Cancelled: Leadville/Copper/Cooper/Breckenridge Snowshoe/Ski Feb. 13-17

CANCELLED FOR LACK OF TIMELY COMMITMENTS - better luck next year
President's Day Weekend - the long weekend in February - is one of the best times of the year for winter adventures. As we have done in past years, we will rent a house in Leadville and use that town - the highest city in the U.S. - as a base for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing. The downhill can be done at funky old Ski Cooper (3 free days with a Pajarito pass), or world class Copper Mountain, just 25 miles and 40 minutes away. I'd like to venture to Breckenridge one day, also. If we can assemble a good-sized party, we are likely to have options each day for downhill, snowshoeing, and even perhaps mountaineering - our crew climbed a 14er during last year's trip. We considered staying in Breck, but Leadville is so much cheaper that I think it is worth the drive. We will travel the afternoon/evening of Thursday February 13, spend 4 nights in Leadville, giving us 3 days for adventures, then return to Los Alamos on Monday the 17th, which is the President's Day holiday. With a house as a base, we can prepare dinners together and socialize in the evenings. The house is a former B&B (details at http://vrbo.com/478825), and we can take as many rooms as we like, up to 9. Each room has a private bath. I'm hoping for a price of $200 per person for the whole weekend, depending on how big a party we can assemble. Please write Bill at bill@priedhorsky.net to sign up. A $100 deposit will hold your spot.