Backcountry Trip to Francie's Cabin

This weekend we did our first backcountry hut trip. It was really fun to be away from the busy resorts and meet new people (the cabin was full at the max occupancy of 20). We went to Francie's Cabin, which is just outside of Breckenridge. The hike in is only two miles, but really steep. With the short distance, we were able to carry in luxury items such as wine, lots of food, camp slippers, etc. The toilets were indoors and it had a really nice sauna. I think I was a little spoiled! Before heading out on Saturday, I did some snowshoeing down in the valley with Dave and Lara. Chris and Josh skinned up and took some turns. While we were doing that, Brian climbed the ridge of the mountain on the other side. I am in need of new ski boots and after this weekend we decided I am going to get AT boots so I can ski in the backcountry as well.

Weekend Snow

It started snowing during the early morning hours on Friday and didn't stop until late that night. We got about 10 inches at our house. We ventured out on Friday night and it was cold, cold, cold. However, it warmed up the rest of the weekend and was nice outside. Chris woke up with his neck hurting really bad on Saturday, but it started getting better Sunday night.

Veggie News and Skiing

Chris and me have started eating vegeterian during the weekdays with some occassional meat during the weekends. We found some good recipe books so it has actually been very enjoyable! This past weekend my friend from college, Mike Caudill, came to town early for work and we headed up to the mountains. We had some fun spring skiing. The ski wasn't so great in the morning, but it softened up in the afternoon. It was sunny so it was very nice grilling and hanging out outside!

Ski Trip & San Francisco

We had a fun trip to San Francisco over the weekend with Chris' work. Before leaving, Chris' co-worker David Todd and his wife Leslie came to visit us in Colorado. We had a fun time skiing and Keystone and Breckenridge. We even had a fondue dinner on top of the mountain. San Francisco was a fun time. The weather started off a little cloudy, but was really nice on Sunday. We did a lot of walking...a lot!