[wardaddy]

I like Crested Butte too....I used to hike out of Gunnison to Uncompagrhe peak. Drove my Honda civic over the MT from Lake City to Silverton once in summer too....what fun.

I did Summit county a lot but my favorite was Sun Valley....so much open bowl skiing...which I loved.

I hear Whistler in BC is great for that too.

I tried to ski outside La Paz in Bolivia but the 18K altitude was too much. I lit up a Marlboro Red and about keeled over...no way I could even hold onto the ropelift...lol....we had a O tank in the Rover and I sucked on that thing for all I was worth all the way back to La Paz. About two years later I got really sick above Santa Marta Colombia above 16.5K for about two weeks looking for Tarona(sic) artifacts and my tolerance for high altitude has never been the same.

I last skiied at Sugar Mt NC with my girls a few years ago and had to walk 3/4ths of the way up the damed MT because their binding came loose and they just sat their and boo-hooed....bout killed me.

[Travis McGee]

Know what? I have never snow skiied in my life. I just never went the cold way.

[Squantos]

LOL............Ski down ride up and stop and fix the youngins bindings. Gotta be smart these days Dad. Them kiddies will run ya ragged if ya don't. My risk ski trip was out the door of a helo and down to a crash site in Alaska with a 40 pound ruck. Different game when your black diamonds are not present.......

If I could do my life over again I'd try the ski bum instructor thang in the winter.....white water rafting guide in the spring , crew on blue water cruisers in the summer and guide elk & mulie hunts in the fall.

BTW I have been over Engineer Pass many a time from Lake City. My favorite trip.....You did that in a Honda civic ???? You Da Man !

Stay Safe !