Ok, so usually the word vacation evokes thoughts of week long beach visits and relaxation, but this last week Stephanie and I both had Friday off of work, so we took a vacation! Of course with just one extra day off we could really take a trip to Cabo San Lucas, so we opted for the best resort within 35 miles, Brighton!
Brighton Ski Resort had a special deal for the month with two free day passes if you stayed a night at the Brighton Lodge. Since we love weekend getaways, and we love skiing even more, we were all about this great deal and made reservations for our weekend off.
(It's funny to think that such a simple vacation could have been taken on any weekend- just one night away, and one day skiing, could have been done without a friday off. However waiting for this extended weekend to take such a quick trip made the weekend so much more relaxing overall.)
We went up Thursday night, grabbed some Café Rio and checked into the lodge. It is a very simple, low key lodge but it does have it where it counts. No TVs in each room (just one in the main lobby), but there's a hot tub... a HUGE hot tub, also a continental breakfast, a great place to eat lunch when skiing (fireplace, comfy chairs, hot chocolate!), and perhaps the most important, it's right next to the main lift at Brighton (Crest Express).
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| Taken just outside our room. You can see the lift in the background (and reflection) |
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| She's pretty much a pro. |
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| Lunch! |
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| Warm boots after lunch... ^_^ |
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| Crest at night |
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| The Snake Creek Heber Valley Overlook Point |
It was an amazing day of skiing. A little cold, but sunny with some great snow. That day the reopened Milly's Bowl (after several snowstorms) so I had one movie-like powder run there, but the snow everywhere was awesome.
