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To : mumanddad @ home . com Cc : kitty @ justgoplacesmagazine . com Subject : The Twins First Skiing Experience in Breckenridge
The kids are loving their first time skiing ! We to ok them to Breckenridge because they accept children from the age of 3 for ski scho ol . They needed to be 4 for the French resorts and we didn ’ t want to wait another year before we got back to the slopes !
There is an adorable ski area for the kids right near the main gondola and the American instructors are young , enthusiastic and patient . You know the Americans ’ fear of litigation , everything is very safety-conscious ! M was a bit nervous about skiing but she did fine . She only went for the mornings and stayed in the play area in the afterno ons . J absolutely loved it and we couldn ’ t get him off the mountain . The highlight for him was when the instructors to ok him on a snowmobile ride up the mountain . Wish you had seen his face !
The kids are in scho ol from 8:30-3:30 which gives P and me plenty of time to ski ourselves and also hang out in town having a nice lunch !
We are really glad we stayed at Mountain Thunder Lodge which is right near the gondola , the ski scho ol and Main Street with all the restaurants and shops . We drove from Denver and the Lodge has a parking garage underneath the building . We had a 2 bedro om apartment which was perfectly fine . We only had to cross the plaza to drop them off in the mornings . And after skiing , we passed by the little creperie for a snack on the way back to the apartment . The medical clinic is also in the same complex which ( luckily !!) we didn ’ t need to use .
Our friends were much better skiers and had a great time . We met up for lunch a couple of times . They stayed in a chalet nearby which was really charming but , they did have to haul their ski gear to the slopes every day . I couldn ’ t have managed that with the toddlers .
Other than skiing we also had fun sledding and to ok a sleigh ride through the forest . The kids loved it because they had Christmas lights everywhere . The sleigh stopped at an old barn where we had drinks and listened to some country music . There was also a fun tubing hill but we ran out of time to do that .
The town is quite large and has tons of shops . I ’ ve bought some great fleece leggings and winter stuff for the kids . The outlet mall is nearby and we got the kids their ski gear dirt cheap . I also found an oxygen bar in town . You hang out and get extra oxygen if you are feeling dizzy and have a coffee etc .
I ’ ve got to say that Breckenridge in January is a pretty cold . I think next time also we will spend a night or two in Denver to acclimate . I had a bit of altitude sickness because the resort is so high . One of our friends ’ children had it worse and was given an oxygen tank by the medical clinic for his daily use while he stayed at the resort .
We had such a great time ! We ’ ll definitely go back , but maybe not in January ! Lots of love XOXO Check out this postcard they made of us !!! The donkeys lo ok happy !
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