Beaver Creek 2011

George and I went to Beaver Creek, Colorado the first week in January. I had a radiology conference so work picked up part of the tab which is always welcomed! This was my first time to ski in 10 years so I was a little nervous, but it went well. Patrick, one of my fellow residents, also went and has a friend who has a house out there so we stayed with them Saturday through Tuesday night. The house was awesome and there was about 14 people there and they were a fun group. We skied during the day and made big dinners at night. We also played a hilarious game of hide and seek and sardines in a 3 story house with the lights out and a touch of alcohol! The first picture is of Patrick performing a taste test between 2 glasses of melted ice. He believes that store bought ice is better than the refrigerator ice and that he can tell the difference. To correct for the fact that they are different shapes and you would be able to feel that, they melted the ice in the microwave and blindfolded him. He was actually able to tell the difference!

We stayed at the Ritz Carlton, where the conference was, Wednesday through Friday night. This was our first stay at the Ritz. I do have to say it was awesome and super fancy. It was ski in and ski out and they kept all your equipment for you and had it set up when you were ready to go. After a long day of skiing we would have a drink or hot chocolate in the great room. They had complimentary hot chocolate and cookies in the afternoons. There was also complimentary use of the spa and they have a Grotto, which is a huge hot tub surrounded by stone walls with a waterfall that George and I got in everyday! They had an outside pool, but it was not warm enough for me!

This last picture is of the bar at Spago, the Wolf Gang Puck restaurant inside the Ritz, it was DELICIOUS!!