It had been four whole weeks since we all dispersed from Austin to spend the holidays with our families. As the long winter break dragged on, everyone was counting down the days until we were all reunited on January 3rd for our infamous Ski Trip. I was especially anxious; it had been years since I last skied and I could not wait to be in Colorado. I embarked on the fraternity-organized trip to Breckenridge, Colorado. Everyone was so excited to be back together with their sisters and college friends who lived in different parts of the country to go enjoy skiing and snowboarding in the beautiful Colorado Mountains.
After a draining day of traveling, from our long flight to our lovely 2hour bus ride, we finally arrived in Breckenridge. The entire group was exhausted and after dinner everyone hit the hay to be ready for the slopes in the morning. Surprisingly, each morning all of us managed to wake up bright and early to enjoy days filled with lots of skiing and snowboarding among friends. Everyday, we would all pile on layers upon layers of clothing and head to the mountains. The temperature was perfect for skiing, and it even snowed 2 of the days! Each of us had different levels of experience skiing, and it was funny watching each other wipe out on different runs- but we always laughed it off and helped each other up. It made for some good stories to tell at the end of the day. At noon each day we all stopped for lunch on the mountain and each night we all bundled up in our clothing and went downtown in Breckenridge for dinner. There were plenty of yummy restaurants including a delicious hot chocolate place that was my all time favorite. We spent a lot of our time around the fire in our cabins listening to music and enjoying each others company.
As the week came to an end, nobody wanted to leave. We all had to go back to our own hometowns and cope with separation anxiety for ANOTHER week until we would all be together again in Austin. The ski trip was filled with lots of shredding (not always successfully), laughter, and memories that will last a lifetime. It was such a nice getaway with so many Zeta sisters and other friends from college! Colorado sure was a great view, but I know we are now all anxiously awaiting to see the Austin skyline at the end of this week!
ZLAM,
Kendra Lipar PC’15
