March 11th, 2010 by The Barefoot Blogger: Laura Kleinbaum

The Mountain Jaunt

It’s always delightful to join the ranks of the Channel snow suit-clad beautiful people in the Rockies and on the Matterhorn.  It’s also way fun to rent a cabin with a bunch of friends, wear flannel, and go crazy, yo.  So whether you’re sipping après-ski champagne in a Swiss chalet or rocking out to your friend’s drunk guitar playing in front of the fire, you’ll want to look appropriately adorable (or chic in the case of the champagne.)  It’s always hard to have a good time when you’re cold, so mind the mountain weather and stick to boots.  Also remember that falling every time your try to get off the chairlift is totally OK, it’s normal to have trouble figuring out how the snowshoe fits over your real shoe, and no matter how appealing that outdoor hot tub seems, getting out is one of the worst feelings ever, even worse than burning the roof of your mouth on too-hot cocoa.

The Boots: The Koolaburra ‘Erika’ ($249); The Bernardo ‘Blondie’ ($228); The J. Shoes ‘Bridle’ ($179)