On the drive down, after Cumbres was closed and we were on Hwy 285 crossing into New Mexico.. the wind blowing on the snow was amazing.	settling into the house Sunday evening	Ann and the tree	Nice house!	Monday morning, the laptops are appearing already

	Bob the god-geek got the DSL modem working and provided wireless	Keith makes breakfast, always yummy	Patty had a burst of energy and decided to shovel the driveway..	and shovel the patio... the next day we had to shovel out the satellite dish	Dueling laptops on the counter

	and in the living room. We had 7 laptops for 8 adults.	Chris tries to start the gaming by pulling out "Wings of War"	Instead we go snowshoeing around the neighborhood. Chris creates his own trail	Patty, Ann, Dave, Heather, Keith	We found a sledding hill with some kids hiking up and sledding down. Notice the right-most building in the background

	We were wondering where to go next and the sledders parents asked us to create a trail to that building in previous photo. Sure!	When we got there we found these cool snow sculptures	Ann from the back	The snow on the roof is cracking and "avalanching". Steep roof!	The house we're renting for the week. Nice place...

	Skiing at Purgatory - Bob and the view	Bob, Chris, Heather, Dave	and with a nice view in the background.	End of day in the parking lot, there's a car under tehre!

				The ski hill in the background	Lots of construction going on here

		On the drive back down the valley towards Durango, a gliderport!	Usually there are deer-crossing signs. Down here it's Elk-crossing!	jigsaw puzzles are irresistable

		Hmmmm...	Thursday, heading to Wolf Creek to ski.. mountains north-east of Pagosa	Fog and clouds on the mountains	ice waterfalls on the drive up

	helicopter spotted circling, we're guessing it's searching for the lost snowboarders	Wolf Creek ski area	A nice ski patrol guy took this shot of Dave, Sue, Bob

	Still lots of untracked powder, and this is the first run we hit (ie a high-travel area)	yet another glorious vista		On the run it was deep	dave plays in the powder

	Still deep on the run	Much better in the trees	Hmm which way to go?	Gorgeous powder!	steep and deep

	untracked...	Sue's covered... from falling down :-)	No lift lines at Wolf Creek (on a weekday)

	on the left and right, wind blowing snow above the mountains	One of the fun steep runs uphill	another chopper!	Must be searching for the snowboarders... it was blowing snow off the trees	Heading back at end of day, fog on the hills

		The avalanche chute on the right - the hill of snow next to the road	another mini-avalanche on a steep hill	runaway truck ramp... buried in a lot of snow	Friday - candyland!

	The adult version of Candyland that is		Bob with his laptop = Bob in his happy place	Lego was popular too!

	Phase 10 - much fun	Wits & Wagers

	bigtime Packers fan		Keith in his happy place	The wall of snow on the right is taller than the cars	Homebound now, passing Wolf Creek

	tunnel!