Christmas Letters: 2001 Starts with Spring Travels

We have had a wonderful 2011 with lots of fun, activity and milestones.

The year started off with Will in New York city looking for work in his field of Chinese and International relations. Times being what they are he was happy and lucky to land a job working for OMD. This is a large advertising conglomerate. He handles Hersheys TV buys. He currently lives in Brooklyn and commutes to work.

Chris graduated in May from Colorado College with a degree in Bio Chemistry. After a national search he landed a position in his own backyard at Alexion Pharmaceutical in Rhode Island.

We started our year out west since we are officially on our way over the hill we thought we would go over the hill, literally. We started with a January trip to Vail Mountain and into the back bowls. Wonderful snow and some new friends.

First day in Vail Colorado we hiked Ptarmigan Ridge

Cold as can be - 30 below at the top but luckily no wind

Lovely powder conditions. I'm about to dive down this chute.

Edward Howard Hutchinson III, aka Howie, came up from Denver for the day.

Howie and his wife Bri - there will be a EHH IV in March

Nancy, David Bush- Brown, Lynne and Chip Whipple, Mary BB and Platt in Aspen

While is Aspen we rode at Aspen Highlands and Snowmass

Hiking the Highland Bowl at Aspen Highlands - 12,392 feet

On our way down G-4 in Highland Bowl - we had the place to ourselves

Diane DeSpirlet and pals in Edwards CO. - How lucky am I?

Outer Mongolia Vail Co. about to take a fresh powder run February 1st

Had just enough time in between runs to visit out son Chris at Colorado College.

Delray Beach always has lots of action

On the beach in Delray

Ed and Mattie Sears

Jeff Beck at Sunfest in West Palm Beach

We were pretty happy with the show

We made two trips west - these are from the March trip where we got to hang with Christopher who was a senior at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.