Winter Park

On Sunday, I hit the slopes with my work buddy Craig for some fresh powder skiing. The road to Winter Park and over Berthoud Pass was receiving snow.

The temperature was about 5 degrees so we had on plenty of layers to try and stay warm. Fingers and toes got cold regardless.

Me trying out a black run. Not quite comfortable with them yet.

Lots of fresh powder.

Can you tell I'm cold?

No time for ski breaks, Santy Claus. Get back to work!!

What a view!

Nothing better than skiing down fresh snow.

Lines were very short due to the cold weather.

Craig is a good skier.

On the way back, we saw some big horn sheep on the road. CDOT has a well-documented problem with the sheep creating potholes since they enjoy eating the warm pavement.

The DOT's collar the sheep herds so they know where to retrieve the digested asphalt and return it to the driving surface. This type of pavement is referred to as HMA, or hot mixed asphalt.

Here were some elk seen from I-70 on the drive back.

Finally, I saw some deer trotting around my neighborhood.