Happy to report that the day before we arrived, DEN received about 14 inches of snow. Thanks, bomb cyclone! According to the Keystone website, only about 7% of the trails were open but it was certainly enough variety for us to get in some decent skiing. We had a little bit more snow on Black Friday but then it got windy. The mountain was pretty empty with very short lines. Often we could ski into the line and be next for the chair. It may have been bad/early conditions by CO standards, but it was better than the best day we could have in the small hills in PA outside of the DC suburbs.

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I forgot how much the elevation zaps you the first couple days. I had planned to do a lot more but opted for nights in due to altitude headaches and the dryness of the air. Overall, a great getaway.