Breckenridge is probably about a 40 minute drive from Avon, and there is no bus link that we know of... all set up with our gear BUT no work or training... the most logical form of entertainment was hitting the slopes (costing nothing). However we had just watched all our snow melt away and no snow forcast for at least 10 days!!! So we were incredibly frustrated that we had time to ourselves, but could do nothing newsworthy with it.
Then Donald came to the rescue with a very generous road trip to Breckenridge which had two lifts running...
Daniel, The Demon, The Slash, Richard............................Richard and Matt (London) take in the view.
As we ride the gondola up to the base of Breckenridge.
Strapping ourselves in... I am just about to teach myself how to snowboard after 10yrs :-x
Richard got off to a smooth start as he road his new board "The Slash" by Rome, it came with its name on it :) My own board by K2 (eternal loyalty, skates, skii's ...and now board :) K2 "Select" 158cm in my favourite action colours - black and red (over cream) ...and yes it got me confidently down the hill. Here is the view on the way back up...
High altitude to both of our suprise did not have as big an impact on our lungs as we expected, lasting 2-3 hours before the lifts stopped running and we had to head home.
The last shot is from our gondola as we came in for landing back in Breck... very satisfied with our afternoons accomplishments :D
Before piling back into the indefatigable BWM that randomly rewards Donalds driving with very optimistic 'dings' every now and then... we are still to figure out what the hell that is all about. We have narrowed it down to somthing to do with temperature or air pressure/altitude changes of some kind ...But Donald still insists it is for excellent driving! And since he has chauffured ourselves on some great tiki-tours... it is very hard to dissagree :D Thanks Donald
Main street Frisco, a fantastic main street feels very western and themed with weather board buildings - it doesn't come out so well in the photos but it is beautifully themed town with such a special mountain as a back drop.
This is kind of a photo of Copper mountain as we flew past at 70mph home of Woodward At Copper the aerial awareness center for indoor safe practice of aerial tricks in foam pits and harnesses if neccessary. It is supposed to be completed but at 70mph so far I have not been able to spot it :D
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