Breckenridge, CO
March 28 – April 4, 2009

Trip Leader:  Victoria Dye

This is what spring skiing is all about.  There was no shortage of snow. Most of us packed with the typical Spring skiing in mind, warm sunny day’s. This was not the case.   The skiing was fabulous all week.  We woke up every morning to fresh powder and Breckenridge’s famous groomed runs.    The temperatures were in the teens and low 20’s, making this the best week of the JSC season. 

We had a total of 17 in our group;  many meeting for the first time at the Jacksonville Airport.  Fifteen were from Jacksonville, one from Atlanta, and one from New Jersey.  Since we departed from JAX late we had to run through the Atlanta Airport to make our connections.  Luckily for us, Allen Freedman, one of our travelers was meeting us in Atlanta. He pleaded with the agents to hold the plane for our group.  We arrived in Breckenridge and our Beaver Run Resort Condo’s about 5pm.  This gave everyone a chance to settle in before meeting at the Copper Top for a welcome reception. 

Beaver Run is the perfect place to stay.  You can go anywhere on the property and never go outside They have numerous restaurants, bars, ski shops, pools, hot tubs, and even a small grocery store.   It is situated at the base of Peak 9, with an indoor ski locker room just 50 feet from the lift. 

The group met everyday for lunch at a different restaurant on the mountain.  This was a great time to re-group rest and plan our afternoon on the slopes.

Most days the group met for après ski.  One of the highlights for us all was the après at Becky Andrew's home. Becky is a friend of one of our travelers.  She so graciously invited our entire group to her spectacular home.  Her home was right out of Architectural Digest. 

On Thursday night, we had our group dinner at Kenosha Steakhouse.  We all made it to the dinner, even those who went to Vail to ski for the day. Kim Neil, David Sheppard, Al Hammack and his grandson Cameron all enjoyed the day skiing at Vail.

The town of Breckenridge has so much to offer.  Charlene Blount and Theresa Dietsch did not ski but took advantage of the many historical places to visit, art galleries, photo galleries, unique shops.  They went snow shoeing and highly recommend it.  Breckenridge offers many wonderful restaurants and bars which we all took advantage of.

Several of us went to The Dredge for dinner.  The restaurant is a barge and it is located on the Blue River.  The food was excellent as was the service.

But one should not miss the Crepes a la Cart on Main Street.  The crepes are truly out of this world.  I had one with raspberries, dark chocolate and cream.

Our last night was spent in Denver.  We found a fabulous Italian Restaurant, Diciccos.  The hotel shuttle took us there and picked us up.  It was so different.  The appearance was that of a dinner theatre.  A piano player entertained us during our dinner.  The food was delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed our last night before returning to the “real world”.

Jacksonville Ski Club
P.O. Box 551352 Jacksonville, Florida 32255-1352
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