Colorado Trip 4/5-4/7...

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Made it to Denver 15 minutes early. Feeling farty. Like 30 degrees warmer than Newark.

Wow never seen people hop into the aisle so fast.

Very windy here today. Probably worse in the mountains

Wind dies down tomorrow wooooo

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Wow, that is nice. Stretch out! Last year when we flew to Az, we changed flights in Minneapolis. A lot of people literally had 3 seats to themselves from Philly to Minneapolis.

 

I had that on a virgin airlines flight from London to Newark.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

On shuttle bus to Alamo. Mountains are getting dumped on. Just gotta get to high country healing in Silverthorne by 645pm.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I've never come to Denver without terrible stop and go traffic on 70 through Denver.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Fuck 70 is closed Georgetown to silverthorne with multiple accidents. Gonna stop in Idaho springs and catch my bearings prob buy weed there instead.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Got my weed and chocolates and pipe in Idaho springs. The lady asks me what brings me here and I said to buy weed lol stopped at the Kum and Go for a slice of pizza and drinks and I figure I'll be taking Loveland pass past abasin and keystone into silverthorne if the tunnel is still closed when I get up there in about a half hour. Scenic route. If that route is closed I don't know what I'll do.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Sitting at a standstill right before Georgetown exit. Blowing and snowing.

[kragan]

Sitting at a standstill right before Georgetown exit. Blowing and snowing. image.jpeg

 

Loveland pass looks nasty .. windy and pretty well snow covered.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Taking the long way to silverthorne via granby. Just drove over berthard pass. Woo

 

 

14 degrees at the top of pass

[toast21602]

sounds like a great trip already!

[Shadows]

Closed sittin on 70 was the first time we hot boxed two cars with strangers.

Good times

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Made it to silverthorne only an extra 100 miles.

[Barb]

Jesus Doug if I knew you were going through Winter Park I would have let you stay at my place tonight, currently empty.

 

Hope you have good snow tomorrow.

Edited April 6, 2016 by Barb

[Shadows]

Made it to silverthorne only an extra 100 miles.

Wow. Fuck that dude. Why wouldnt you just turn around and stay in lakewood or some shit

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Wow in the baller suite.

Wow. Fuck that dude. Why wouldnt you just turn around and stay in lakewood or some shit

Cause I have a hotel room booked in Silverthorne. Not paying for two rooms. If I didn't have a hotel booked prob would have stayed in Idaho Springs.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I actually liked seeing the new spots and the adventure of Root finding. Of course looks like 70 is open again.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Winter Park

 

 

 

Country road.

 

Getting closer.

 

Ended up being a 13.5 hour travel day door to door and I enjoyed every minute of it.

[indiggio]

Wow in the baller suite.

 

We're vicariously living the Doug lyfe...

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

At Abasin today bought a two day ticket for $159. Skied a few runs so far off lenawee and black mountain express. The 3-4" of new snow is all wind affected even in the woods. Will actually get better when more people ski it. Comical see goobs trying the winds lab from the lift.

[kragan]

Where do you think that you will be on Friday?

[toast21602]

Where do you think that you will be on Friday?

The interconnect, most likely. [emoji846]

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Where do you think that you will be on Friday?

Probably copper or Loveland.

Sorry didn't stop and post many reports today was super super windy. Skied over the montazuma bowl and skated like a mofo up the slightly uphill cat track past two groups of people and somebody said wow he's fast. Of course doing that at 12,000 feet had me a bit winded.

Some pictures from montazuma.

 

Was gonna stop for lunch mid mountain but not that hungry had a bacon egg and cheese bagel and some sort of pastry earlier from Einstein bagels..prob get the brisket tomorrow at Abasin. Paid $159 for a two day ticket. I think it's a 19 dollar savings vs buying two one day tickets. In the lower mountain woods now sweating. I over dressed today. Temperatures in the high teens and strong winds booting me up had me but on fleece layer which was overkill. Sun this time of year is so bright still don't think it's above freezing. Gonna ski this run and maybe one more then head back into Silverthorne and get lunch and beer.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

The interconnect, most likely. [emoji846]

I laughed..heard the resorts are connected by rollercoaster. Wahahahahaoey

This was a nice run on the backside. Still lots of untracked think this was like 11am.

[phillycore]

The Doug lyfe looking good today.... Looking Much better than the usual karaoke Wednesday's

[Shadows]

The interconnect, most likely. [emoji846]

A gondy from abay to keystone to breck is completely possible.

Monorail would be sweet