Ella and Francisco

Austin has been experiencing a very warm winter this year with temperatures in the 70s and 80s and no precipitation. So we decided to go skiing last weekend to get reacquainted with winter. Ella’s friends Ellen and Brian from San Francisco organized a large posse of skiers and rented a beautiful house located right on Main Street in Breckenridge, CO. The place had a full kitchen, multiple fireplaces, and great bedrooms with lots of blankets. Oh, and an outside hot tub complete with a very chilly run from the front door.

In one day Ella went from learning to stand on her skis to going down the green runs on her own. I enjoyed exploring my limits as I tried ever-increasing difficult runs, stopping just shy of hills that looked more like cliffs. I also managed to drop a glove from the chairlift which I recovered by taking note of the surrounding landmarks (thank you Minnesota YMCA summer camp!). On the third night we had dinner with Nicole and Ryan (from Austin) at the Breckenridge Brewery. So-so food but good beer!

Thanks to John, Tony and Gloria, Belle, KJ, and Cheng for lending us their coats and gloves and other ski wear items. If you want see what your stuff looks like on our bodies, and I know you do, take a peek at the photos:

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