First Time Skiers and Thanksgiving Fun
Thanksgiving with friends was wonderful. Three families from Chicago made the trip west, and we made the quick drive from Fort Collins to join our friends for the holiday festivities. There were twenty four of us in total including kids (8 adults, 16 kids). We made for quite a group! Although it's early season, there was plenty of snow for us to have a blast skiing, especially the kids. The Ritz Bachelor Gulch is an amazing property, it has to be one of my all time favorites. We were thankful to be staying there through the generosity and connections of one of the families. The Bachelor Gulch lift is right outside your door and the ski valet makes it fun and simple to hop on the boards and hit the slopes of Beaver Creek. Silas and Lily had their first ski experience- a full day lesson and then 3 days of skiing with us on some nice cruising runs. Our little grommets were stellar. Despite some early trepidation, they were soon bombing the hill and Silas was looking for "off road" skiing opportunities (anything ungroomed and bumpy). Here are a few pictures and a short video.
Silas at ski school.
Joy and Quinn enjoying a slope side lunch.
Fun on the mountain.
Quinn and Joy at the Bachelor Gulch base.
View from our room.
Friends from Chicago we joined for Thanksgiving.
Riding the lift.
The Olders. :)
The Littles. :)
And lastly...some cool panorama pictures! Full 360 view from a new iPhone app, 360 Panorama.
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Ritz Bachelor Gulch village area
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