. Van had a great time and it looks like she's really getting the hang of boarding. We'll have to get her out here again for sure. Mark had a great time going down in the bowls at Copper. And, last but not least, John was definitely most improved and most daring. After only a couple of ski trips in WI before coming out here, he was a pro by the end of yesterday heading up to the bowls (black diamonds) w/Mark and Brian. Way to go!

Also, a word of thanks to Brian for taking such great care of us. He took time from work to hang with us and didn't utter a word of annoyance when we spent most of our ski time on the green runs which were undoubtedly not challenging for him at all. Thanks for hooking us up on the slopes and for showing us a great time! We'll definitely be back.

Finally, thank you to Jan and Michael for allowing us to stay in their beautiful condo in Frisco. It was a great home base and we filled it with great conversation and laughter. Our experience was completed with such a great place to stay. Frisco is a beautiful town.

Well, we're off to enjoy our last day here before heading back to MN. I am so excited to see Keira. I've missed her every day, but the photos and videos from her grandparents have helped tremendously and I've had such a great time on our adult getaway. Check back soon as I'll post the photos and videos we took later! Hope everyone had a great weekend!