| Snowwise, the season has lived up to its early promise. It's been a good winter. Cold temps and good precipitation. About average at the mid season mark. Great conditions consistently since Thanksgiving. |  |
| An early skinning start en route to Bonnie's for breakfast. (This from the bottom of the Lift 1 chair, site of the proposed huge Gorsuch development on which the citizens of Aspen will vote at beginning of March. Two new hotels and new chairlift right down to Dean Street - below this point ) |
 |
| Pooped ! But pancakes and hot coffee beckon. |
 |
| Back down from the Saturday skin to Bonnie's and now off to Traviata in the HD live from the Met series at the Wheeler |
 |
| The following week - lower Coffee Pot - en route to Gwyn's, Snowmass |
 |
| Week after that - back to Bonnie's ! |
 |
| Pay back time - M at work at the Guest Services Desk , Snowmass Mall |
 |
| Fiona ( Fairfax ) and her husband Ben visit from Brisbane. Here the 4 of us setting off for the full moon skin to Cliffhouse, Buttermilk for dinner. Pretty special. |
 |
| Sheila and Richard Evans from Scotland come to stay for 10 days. Enormous fun . They had to work for this breakfast at Gwyn's. Skinned all the way. |
 |
| They had to work for this too. The Highland Bowl hike. Summit just visible through the trees. No wimps the Evans'. |
 |
| Powder day on skis at Buttermilk |
 |
| .... and the following day on our boards at Buttermilk again. It's so quiet , it's like having your own private ski resort |
 |
| Bottom of lift at Tiehack |
 |
| Warm up run at West Buttermilk |
 |
| Opening night at Base Village |
 |
| Another full moon skin to Cliffhouse , Buttermilk, this time with Mary and Reid our erstwhile neighbours at Meadow Ranch |
 |
| Parked on the Big Island at Snowmass Mall. 45 minute loops on the No. 3 route usually provide a nice 10 minute break at the end of each one |
