There’s a new real estate community that just launched today - epicketfence.  It started in Colorado and I had the opportunity to be the first Featured Realtor for the Colorado Springs market.  When you click on the link above, it takes you directly to the article I wrote for epicketfence.com.  Check it out if you want to learn more about what’s happening in the Colorado Springs real estate market.  If you want to learn more about the statistical details of our market, don’t miss PikesPeakFacts.com.  It’s updated every month.

One post leads to another it seems.  In looking for photos of the Collegiate Peaks in Colorado I clicked through one site to another.  In the process I found this great site for South Central Colorado - home of great skiing in winter and white water rafting in summer.  The Arkansas River stretches through this area and passes through the dramatic Rifle Gorge.  If you are planning a Colorado vacation, don’t miss this area of the state.  One of my favorite spots is the Great Sand Dunes.  Amazing!

Yesterday we went skiing at Monarch Mountain.  The snow was great, but you had to know how to keep yourself upright in deep powder to keep from doing a face plant.  As it can be at Monarch, it was cold and snowing and the wind made your cheeks pink riding the lift.  It was a glorious day with great skiing.  Tip for skiing powder:  Keep your ski tips up by redistributing your weight slightly back.

On the way home the clouds lifted and driving past the Collegiate Peaks was spectacular.  Snow covered and massive, they stretch through central Colorado and create a feast for the eyes.