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April 3, 2001 Spring Break in Colorado Time always passes so quickly when you're having fun. I can't believe Spring Break is over already. But if it's any consolation, it was a wonderful vacation!We had a really great trip to Colorado. It was good to spend some time with my brother, go shopping, and see a new place. However, skiing, snowboarding, and simply being in "snow country" was what we were waiting for. It had been three years since I skied, and it felt a little strange to have a snowy winter again. It was a little too familiar to see a few inches of snow on the car in the morning, and to trudge through mud and slush in those stiff and uncomfortable ski boots. Those were things I hadn't missed, and never thought I'd experience again. But it was fun. My brother Kevin planned our skiing  weekend at Copper Mountain, a ski resort in the Colorado mountains, between Breckenridge and Vail. Although it doesn't command the name value a place like Aspen does, it was a beautiful place. And it didn't seem any less cheap or unpopular.
It was actually a treat for us. We were used to Japan's crowded, narrow slopes, so having a choice of 127 wide, spacious trails, and 23 different lifts was more than we expected. And although the parking lot was filled with hundreds of cars, the mountain didn't seem so packed. In fact, there were times when Kyle and I were the only ones to be seen. It was almost like we had the entire mountain to ourselves. For two Hawaii kids, playing in the snow is not something we grew up with, so we were just amazed at the little mainland children, who zoomed past us on their little skis. But we were having too much fun to worry about looking out of place on the bunny slopes. By the end of the second day, we had found the perfect route down the mountain for us. We spent the rest of the trip going shopping, and just hanging out. It was a fun but relaxing trip, and we can't wait for our next vacation!
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