The problem about skiing is once you get a taste of the good stuff, you only want more—not only that, but you want it bigger, better, faster, snowier. Which is why after three years of skiing in California, we hopped over to Colorado last spring for our first Rocky Mountain ski trip and realized we [...]
Flying Down the Frenchman at Keystone
April 13, 2011 By 14 Comments
It feels weird to write about snow when I’m currently sipping POG juice on my lanai at the Fairmont Orchid in Hawaii, but California and Colorado are having such record-breaking snow seasons that I’d be a terrible travel writer and blogger if I didn’t urge you to take advantage of a spring ski holiday one [...]
Pamper and Indulge: Alternatives to Skiing at Keystone
April 11, 2011 By 15 Comments
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Photo Friday: Keystone, Colorado
April 1, 2011 By 37 Comments
We just returned from Colorado exactly 24 hours ago, and I’m not even exaggerating when I say Keystone is one of the prettiest mountains I’ve ever visited. Its ethereal beauty is only further punctuated by bluebird skies, a perfect high sun and mounds of powdered sugar. We’ve spent a lot of time on mountains this [...]
You Can Take a Girl Out of the South…
March 29, 2011 By 31 Comments
On our way to Keystone, SVV and stopped over in Denver on Saturday for a very quick 24 hours to see one of my dear friends, Samantha. We got up at the crack of dawn—4am, which I’m pretty sure counts as even earlier than the crack of dawn—to make it to the airport for our [...]
