bradleymdowns: Late November

Well, its getting to be late November, and the winter weather has arrived here. There have been storms bringing in 5-20 inches of snow in the mountains around here, making for some pretty happy people who were hoping the La Nina effect would be large this year, me included. Hopefully La Nina will continue to dump powder on the Rockies at a steady rate for the next 5 months or so and make for an epic season. The resorts are almost all open now, so hiking for turns wont be as necessary anymore. Perfect timing, as the large amounts of snow in small time periods have made for increased avalanche danger in the back country. The front range has seen plenty of snow as well, although not the accumulation of the higher elevations. Its going to be a cold Thanksgiving in Colorado, but the skiing and snowboarding will be great for this time of year in most places. Had some fun recently attending the Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers game. I'm a huge Lakers fan, so I had to rock my Laker gear and root against the hometown team, but it was all good. It was awesome to see Kobe and Carmelo playing at the top of their game, 2 of the best ballers in the world. Also, checked out Breckenridge to see how it was shaping up and I came away impressed with the conditions. Had a great time and found some powder even though only 30% of the mountain is open so far, but killed it anyway. Cant wait to get back up there when the snow allows the patrol to open up the whole mountain. Other than that, everything is great for me. Hope all is well for everyone out there, i miss you all and hope to see you soon. Have a happy Thanksgiving. One love.