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7:00. .. We arrive at the Viceroy Hotel superb open for 6 months in which to locate members of the Rotary Club of Snowmass. Marie, Julien and Nicolas are already in place when I arrive. They are perfect to the end and I appreciate their consistency. When they see me, they come and greet me tease me about my looks ... nothing! Mary makes me a little shoulder massage while the boys checked the technical details.

All goes well as usual in the joy and happiness and the pleasure we take for 35 minutes. Concert of cheers, the last questions, hugs and kisses ... And we go to visit the station.

Snowmass is one of four ski areas in the region as well as Aspen Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and Aspen Montain. With its 237 miles of trails, is the 2nd Snowmass ski resort of Vail after USA (also located in Colorado). Infrastructure is very recent and the charming village. We're here at 2500 meters and 3813 meters at the top of the slopes.
Another figure: the lifts can load 33,058 skiers per hour ... Difficult to imagine a crowd of skiers while we walk in this resort totally deserted.

The site is tempting for those who practice winter sports, having said that, I can not help but think of our stations in France have nothing to envy it. I personally do not cross the Atlantic for there to ski. You pass me a touch of chauvinism but three days of "come back home", that seems to be a normal reaction.

Within the station we find a non-profit association "Challenge Aspen Adaptive Equipment" which provides people with disabilities an impressive batch of materials suitable covering over 140 different disabilities. A team of volunteers assists all those interested on the slopes. The motto is simple: "Disability" becomes "ability" when we remove the first 3 letters. Everything is possible!

We went on a lunch in a kind of diner absolutely typical to savor the local specialty: the meatloaf. Very good, admittedly. The walls are hung with photos and posters. the ceilings are covered with aluminum and decorated, so to speak, of fairy lights in poor taste. Everything is an absolute kitsch and yet we spend a loads of fun while I try to explain in English French ways at the Court of Louis XIV ... Completely offset! Our American friends are laughing uproariously! Julien, I forbid you to circulate the film you made fresh while I try my hand at the profession of historian!

the afternoon, the young leave climb the north face of ... good, finally, they will do a short hike quiet while I get my rest to be operational again for dinner which was held at the "Rustic" French-style restaurant run by Rob Ittner, our coordinator Rotarian in Aspen.

We descend into the vault and appreciate the elegant decoration of the premises. The menu is enticing and I selected the frog legs followed by sweetbreads. Converted try for Rob who was waiting, somewhat worried, our assessments.

We conclude with a reggae night in a crowded box (as I do not like them ...). Mary Julien Nicolas and seem to enjoy it and reassured that I sneak away on tiptoe for tomorrow morning ... to be up at 5:00 to 7:00 at the Aspen Club.

Good night. Christine