Walk about in sunny Aspen

The Rio Grande makes for a lovely backdrop to our "last-morning-in-Aspen" walk-about. Sculptures abound, including this awesome one replicating Jan's fav pose. Scenic views aplenty.

Life's grand.

We're at the Aspen airport now awaiting or departure in about an hour. We're flying via Chicago which appears quite convenient so far.

Snowmass delivers 6th ski day in sun

Skiing with friends is awesome!

Highland Bowl

This pic shows the hike up the ridge to the very top of Highland Bowl at 12,392' (3,777 m) (another photo by Jan). Jan and our friends did the hike up to ski down this impressive face. I would have loved the hike up, but doubtful about the descent. So I headed to easier terrain that time.

Gorgeous sunny days

We've been skiing hard and loving the sun each day. They said we'd get up to 8" of new snow last night/today. But that didn't happen at Aspen Mountain today. Still fun skiing. At Snowmass on the other hand they had whiteout conditions today. Glad to miss that!
Here is a first photo of these gorgeous mountain views.

Aspen Skiing

We're skiing in Colorado for the first time. Yesterday, Snowmass Mountain offered up an epic adventure when some of us ended up not skiiing the promised steep bowl (off the very top - the Cirque) but narly steeps that lead to trees then glades. I definitely got more than I bargained for on Headwall and Hanging Valley.

Today we enjoyed pristine sun and warmth at Aspen Highlands. Steeplechase was an interesting adventure (double back moguls with all manner of consistency of snow).

It's great being here and getting worked out. Pics to come!