Category Archives: Breckenridge

When we were first sitting down and planning our trip and the idea of trying to do some serious skiing came up, it took me about 10 seconds to recommend and then decide on Breckenridge as the place to go. We had been here on an O’Keeffe/Lyon holiday about 25 years ago and it wasContinue reading “Arrival at Breckenridge “

The secret to getting good snow for the season relies on prayers to an Arctic God called Ullr (I think that’s what this is all about).  Anyway we thought we would join in and we walked down to the high street not quite sure what to expect. It was great, the crowds lined the highContinue reading “Ullr Festival”

So before the infamous parcels’ arrival we were happy to watch the snow fall and do as much research into which boards we could buy. So after wandering around town and looking on the internet we decided to go with Mountain Wave board company. The guys there were just fantastic and the deal was threeContinue reading “First Week on the Snow!”

A few days ago we wondered what was going on when about a dozen huge blocks of snow appeared in a car park just down the road from us. Over the following couple of days we found out that it was to be for an international snow sculpting competition!! We were not sure what toContinue reading “Snow Sculptures “

This week we have had some amazing snow dumps and I can honestly say that Sunday and Monday were the best days I have ever had up the mountain in my short boarding life! Both days we were up for first lifts and on Sunday we were treated to fresh powder up to our kneesContinue reading “Another week and more beautiful snow!”

After our bumper start to the ski season things on the snow front seem to have ground to a halt. The winds have come and so has some warm weather which meant that we found ourselves confined to the piste action this week. Luckily our pass covers quite a few other resorts in the areaContinue reading “First visit to Keystone”

Since we have arrived in Breckenridge we have been extremely lucky with the snow. It has been cold enough and there has been plenty of new snow. The last week however the wind came and so did some unseasonably warm weather. Boo hoo. We were starting to see the ground in the town which hadContinue reading “Big dump in Breckenridge “

So far so very very good in terms of snow and powder days etc but unfortunately a couple of warm days and a lack of new snow meant that we found ourselves no longer riding powder and we were getting a little frustrated being confined to the pistes. No problem though as we decided toContinue reading “Lesson in Breck”

We had always planned to try and see a bit of Denver and the surrounding area when we were here and seeing as the snow wasn’t as fantastic as it has been we decided to hire a car a spend a weekend in Denver and then a few days boarding in Vail and Beaver CreekContinue reading “Go the Denver Nuggets”

The morning started with a walk around downtown Denver, looking at architecture and walking along the river. I took me a while to realize why it reminded me of an English city rather than American. It was because we saw all the other cities in America in summer, and the trees where lush and green.Continue reading “Day 2 in Denver”