3 Days Skiing at Durango Mt (formerly Purgatory)

Had a great time. They need more snow but what they had was fine packed powder. We did have to watch for grass, rocks and tree tips in some places but overall great cruising. I love all the dips and rolls as well as the runs thru the trees. Facilities on the slopes were good with two lodges on the mountain. We couldn't get over how friendly everyone was. We stayed in Durango downtown. There were lots of restaurants, shops and live entertainment. We had our choice of blues, jazz, and country with improvisations. **Food tip for leftovers - take some Ziploc sandwich bags. Slice your meat into bite size chunks and store in doubled up bags. If your hotel room does not have a refrigerator put the bagged food in the ice bucket and fill with ice. I took my leftovers on the hill in my fanny pack next day for a great lunch. Big WOW for the trip. On day two three of us found ourselves in a mogul field with no way out. I gave the other two pointers on how to get thru bumps and we did so in good shape. On day three these guys asked me to give them a bump lesson so we spent all morning in the moguls. Me, who last year couldn't spend more than three hours a day on easy groomed runs, was leading two good intermediate skiers thru three hours of bumps without falling once. Then after lunch was able to ski another two hours on groomed cruisers when my knees finally started to complain. I don't mean to brag but I am just amazed how much better I can ski and how much more strength and endurance I have.