Breckenridge

They have the most amazingly convenient bus service imaginable.(ok so to those of you who know I am not a real consistent convert to public transportation must be laughing!) Truthfully day one figuring it out was a nightmare but after that a breeze.

After a couple warm up runs we couldn't resist Birds of Prey NOTE THT VIA EDIT TO A LATER POST ACKNOWLEDGES THAT I GOOFED....BIRDS OF PREY IS BEAVER CREEK

NOW....THIS IS BRECKENRIDGE!
Breckinridge is also the home of the highest lift accessed run at over 13,000 feet. We skied so many runs that day up on chair 6 and the T-Bar we didn't quite make the final hike up.But we did take off from this sign to ski an awesome run called "The Whales Tail. You can actually find it (a little bit like "Where's Waldo though) from this shot taken from Keystone looking over to Breckinridge:












The day we spent exploring the Entire Imperial Area was (no one laugh!) with an official "Over 50's group". Of course we were a little skeptical, but our guide Dick was great. Plus another skier in the group had previously guided for a long time...AND a little TV trivia for you...he and his wife competed in the Amazing Race a few years ago

In summary...we've been back to Breck for many more reasons than it's the closet resort to us!

EPIC PASS

Now to the real part of the blog...the skiing. We bought these Epic Passes that give us unlimited access to all of the Vail owned resorts here in Colorado and also Heavenly and now NorthStar in CA. Since we're living less than 10 minutes from Breckinridge we've already skied there 7 times. I'd so often heard how huge Vail was,  the sheer size and also amenities of Breck have pleasantly surprised us. We've spent 3 days at Beaver Creek, 1 at Vail, 1 at Arapahoe Basin, and 2 at Keystone. In the next series of blogs we'll summarize highlights from each resort.

Updates FINALLY now that we're settled in Breckenridge

Arrived late on Feb 17th at Tiger Run RV Resort

 (kind of get a kick out of the "resort part" but our spot is actually a nice size and we aren't looking into anyones windows). The best part is that they have a nice recreation facility with pool, a couple of hot tubs and a community center where we have already attended the "Saturday BBQ" and the Wed. "Wine and Cheese night". We've met some really nice people here at Tiger Run and one thing that this odyssey has taught us more about enjoying is "diversity".  Turns out that we really are pretty young to be retired! We also have had to learn about laundromats ...it's been a a lot of decades since I've had to do with out my own washer and dryer, but at least here if you time it right you can stuff a bunch of washers full and go take a hot tub before then putting it all into multiple dryers!

Decided to detour to Moab on way to Colorado

Having seen the red rock beauty of Zion and Bryce I've often wanted to go visit biking mecca Moab (Arches National Park). Well why not now. This first picture is the view from our campsite:
Here are some of our favorite vistas from the day:

Couldn't believe this color contrast

In the center of below pic is the famous "Courthouse'

Laurie took her physical therapy training to a new level (keep in mind plenty of ice and mud on the 2 mile trip) so as not to miss some of the famous arches:

2-14 Valentine's Day Celebration

I just wish I had a picture of Dawn and I wearing our matching Valentines Day teeshirts! We had a great gathering at one of their friends place to all watch the somewhat corny (but cultish movie if you ski Snow Basin) called Frozen

MOVIE REVIEW

Frozen

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Snow boarder and pipe enthusiasts take note:

It also turns out that the weekend we were at Snow Basin it was the final of the four venues of this years Dew Tour.

Dawn and John also have a Faux Da named Brooke Smith...and let me tell you Dawn pulled off the ultimate in getting previously seriously injured snowboarder Kevin Pearce to go introduce himself to Brooke and have this picture taken!!

2-12 Snow Basin sounds like a good idea!

So at 9:00 AM I called Dawn Lowery and ask if we could drive our rolling home to their driveway and ski Snow Basin with her and John the the next day. As one might expect with Dawn...of course that was a good idea! Well, the motorhome was too long for their driveway but we found a secure space to park it in their subdivision and immediately moved into their guest room. Again, since pictures speak a thousand words did we have a great time or what?!

We even managed a run from the start house of the 2002 Men's Olympic Downhill, and quite a few stretches from the Women's Downhill course as well!