No, I'm not blogging about depression or the road to Hotel California.  I'm talking about a down coat for snowboarding.  Last year Brad and I spent much time on perfecting our layering system so that we didn't freeze while snowboarding.  I think we got up to 5-6 layers and waddled out to the Bonanza Chair.  I think you could have tapped us on the shoulder and we would have rolled down the hill like a tire.  Brad picked up a Mountain Hardware down coat in Moab and was the only one nice and toasty on a cold , windy day on the slopes.  I was convinced-- I needed one of those.  So for Christmas, I received a Mountain Hardware down coat of my own from my mother & father in-law and husband.  I got to try it out on Christmas Day.  It was windy, cold and snowing but my new coat kept me so warm that I had to take off a layer.  Why hadn't I gotten one of these last year?  The other thing that I can't believe I had been living without while living in Colorado is a pair of warm snowboots.  I also got a pair of Keen snowboots for Christmas from Brad and I try to wear them everywhere.  My feet are finally warm! 

 

Billi