Day 2: Unexpected REST Day

In Previous years, after 3-4 days of swinging ice tools, we resign to taking a break from climbing ice and go skiing. In the last 30 minutes of climbing the day before we saw a front roll through and snow start to fall. Lee offered to drive to Telluride so we rolled out the next morning at 7am.

Skiing at Telluride is best when there is at least 18" of fresh pow-pow that has been my experience in years gone by, so we settled for 8". Skiing at Telluride is not cheap. The lift ticket was $115 and the ski rental was $64.

Hmmmm Did I also rent boots that I didn't need? Oh well. So our rest day involved skiing in the country's premiere ski area with vistas worth more than money could buy.

photo by Lee Jenkins