NABBED IT!

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And flew away

Found the Garlic Bread

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Becoming Bolder

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A Magpie Perched on a Nearby Tree

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Checking ou the bread on the deck

Early morning light

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After a heavy snowfall the sky cleared.

SUCCESS!

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She found some great sales.

Snowmass Mall

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Cute A & O

Can't hit the slopes so we hit the shops

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Too much snow for more than a few runs

Making reservations for August wedding

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Airline, Lodges, etc

Making Plans for Gwynna and Eric's wedding

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Checking on flights

Attack of the Dragon Lady

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Poor Olie!

Clearing the walk

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We decided to brave the elements

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More snow

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Checking the wedding website

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After lunch nap

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Olie having his post-prandial episode.

Lunch Crew

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Ann and A in the galley putting together another fabulous meal.

FOF

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Four Old Farts in deep powder (deep doo-doo?) after 2 runs down Dawdler and Headwall. We dawdled a lot and came in to thaw out and have lunch.

Quiet Library Time

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The Biggers are sleeping in so we are enjoying our morning coffee, and A is reading The Messenger by Daniel Silva and enjoying the softly falling snow.

Outside our condo

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Excellent powder skiing, but we don't powder ski ; ( . Looks like we will take the easy groomed slopes today. Tomorrow's forecast is for sun, but cold (high of 35). It is 22 degrees outside our window now.

Winter Wonderland

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We awoke this morning to 8 inches of new snow.

Mountain view

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Across the valley from our deck (picture by A)

Apres ski

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Lovely (and tired) ladies relaxing before supper

Tree Trail Chute

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Olie is taking off his skis.

Going through the 'chute' at day's end

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From the ski slope to our condo door
A beginning her run.

Top of Fanny Hill Slope

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Where Lorn and Etha took ski lessons 17 years ago..

Afternoon light

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The clouds have begun to roll in.

Olie and A

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Cuties on Coffee Cup Run

Ready for another run

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On Dallas Express

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Perfect conditions

A & O join us

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Cute couple

Morning light

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New Elk Camp Gondola

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Fast way from the base to Suzanne's, our favorite lunch place.

Condo view

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Looking out our living room door onto the deck.

Hot Skiier

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We stopped by the condo to unpack and rest up before the afternoon runs.

Tired Baby

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She stopped for a rest.

First run to the bottom

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The snow and sun were perfect.

Camp Robber

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Bold Gray Jay after bread crumbs

Green Cabin Run

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We had the mountain to ourselves most of the morning.

Gwen's High Alpine

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Time for lunch on the deck across from Hanging Valley Wall

Getting our legs under us

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But the quads hurt!

Aspens against a cloudless sky

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Mid-morning break

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We stopped at the Ullr Hof restaurant after a few runs.

Plaque in our condo

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We couldn't agree more!

View of the slopes from our back door

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We are in Timberline Condos again.

Cute Snow Bunny

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Hi Mildred!

Perfect Spring Skiing Weather

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It snowed 10 inches 2 days ago and the sky is clear today.

"Tote that barge..."

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Getting used to 8200 foot elevation.

Landed

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Different view from that we left at home

Landing at Sardy Field

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Looking south at Pyramid Peak and Snowmass Valley