Crested Butte

Bryan and I escaped to Crested Butte for a weekend of snowshoeing and skiing sans kids. We had a great time! We snowshoed on a trail in Monarch pass on our way to Crested Butte. The views were beautiful at the top and we blazed a new trail on our way back.

After we checked into our hotel, we caught the shuttle for downtown Crested Butte. Bryan researched a few yummy restaurants for us to try out. The first stop was Ginger Cafe. Bryan rated the Pad Thai the best he's tried and I gave the Green Curry 4 stars.

On Saturday we skied/snowboarded Crested Butte resort. We learned the perks of a ski-in/ski-out location. Amazing!! We had a blast exploring and realizing that I'm a bit of a wuss and would be content to mostly cruise now. We made a pretty funny memory when I attempted to take both Bryan and myself out on the rope tow. Best part was this particular rope tow was to "experts only" terrain, ha! People watching us had to be calling ski patrol to give them a heads up of the girl in blue pants! We were keeping our fingers crossed for a powder day, but ended up with a few inches of fresh snow the night before. We'll take it. Earlier this season, they had to close the resort because of too much snow! Talking to some of the "locals" they said that there were parts of the mountain that they skied for the first time this season due to all of the snow (and they had been coming since the 90s).

 

That night, we dined at Stash Pizza. It was oh-so-good! We ordered the Hampton and it did not disappoint. After a full-day of skiing, I cashed out around 7:00, real party animal! We enjoyed a slow morning on Sunday and made our way back home to claim the kiddos. It was a very enjoyable weekend away with just the two of us. Grateful for wonderful friends who swap kids around to make this possible!