More Vail

Me, Jordan, and Teddy on top of Vail Mt.

Teddy G enjoying a view of the Rockies.

One of the nasiest slopes we skied.

Check out those moguls!

Teddy's pumped up that he's almost to the bottom of that slope!

Vail, CO

Day two on the slopes took us to Vail Mountain. It was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL day, and Vail was by far the nicest mountain that I have ever skied. Here are some pics...

More Breckenridge

Here are a few more pics from our day at Breckenridge...

Breckenridge

Our first day of skiing was spent on Breckenridge Mountain. Here are some pics...

It snowed more than a foot the night before our first day of skiing, and it also snowed that whole day while we skied. We drove up to Breckenridge in blizzard-like conditions!

At the base of Breckenridge Mt.

Teddy G is ready to go!

Teddy and Jordan.

Teddy and me.

We thought we were pretty hardcore!

It was FREEZING up there on the mountain...

...check out the icicles on my beard and dreads!

Highlights from CO

I spent this past weekend in Colorado with my buddies Ted and Jordan. We've started somewhat of an annual tradition of "Manly Men" trips (a little over a year ago we spent a week touring NYC together). Here are some of the highlights from the four days we spent in Colorado:

• Dominating a burrito from Illegal Pete's in Boulder.
• Waking up to a view of the Rocky Mountains.
• A day of skiing on Breckenridge Mountain.
• At least a couple dozen sweet (and humbling) wipe-outs on the slopes!
• A day of skiing on Vail Mountain.
• Four days of good fellowship with good friends.
  
• Getting buried in several feet of snow after a wipe-out, and taking a solid 5 minutes to dig myself back out!
• Watching HGTV in the hotel with the boys (and loving it!).
• Cruising around CO in our tiny little Kia Rio (and barely making it up the mountains!).
• Super greasy (and tasty) burgers from Smash Burger.
• No broken bones!
• Getting away and enjoying God's beautiful creation.
  
• Growing icicles on my beard and my dreads while skiing in conditions that included heavy snow and temps. with a wind chill as low as -21!
• Relaxing in the hot tub at the hotel after freezing our butts off on the slopes all day.
  
• A romantic Valentine's Day dinner with the boys! (Mad props to these guys' wives for letting them take a men-only trip over V-Day!).
• The best (and biggest) nachos I have ever eaten from the Dam Brewery Restaurant in Dillon, CO.
• Interesting conversations with strangers on the ski lifts.
• Challenging conversations with Teddy both on the way to and from the Chicago airport at the beginning and the end of our trip.

Great trip. Great friends. Great times!