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March 04-10, 2018
Winter Park, CO
Winter Park Ski Trip |
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Coordinators: Nancy Sand & Sharon Marini |
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Photos by: Many Folks |
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| ULLR Winter Park Skiers with: 1st time ULLR western trip skiers- Lee W, Sam C, Gary D, Roz R, Katie W, Frank F, Bonnie S ULLRs returning after an absence- Nancy D, Mike S, Marlys S |
Making breakfast selections Nancy S, Barb K, Jerry S, Jim H |
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| Ready to board the Cabriolet for shopping and fun Katie W, Barb K, Sharon M, Mary Jane H, Galen H, Clareyse N, Bonnie S, Karen H, Marlys S | 3 Nancy’s at the apres party Nancy D, Nancy N, Nancy S | Riding the Cabriolet Barb K, Karen H | ||
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| Coca Cola Bear and Wagons Karen H, Marlys S, Barb K | Presenting ULLR bandana to ULLRS Tavern owner Trip Co-Chairs Sharon M and Nancy S with Tavern owner | Ullrs on stage at the ULLRS Tavern | ||
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| Enjoying our group dinner at Smokin’ Moe’s | Trying to stay warm by the fire while waiting for bus after group dinner | Trip Co-Chairs Nancy S and Sharon M | ||
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| Are we ready to ski? Clareyse N, Bonnie S, Frank F, Barb K, Galen H, Karen H, Sharon M, Mary Jane H | Wayne J, Jim H, Dan R | Mike B, Craig N, Nancy N, Karen C | ||
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| Jim H, Ken M, Jerry S, John V | Katie W, Marlys S | Sharon M, Mary Jane H, Barb K | ||
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| ULLR President Mary Jane at Mary Jane | Making new friends at the airport Airline guest, Mike S, Clareyse N | |||
| ULLRS SKI AT WINTER PARK Sunny skys, groomed runs, corduroy that lasted most of the days – what more could one ask for a perfect skiing trip? Well, maybe for some powder! While we did not have inches of fresh powder for those who love it, thirty-one ULLRs had a great time at Winter Park. Shortly after arriving at the Vintage Hotel at the Winter Park Resort, we gathered to plan our adventures for the week. Trip Co-Chairs Nancy S. and Sharon M. welcomed several new and returning ULLR skiers and led a review of the itinerary for the week. As Ullrs Karen C. and Mike B. live in Colorado for the winter and know Winter Park very well, Mike B. gave us advice on how to navigate around and between the five skiing areas of the Resort. He highly recommended skiing certain runs and strongly recommended avoiding other runs. We followed his advice, and everyone came home walking upright with no major injuries! Special thanks to Karen C. and Mike B. for sharing their knowledge of Winter Park and the area. Each morning we had an exclusive private breakfast buffet when we made plans for the day to ski, shop, eat, nap, hot tub, etc. Every day we hopped on the Cabriolet to get from our Hotel to the Resort Village. There we loaded wagons to get our “stuff” to the lifts and locker storage. Enroute many wandered into shops and restaurants and contributed to the economy. Monday dawned with cold temps and very strong winds with frequest gusts at more than 60 MPH. Some ULLRs braved the weather, but many said “no thanks” and took the day off to explore the Resort Village and the town of Winter Park. Later that afternoon we all gathered for a wine and cheese complimentary apres party provided by the Vintage Hotel and Winter Park Resort. During that gathering, we raised our glasses in remembrance of our fellow ULLR skier friend Dick Dinneen. The sun shined and the winds subsided on Tuesday, so everyone was eager to ski. WP grooms a lot of runs, and with few other skiers that day, we enjoyed sunny corduroy nearly all day. It was wonderful! Bonnie S. took an all-day ski lesson. Marlys S. enjoyed a personal mountain tour. Like the Olympic boarder that nearly hit a squirrel, Nancy S. sucessfully avoided “de-tailing” a fast moving squirrel on one of the runs! Tuesday evening seventeen Ullrs went to the ULLRS Tavern in Winter Park to enjoy some socializing. The Tavern owner was delighted to meet us. She has a brother who lives in the Twin Cities. We presented her with an ULLR bandana, and she in turn presented us with an ULLRS Tavern t-shirt. Look for Sharon M. to model it for us some time. Wednesday was another sunny warm ski day. By this time, lift operators had noticed our ULLR bandanas, and were welcoming us as we boarded chair lifts around the mountains. That evening we gathered for a group photo, then boarded a bus to go to Smokin’ Moe’s in Winter Park for a BBQ group dinner with a brownie Sunday for dessert. Lots of food and full tummies! We were delighted to watch an outdoor light show and warm ourselves around a fire pit before boarding a bus to take us back to our hotel. On Thursday, we again had sun and warm temps. Seventeen ULLRs took time during the day to tour the National Sports Center for the Disabled. See the related photos and story on the ULLR website. Friday was our last day. We skied, skied, skied and packed, packed, packed. During the week, we skied the gentle green runs and cruised at faster speeds down the groomed blue runs on Winter Park Mountain and Mary Jane Mountain. We were awestruck with the views at 12,000 feet on the top of Mary Jane followed by glade skiing through the trees. Yes, ULLR President Mary Jane skied Mary Jane! Saturday morning we had all our “stuff” down stairs at the Hotel ready to load and board the bus at 5:45 am! We each had a box breakfast to eat on the bus. We were a sleepy, tired, happy bunch of skiers who had a wonderful week at Winter Park! Nancy Sand & Sharon Marini |
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