Colorado has been good to us. From plentiful powder to comfortable housing we've enjoyed our time in Salida. Kat especially liked the little loft where we spent our last week.
I was pleased that my last Monarch ski day was one with a foot of fresh snow.
From Salida we headed west to Glenwood Springs and Sunlight ski area. Below the Glenwood hot springs pool. With this pool the lap lanes went cross pool. If you were willing to weave around people a bit you could do almost five laps in one lengthwise swim.
Sunlight offers excellent glade skiing, even days after a storm.
From Glenwood we pointed west and headed to the Wine Country Inn a favorite staging point on past Van W/O Plan trips for skiing Powderhorn. Alas, new management and much higher prices made the once great deal less of a deal. We splurged for one night.
Powderhorn however was fun. We got a two for one ticket from a gas station and I had a good day of skiing for $ 30. With my knees I've now become a connoisseur of groomer runs. Powderhorn has a run by the name of Red Eye that winds its way down the Mountain in a rhythmically fun way. The run pictured below is not Red Eye.
Powderhorn also has nice glades and is unique in that the ski area goes from the base to top of a mesa. The top of the mountain is flat and offers excellent xc skiing.
Utah's next .
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