01 March 2015 - Eric and Frank in Colorado (Colorado 2015)

This is sooooo cool to have Eric and Frank back in Colorado for a super exciting ski trip!!
This time, we decided to explore new areas...in the search of the best snow in Colorado.

 The initial plan was the following:

1. Crested Butte, CO - 3 days
2. Telluride, CO (To Hell You Ride) - 3 days
3. Wolf Creek, CO - 2 days

We had to drop "Durango, Mountain Resort" due to lack of time... (next time)

Eric and Frank arrived on March 1st, and we almost immediately drove up via the 285. First stop expected somewhere Monarch Pass (160 miles / 260 km, about 3hours). The drive was really challenging with a really heavy snow storm!!! We finally made it a found a motel on top of the Monarch pass (Monarch Mountain Lodge).

The next morning, we woke up super early as we had to reach CB before opening time!!

Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Elevation: 8909 ft / 2715 m

Date: March 2nd to March 4th, 2015

Lodging: Air-BNB

Here are some of the best shots taken during those three days in paradise!! We had perfect snow conditions (3 feet of fresh powder)!!!

Extrem Status Board

Crested Butte is the capital of the fat tire bikes :-)

Wall of book in one of the coffee shops

Frank can't take it anymore...Good ski today!!

Main street, love this place, so cool!!!

Painting in our rental

Hot chocolate break on the slopes (Uley's Cabin)

The Butte!!

The Last Steep :-)

Hot, hot Jalapeño popper!!!

The best bison in town!! (McGill's At Crested Butte)

Pow Pow today!!!

Telluride Mountain Resort

Elevation: 8750 ft / 2667 m

Date: March 4th to March 7th, 2015

Lodging: VRBO

It was another long drive from Crested Butte to Telluride (160 miles / 260 km, about 3 hours) but the road was really beautiful!!

Here are a few pictures of our stay in this beautiful area that really looks like a little Switzerland!! Ans again, we had a gorgeous stay with great snow and ever-blue-sky!!

The Extreme of Telluride :-)

Best terrace in Telluride: The Alpino Vino (11,966 feet / 3647m)

A small hike to the top :-)

Rather steep...

View from the top, awesome!!

Taking a break at the Outpost Bar, Telluride, CO

Taking the free gondola to have some fun at Telluride Mountain Resort

Reaching the Gold Hill #7 - #8 - #9!!!

Ready on top of Gold Hill #8

Gold Hill #8, 69 degrees !!!

Wolf Creek Resort

Elevation: 11904 ft / 3628 m

Date: March 7th to March 8th, 2015

Lodging: South Fork, CO

Telluride was by far the best ski resort I have been in the US. Steamboat is pretty close...

Wolf Creek is fairly small and more a family ski resort but it was fun to be there and enjoy this last resort of our trip in CO.

On the way from Telluride to Wolf Creek (Hot hot and no snow at all!!!)

Local delight!!

On top!! Wolf Creek, CO

Exploring some extreme terrain...

Best milk ever (Thank you Jack!)...I am having only this since :-)

Breakfast on the way back home...sniff, CO-15 is almost over...

Small break in Ponchs Spring, co

 Wonder why I could not find another pictures...crap. Never mind, all the memories are in my head and it was really really cool to have my best buddies in Colorado. We need to do it again but it looks like it going to be a CO-2017, yet to be confirmed.