Day 21 : Aspen

So today we went to Aspen. Can now say I have been there and done that, but not sure I will go back in a hurry. We had a great day again, blue sky, sunshine and lots to see and ski. There were some nice runs and we enjoyed our day but it was not a mountain that suited me. It is a mountain were the rule is to ski as fast as you can to get from top to bottom, me on the other hand likes to preserve my knees and my body and take my time. This meant I was out of sync with anyone else who was on the run.
It was nice once again to be able to sit outside and eat our lunch, made the most of our time in the sun and checked out the interesting ski outfits that paraded past including sparkle helmets and colour coordinated pants, jacket, helmet and google strap.
We caught the bus there and back today, so took the boot bag and wore our comfortable shoes rather than our ski boots. The plan was to change back into our shoes after skiing and go shopping. Which we did - sort of! Rapidly decided that maybe these were not our sort of shops. So had a quick look around before we caught the bus back to Snowmass and our condo.
One of the things you still have to do when you are travelling is the laundry. We generally try and avoid the dryers as they take ages, cost heaps and fill our clothes full of static electricity. This means we have become very creative when drying clothes. Hence tonight's photo - the Chinese Laundry in our kitchen. We worked out if we cranked up the heating this became the warmest room in the condo. Can you see the ski stock between the two chairs doubling as a clothes line? You may also notice the antler light feature in the background. Of course we had to open the windows in the lounge area so we didn't expire from the heat. Probably shouldn't complain - that's how everyone back home is currently feeling anyway.

Not a lot to add - the ski runs at Aspen all seem to be across the fall line so one quick turn and one slow turn - hard to get a rhythm and it is nowhere as big as I would have thought. Go Pro has a lot to answer for - every second person was going as fast as they possibly could with someone following them filming them on a Go Pro - then they swap - so no wonder they are always going flat out. Saw a lot of people posing with no helmet or hat etc and a styled hairdoo - kept thinking they were probably some minor celeb trying to be noticed but obviously so minor that I didn't know them!! - luckily Margo liked all the blue runs at Snowmass and that is where we booked our condo. So I too can say been to Aspen, done that, but not that impressed - perhaps if I shopped at Gucci or those other designer shops I would be in heaven - but I didn't even go into one of them!