One of my favorite seasons of the year in winter, and for one reason – skiing.

I love skiing, especially when I have the opportunity to do so in the Rockies. Growing up on the east coast made skiing challenging, but also probably made me a better skier in good conditions because I had to learn in such challenging ones.

This month, I was fortunate enough to get back out to Colorado. My family visited friends who live in Snowmass Village, Colorado. We planned to ski four days, but a snowstorm granted us a fifth bonus day of nothing but fresh powder.

Until this trip I hadn’t really powder skied. I’ve skied in an inch or two on top of a groomed trail, but this was several inches of powder and I was constantly skiing fresh tracks. Continue Reading