Wide open is how I can best describe my "girls" trip to Big Sky, Montana. The vastness of the Gallatin Range once again embraced me and provided me with a complete escape from the daily routine. With my ski buddies and our female instructor, Noelle, we explored Moonlight Basin from glades to chutes to her secret powder stashes. Noelle introduced us to new lingo and snow descriptors that only women would relate to. While the trees and chutes were fine with me and have their place, it was the wide open spaces of the Headwaters of Lone Peak that won my heart on the slopes. Here the snow was dreamy delicious and the view delectable.
I found spending time with all women was wide open too. The conversations, the laughter, and the tips traded opened all of us to new ideas on skiing, parenting, website finds, new vocabulary words and, of course, ski apparel. The one common denominator by trip’s end was – WOOL. Frequent readers of this blog know what a huge fan I am of wool products, but for a change I was not the one pushing this floccus find. Those that had their old poly fleece neck gaiters and poly pro base layers all ended up tossing them out and opting for wool. "Why?" you ask. I answer, "Why not?" It is warmer and more comfortable. It breaths and works better on or off the slopes.
As we put away the ski clothes in hopes of spring temperatures everywhere, don't put
away thoughts of wool. It is a fabulous and practical fabric for warm weather too. For women, I adore the Rambler’s Way spring tops. They have such great style and as always feel so good. For men, the Ibex Indie polo is a spring “must have.”
While transitioning to spring don't forget to take a moment to savor the wide open spaces of the great outdoors.
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