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Third day at Aspen Highlands (mostly)

We got up on our third day in Aspen to flurries outside. We got ourselves to Aspen Highlands as quickly as we could to catch some fresh powder. Lily, Mark and I decided we needed a lesson. The bumpy terrain the previous day at Snowmass really wore us out and we needed to correct our technique. Unfortunately we arrived at Highlands to find they didn't have any more available snowboarding instructors. We had the lessons desk call Buttermilk to see if they had instructors and they did so we hopped on the shuttle and went over.

Once at Buttermilk we ended up getting our own instructor for the three of us, Pablo from Argentina. He took us up the lift to do a run and assess our skills. After that he determined we'd be better off at Highlands so back on the shuttle we went.

Once there he made some adjustments to our bindings to help our various stance issues and we headed up the mountain. The powder was awesome! He took us on some great runs with large sections of fresh powder. Eventually the snow stopped and the sun started peaking out. Our runs were better, faster and more controlled. By the end of the day Pablo decided to take us for a more challenging run called Sherwood Forest. There we traversed the hill carving between trees. Unfortunately Mark and I spent more time on our asses than on our boards but it was still fun.

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Snowing heavily when we arrived at Buttermilk.
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Pablo giving us pointers before a run.
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The lodge at Aspen Highlands.
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Still snowing heavily at Highlands.
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Pablo says "watch me".
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Mark and Ling.
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Lily at the cloud covered peak.
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Mark nearly falls in a hole.
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Trying out our new techniques on the fresh snow.
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Pablo waits for us to catch up.
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I'm so tired.
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Were you guys waiting long?
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Today's lunch spot, the Merry Go Round.
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A rare shot of me and Lily.
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Hi Lily.
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Mark.
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Ling and Lily at the bottom.
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Mark and Ling.
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Jeff, our fearless leader and club founder.
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Bob in his spiffy ski suit.
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Great view!
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Mark and I coming down a steep bumpy slope.
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Me in action.
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Breathtaking view.
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Jeff is very happy to have the sun come out.
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View down the valley.
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Mark stretches before another run.
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Mark resting.
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There he goes.
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Uh oh.
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Oh dear.
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Doh!
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About to try Sherwood Forest.
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High speed quads.
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This poor banana was in my Camelback as I fell many times during my lesson.
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Love those panoramic shots from the top.
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