We spent the week in Dillon, CO in a Best Western. We were in a standard hotel room with two double beds. Lucas and Henry had school. Michael and I had to work. It was challenging when we had conference calls, or I had to get up at 6 a.m. for a meeting that started at 8 a.m. eastern time. It was cramped but manageable. It reminded us that we do not need a lot to make our lives work.
We were not stuck inside the entire time. We came here to ski.
We spent the week skiing at Keystone. We had beautiful weather and no lift lines. Skiing in the middle of the week was great. Michael went skiing in Keystone as a kid. Lucas, Henry, and I had never been. This was Lucas and Henry’s first time skiing out west.
We had a less than 10-minute drive to the slopes and parking was easy. They have special spots up front for families to park.
We all found our ski legs pretty quick. We stuck to greens and blues. Henry likes to put his skis in a pizza wedge and go straight down the mountain. Lucas is starting to work on parallel turns. Michael is still looking for jumps at 41. I am content following the boys around the mountain, but I will not do tree runs.
Henry loves skiing, but he also knows how to relax on the slopes.
Michael’s boot broke while skiing at Keystone. Luckily, he was able to take the gondola down to the bottom of the mountain when he noticed it was broken.
Our hotel is next to the lake in Dillon. The lake is frozen, and the boys enjoyed going out to play on it. They have been asking to see snow all winter. They got their wish. Lots and lots of snow!
We are only one week into our month-long ski adventure. We are loving it! It feels good to be back on the road finding adventure.
Beautiful view and you practically have the mountains all to yourselves! Looks so fun!