3-28-10 Steamboat Mountain

Watch out world--we've advanced from beginner green slopes to intermediate blue slopes and now we're really cocky. Another beautiful day on the slopes--I think we must be like fair-weather golfers because we have been spoiled so much with gorgeous conditions. No more skiing in downpours or sleet or blizzards for us. Plus, we really like the Gondola--less chance of getting whacked in the head by the chair (which didn't happen all day either--see why we're cocky).

We came down from the top of the gondola to the base of the mountain, about a 2500 foot vertical drop--without incident--no going over the edge of the track, no running over the skis of other people, although Laura did yell at a snowboarder for almost running us over and interrupting our smooth wide curves. One of the runs reminded me of the mogul course that they used at the Olympics--apparently in warm weather they get carved up in the afternoon-and we even made it down that one--eventually. Don't we even sound more advanced.

Afterward we sat on the sun deck swilling a little Fat Tire and listening to the band butcher "Cheeseburgers in Paradise". Laura and I tried to outsing them, but the guys threatened to leave. Being the end of the season here we were able to score some great Steamboat logo attire for 50% off. We are going to be a walking ad for the chamber of commerce in our beanie hats and polar fleece jackets--no, they are not matching--we have not yet gone over to the dark side.

Last night we went for a wonderful dinner at a nice restaurant downtown Steamboat, Bistro CV--great food. We did have to almost physically restrain Mr. Mellow Tristan from clobbering the pretentious twits at a nearby table when they made comments like "Oh, I am so over alpine skiing, telemarking is the only way to go", and "snowboarders just don't know how to treat the snow". At one point one of the guys got down on the floor (in a white tablecloth restaurant) to demonstrate the appropriate foot and knee placement for telemark skiing. Geez!