First Day of Skiing

Last weekend we went skiing for the first day of the season here in Crested Butte - it was a glorious white ribbon of joy for us to ski down in our costumes. Liz and I both dressed up as "gapers" as they're called. Here's the Urban Dictionary definition for a Gaper:

A gaper is a skiier or snowboarder who is completely clueless. Usually distiungished by their bright colored clothes and a gaper gap, the gap between goggles and a helment/hat. Gapers also do the "Gaper Tuck" which is an attempt at being a ski racer by tucking, however, it is done incorrectly with the poles sticking straight up like thunderbolts and lighting, very very frightning! Gapers also sit at the bottom of jumps and try and go big off table tops in the park.

As you can tell by the pictures... there's no snow in Colorado - YAY for Global Warming. It will most likely be in our lifetime that there is little to NO natural snow in Colorado. Sweet - go drive your SUVs and celebrate.

A Thanksgiving post will follow as soon as I download some pics from the camera.

The Glorious View from the Lift of our "White Ribbon of Joy"

Mark in his gaper tuck while wearing a woman's one piece ski suit and some killer glasses.

Liz styling it out in the dirt with her matching Browns Starter Jacket and jeans...