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Monday, February 03, 2003
 
About the Powder

Cold Morning at Breck.By the time we drank our coffee, filled up the gas tank, and negotiated the slushy roads, it was just past noon by the time we reached the parking lot at Breckenridge. We came out of the Eisenhower Tunnel and looked down onto a huge, grey cloud covering all of Silverthorne, Dillon, and Breckenridge. It was cold and blowing, and as the picture shows we thought it best not to leave any skin exposed. But it wasn't long until the sun came out and everything warmed up. We spent a lot of time skiing in the new area that Breckenridge opened up this year. There are some great tree areas that easily rival the Outback at Keystone - at least on powder days. We took one run down from the t-bar lift. At the very top it was blowing so hard that you had to pole your way even down hill. At it was really, really cold. But after we made it along the ridge and dropped into the fields of powder, we agreed that it was worth it. Then it was back to the trees where there was still more unskied powder. There was powder, powder everywhere. It was one of those days that reminds you why people skip work on powder days. Wish you all were here!