Snow days on Grand Mesa–thought this was published earlier….sorry

We spent the afternoon bouncing down the hard and icy snow slopes near Ward Lake on the Grand Mesa.  We live at the foot of Grand Mesa, beyond the foot hills that are called the Dobies.  Our home is about 5,500 feet, where the weather is warm and sunny.  The top of the Mesa is 10,000 feet and usually has a snow pack of 10 feet or more.  It takes us about 30 minutes or so to get to the top.  In our temperate valley I sometimes forget how beautiful the snowy winter wonderland is that we live so close to.   It had warmed up to just above freezing, so the snow was packed and hard as we slid down on the toboggan.  Actually, we shot down the hill and unfortunately slammed into the bumps in the snow and then went flying before slamming once again with ear muffs sailing.  Niki’s chin smashed into the top of Stephanie’s head.  Sobbing, we limped away and finally drowned our tears in chocolate almond ice cream topped with marshmallow cream at Aspen Trails.  It’s probably best that we do this only once a year!