(over Thanksgiving, November 1997)Five days before Thanksgiving we (Kai (performance group, red), Wolfgang (technical marketing, blue), me (consultant, yellow)) found a flight to Denver and a Ski package in Keystone, Colorado. The flight was 161$ and the package 483$ per person (including intermediate Avis rental car, a great condominium, ski rental (for advanced skiers), ski pass). We found this to be a more than acceptable price when we finally arrived and saw how great everything was; the weather, the place, the snow, the condominium,...
Thursday, 11/27/97 (10 a.m.) - Monday, 12/01/97 (9 p.m.): 5 days
Unfortunately there's no picture of the outdoor pool (heated, of course). Swimming between ice and snow is fun, but as soon as you get out and touch a piece of metal (e.g. a door knob) you're attached to it, and the ground around the pool is extremely slippery (all ice). I didn't look very happy that morning, because I had some problems with the dry and thin air (>11.000 feet) at the beginning. I could hardly see, that's why I was wearing sunglasses that morning. Kai made the breakfast.
I purchased a 240$ (without tax) North Face-jacket at REI just for this vacation. This is the most thing to wear I ever bought, after my business suit. Usually I don't spend more than 10$-30$ on clothes (per piece). I just hope I'll have some more opportunities to wear it. I'm sooo cool... (the yellow guy):
Night Skiing extends the possible hours for skiing until 9 p.m. Keystone is said to be the largest night skiing area in North America.
Some impressions...
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