Sunday evening a group dinner was held in two condos directly across from each other. Because we had nine people who had never been on a club trip, name tags were used to help folks get to know each other. Conversations may have been somewhat limited since there was a fair amount of interest in the football playoffs.
There seemed to be one condo cheering Detroit and the other San Francisco.
Ski conditions during the week had pros and cons: the temperatures were very mild and pleasant but conditions were a bit spring like. There was a clear need for new snow. Lift lines and crowds didn’t exist. Several skiers made their way to Vail for a day. New members Pam and Lori did snowshoeing as a primary activity during the week and several others snowshoed once to take a break from skiing. David and his dad Bob took a day to snowmobile. Other new members Todd and Scott were seen carving up the slopes. Liv got daily coaching from grandparents, Diane and Chip. Grant and Tom’s skiing abilities improved markedly after a long lapse of not being on skis. We won’t tell how Thia made it down the slopes on her first day!
A group picture had been planned for Sunday evening but dinner and the gameinterfered with that happening. So, on Thursday evening with the weather being so mild, the group met in The Border’s lobby, had a group picture taken and then took a shuttle to the resort. We found seating around a fire pit and waited for a weekly event of skiers coming down the mountain with glow sticks after dark and then a fireworks show.
While waiting for the show to start there was a lot of conversation about the week and the fun everyone was having.
Weather alerts on several phone apps had most travelers packing and heading home on Friday to avoid the snowstorm that was predicted to move into the area. Just six travelers stayed overnight on Friday and fortunately had no problems leaving Saturday morning.
The only disappointing thing about the trip was that Beaver Creek received 23 inches of snow in the 48 hours after we had left! Overall, however, it was a great trip!