The Town of Crested Butte, Jan. 2010

A "plein air" painter setting up in town

snow piled high along the sidewalk with Mt. Crested Butte in the backdrop

January with the Howards

Joie de Vie in the snow

our view of Crested Butte

Brian, Sara Beth, and Danny

Danny helping Sara Beth find her way down...turn...turn...turn...

Victory!!

Sara Beth after a good run

Brian on the slope

Time for lunch.....whew!!

Danny and Me

Sara Beth and Brian Howard

Camp 4 Coffee, my hangout spot at the resort. I love their lattes AND hot chocolate

my buddy and me warming up by the fire at the resort

Brian and Sara Beth hamming it up in the ice sculptures at the resort

Sara Beth and me in front of the "ski fence" at The Avalanche, our favorite lunch spot at the base

We spent our first winter trip at Joie de Vie with Brian and Sara Beth Howard. Sara Beth had helped me put the house together in October so it was really fun to come back and stay there with her in January. Brian and Sara Beth had both skiied before, but Sara Beth felt she needed lessons to remember her skills. She had a great instructor and also enjoyed the help of Danny as her personal guide. I don't ski, but really enjoyed walking to the resort to watch them on the lower slopes and hanging out with Sara Beth when she was too tired to ski. We missed the company of the Lensings who were supposed to come with us but couldn't at the last minute. We stayed from the 18th to the 24th and then cleared out for Danny's group of long time buddies to come in. Danny has been skiing this mountain for about 20 years with the same group of men and was so excited to have them all together under one roof.