USA 09/10 – Beaver Creek Day 12 – The final frontier

Our final day on the slopes started at a similar time to all other skiing days so far – earlier for Ed, but about outside by about 11am for Pip and I. While we were slowed by a CSI:Las Vegas marathon this morning, we were actually more interested in the new feature of the photo software Picasa where it recognises people’s faces (automatically) and allows you to name them. As stupid as this sounds, it’s particularly addictive to get every face named… except when you realise that you’ve got 4,000 or so faces to do! When we finally hit the slopes we realised that there had, yet again, been no new snow overnight and that the sun was shining clearly through the perfect blue sky... [Read More]

USA 09/10 – Beaver Creek Day 11 – Sunshine on the slopes

Today we decided to hit the slopes again – but not before catching our dose of yet another TV marathon; this time it was Law & Order: SVU. Although we woke up at the same time as every other day, we didn’t hit the slopes until 11am again because of the back-to-back episodes in nearly every room of the condo. Although Ed had hit the slopes a little earlier, Pip and I finally made our way outside into the yet again perfect weather. We headed up the Centennial, as was our usual starting ride (probably because it was the first lift we came across that took us anywhere useful), and then headed to the very top of the mountain. Unfortunately we didn’t explore any new... [Read More]

USA 09/10 – Beaver Creek Day 10 – The day nothing happened…

Today we did nothing. No honestly, we really did nothing at all – well, that’s true for 2/3rds of us. Ed hit the slopes at the regular time, but Pip and I had decided that today would be another rest day – only our second such day since we’d arrived here at Beaver Creek. Although I can’t report on what Ed skied during the day, Pip and I watched yet another marathon on TV – this time it was Law & Order: Criminal Intent (we’ve almost exhausted all of the shows we ever watch now). We watched until 12pm, slightly later than our normal time that we would regularly get ready to head out, but today we headed to the shops. We hadn’t had much... [Read More]

USA 09/10 – Beaver Creek Day 9 – A few new experiences

Day 9 at Beaver Creek started slowly, as was becoming the trend. Today it was a Psych marathon which slowed us down (hey, at least it wasn’t the same program again!). Ed hit the slopes earlier than Pip and I, who stayed in to catch another episode (or two). By the time we met Ed on the slopes it was just after 11am. Today we did a run up the Highlands Chair – the beginner slope – just for something different. This chair is incredibly slow, however, so we were soon off to our normal stomping ground. Once up the Centennial, we headed for the very top of the mountain yet again. We decided to have a ski through one of the kids terrain areas... [Read More]