It's lovely to hit the slopes in the winter in Colorado. And we have the best IMHO - Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone, and for the more adventurous, Arapahoe Basin. But, you can severly dry out if you are not prepared. My good friend, Paul Winters, has some advice: On low humidities: For us, one of the great advantages of moving to Colorado from the east is the lack of humidity. When we vacationed here, we noticed that glasses full of cold beverage didn't "sweat" the way they did in the east. Old habits die hard, and we still use coasters on table tops where beverages will sit, even though they're not strictly necessary. Correctly assuming that we wouldn't need our two dehumidifiers, we sold them before moving west. The new place had a humidifier, instead. It averages about five gallons of water per day, evaporated into the house. Even with that, petting either of our cats results in static discharges which occurred only on the coldest winter days in Ohio. We have developed a different way of petting the cats as a result, since they're correctly not at all happy about the static in their coats. We still find ourselves carefully sealing potato chip and cookie bags to keep them from getting mushy. They won't, of course. But bread has to be sealed to keep from becoming "crumby". And brown sugar has to be very carefully guarded to keep it from becoming an impenetrable brick. We still have problems waking up in the middle of the night with very dry nasal passages. But good riddance to the high humidity of the east!! Paul WInters Visit Paul's website for more musings. __________________________________________ Want to buy or sell a SnowHome in Summit County? Please visit our website. All the property listings are there. When you live or visit here, you will know "Snow Place Like Home". | 
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