Skiing at Keystone

I went skiing with my family for the weekend at Keystone, CO and had a great time. I hadn't been on skis for almost 20 years, and I can't believe it has been that long. I was really nervous but did well. It was almost like riding a bike. I stuck to the bunny slopes, which are like Black Diamond ones out east where I've done most of my skiing. The first time down I was braking most of the time, and by the last time I went down the slope, I was just having fun. My husband is amazing and was a great instructor and partner to ski with me. I was so glad to have Aunt Lea with us who watched the cherubs for the day, which made the whole ski outing possible. Now I have the ski bug and can't wait to go again. We are going next month for military SnoFest with the girls' Aunt Stephanie and we can't wait. I plan to ski some more and take the cherubs for a gondola ride and some snow tubing. We are even planning to take Princess skiing and hopefully enroll her in ski school. I can't think of a better place to learn how to ski. I learned to ski in Utah at a ski school and the lessons were so good, I learned what I needed to know in just a few hours. So ... if you haven't skied in a long time - do it. It is so fun, great exercise without feeling like exercise, the views are amazing, and it is a great escape from the daily grind. But I highly recommend lessons if you haven't skied out west. I sat next to a sweet lday from Tennessee whose husband took her on the slopes without any instruction and she and her 11 year old daughter literally fell down half the mountain. Her husband, a CO native, just kept yelling back to them "get up. this is the easy slopes." They ended up calling ski patrol and only to be told we can't help you. They walked up the mountain, which is a feat I cannot fathom. I couldn't decide whether her husband was stupid or a jerk. Who knows. But lessons... gotta do 'em. And marry the right guy. I did. And I'm looking forward to more skiing with him.