Day 26 : Steamboat Springs

Went to sleep to the sound of humidifiers and woke to the sound of them too. Because the air is so dry at this altitude, unless you constantly have humidifiers going, you end up with very dry skin. But the ones in this condo are quite noisy.

We met up with Australian friends today who are also staying in Steamboat, they are staying with local friends. Today's skiing was certainly very different. Because we were skiing with a local, we had a tour of the mountain, but not having to stop and look at maps and discuss where you are going means I don't develop the same sense of the place and the layout. Hopefully we can do that tomorrow. It was also a fast ski day - keeping up with everyone else (which I can do) - means I don't get the same opportunities to stop and view the scenery and find my own rhythm. I also didn't get time to take any photos. We had another great day skiing and jan and I sat on the deck in the sunshine at one of the mountain lodges for an hour in the afternoon. We ended the day with drinks at one of the local watering holes. 

We had tea at their place tonight, about 15 mins out of Steamboat. Interesting finding a place on snowy mountain roads in the dark. Lucky we have a good GPS. We also rang when we got close and they flashed the lights so we could see which house to go too. Poor John had to drive so he was very sensible and only had a couple of drinks.