Our condo was small but cozy.

Judy and I slept in the bedroom while Patty took the couch.

Cool! We got some fresh powder for our first day!

There were quite a few people on the easier runs, but on the harder runs, there weren't many people at all.

The powder was kind of hit or miss. Some areas were so-so, but some places, like this, were really nice!

This was the outside temp as we drove home from dinner. We were told that the next day's high would be around 19F - quite frigid!

Since it was going to be so cold and no snow was forecast, we decided to go cross-country skiing. It was only $10 pp to rent the equipment - cheap!

Judy and Patty getting ready to set off at the trailhead.

This was a first for all of us. This first hill gave me some problems until I figured out the proper uphill technique.

Nice shot of Judy and Patty against a pretty backdrop.

VIDEO: Patty takes a side path through the fluffy powder. It's admittedly quite a boring clip.

Patty's experience with downhill skiing helped her get the hang of things pretty quickly.

It took Judy and I a bit longer, but we soon got the hang of it too, at least with the flats and uphills. Downhill was still kind of rough.

VIDEO: A 180 deg pan of some beautiful fresh powder.

Fortunately for Judy and I, the trail was mostly flat.

C'mon you snowboardin' slow pokes!

It was nice because there wasn't much traffic on the trail. We only saw a handful of other cross-country skiers.

Judy skating along.

Too bad neither of us brought sunglasses on this trip. They would have been much better than goggles.

Beautiful!

VIDEO: A 300 deg panorama shortly after our little downhill run.

As the sun started going down, it started getting COLD. We (Judy especially) were ready to be done about this point.

Ah, nothing like a fake fireplace to get us nice and toasty again.

Judy looking like a linebacker in preparation for driving to dinner.

We went to this steakhouse for dinner. Don't know why, but there was a bunch of guys outside wondering where the hookers were.

Brrr... now that's cold! Supposedly it got down to -20 later that night!