The great mistake

I bought a ski pass last week for Copper Mountain and Winter Park. Winter Park hasn't hasn't opened yet so I thought I would drive up to Copper, ski this afternoon, spend the night, ski in the morning and drive back Denver in the afternoon. I evened booked a nice room at a Double Tree in Breckenridge for tonight.

The drive to Copper Mountain was pleasant, little traffic, no weather, and I made great time. Then things got bad. They only had one lift and one run open. It was a blue slope which meant everyone of all abilities was skiing the same run and it was crowded. There was a second chair open at mid mountain but not that many people were using it. I started skiing a little after 11:00 so the crowd had downsized for lunch but it got busier quickly. There were also some ski teams from both Canada and the USA there which meant they had used part of the run to set up courses. They were also making snow which means the slope tends to get icy. I also took my old "rock skis" so I wouldn't tear up my good ones. Big mistake as they hadn't been tuned in years and I couldn't get an edge. I "biffed" on my second run. Two junior high aged kids stopped to see if I was all right but by that time my pride had been hurt as I usually don't fall once a season let alone on my second run. Early in the afternoon I decided my life was at stake. Enough was enough and I wasn't having fun. Fortunately I was told I could cancel my room by 5:00. I had to drive to Breckenridge to find the Double Tree. They had just taken over a property and no one seemed to know where there are located. After 45 minutes I found them, canceled the room and drove back to Denver. I sleep in my own bed tonight.