We were up early on Christmas Eve to drive from Denver to Beaver Creek. The roads were good – for the most part. I still had the twinge of “fear” as we approached the Eisenhower Tunnel west of Denver. This is a significant grade – 7% for seven miles. I did this last March in the truck and it was NOT fun! It’s a much different experience in an SUV. The Colorado DOT did have some ice/snow warnings out for the Eisenhower tunnel and the westbound approach to the Vail pass. But we didn’t have any problems.
We arrived in Beaver Creek around 10:30am, grabbed some lunch at the local Subway, and then drove up to the Vilar Center to start getting set up. Equipment had already arrived so we didn’t need to unload – just start into the day. With the great crew at the Vilar, things moved along quickly.
We called it a day around 4pm so they could get the theatre set up for Christmas Eve mass. We checked into our hotel, the Christie Lodge, and then all of us went to the local Thai restaurant for dinner.
Today – I was up early for an interview on GOOD MORNING VAIL. That went well AND the article hit the VAIL DAILY NEWS today too. It’s not online yet but it was a well written article.
Our show today is sold out and our evening show on Wednesday is sold out too. They added a matinee performance on Wednesday and tickets are already selling well for that. I’ll be on GOOD MORNING VAIL again tomorrow morning.
We’re off to find food…and then up to the Vilar Center to get ready for the day.