Colorado Ski Couples Session in Winter Park

This Colorado skiing couples session in Winter Park was a ski lover’s dream powder day! Cat and Mike have been married for 12 years and love skiing together. They’re both from Florida, but now call Denver home. They ski most often at Winter Park and wanted photos that captured them doing their favorite winter sport together.

Colorado Ski Couples Session

The day of Cat and Mike’s session was an early access day at Winter Park, which meant that we were able to start skiing at 7:45 a.m. We had the pleasure of skiing first tracks through several inches of powder! The powder was unlike anything I’ve ever skied in (and I ski a lot!). As full snowflakes were falling around us, the sun started peaking through the clouds and it was absolutely beautiful!

Ski Engagement Photos Colorado

After some time skiing at Winter Park, we headed to where they were staying in Granby and found a spot nearby for Après-ski photos. They cracked a few Colorado beers to enjoy together. Then we took family portraits with their two dogs, Aspen and Kona. I had the best time skiing and hanging out with Cat and Mike! 

Ski Couples Session Colorado

You don’t have to be engaged to book a ski couples photo session! Whether you’ve been married for years or have been dating for a few months, a couples ski session is perfect for any season of your relationship. Colorado is a popular destination for people visiting on vacation and couples ski photos are always a fun way to remember your time in the mountains. There’s nothing I love more than photographing couples doing something they love together!

Cat is also an incredible skiing wedding videographer who I’ve photographed several ski weddings with. I love working with Cat and recommend her work to all my clients needing video! You can check out her website here and catch her Instagram too (@studiolemus). If you follow me on Instagram (@skitheday) you might recognize Cat from my tags on posts and stories!

Colorado Ski Engagement Photographer

If skiing and/or snowboarding together is an important part of your relationship then I highly recommend engagement photos while skiing. Let’s plan a ski engagement session that captures what you love doing together! Check out my Colorado Ski Engagement Session Guide here!

Colorado Skiing Engagement Photos at Keystone Ski Resort

I loved meeting up with Caitlin and Alex for their Colorado skiing engagement photos at Keystone Ski Resort. These two met at college in Georgia and have been together ever since. Alex’s family has been coming to Keystone every year since he was a kid. With skiing being an important part of his life, Alex taught Caitlin how to ski, and she fell in love with the sport. For their engagement session, they wanted to include skiing since it’s one of their favorite activities to do together!

Engagement Photos in Keystone

Alex and Caitlin came to Colorado after Christmas to spend New Years with Alex’s family. The pandemic had put them on hold from skiing, so they were beyond excited to hit the slopes! Occasionally, they get to ski in the Southeast, but to them nothing compares to skiing in Colorado. 

Before heading to Keystone Resort for their ski engagement session, we met at a location nearby for a few photos Après Ski style in “normal clothes”. Then they swapped their sweaters for ski jackets and we headed to the resort to start their skiing engagement session.

Colorado Skiing Engagement Photos at Keystone Ski Resort

I loved that Caitlin and Alex decided to include skiing in their engagement session. Couples are always curious about how to incorporate skiing into their engagement photos, but it’s quite simple. 

First, decide that you want to ski for your engagement photos. Next, find a photographer who is comfortable and confident with skiing and up to photograph you! I started skiing at a young age and competitively alpine raced for 10 years, so skiing is like second nature to me. Once you have a photographer nailed down, next you’ll plan out the logistics like the mountain, date, and time. When a couple books a ski engagement session with me, I guide them through the entire process! Keystone Ski Resort is a special place to both Alex and Caitlin, so it made sense to plan their session at a place they love, and also a ski mountain they are familiar with. 

I had so much fun getting to ski with Caitlin and Alex, and capturing their engagement photos at Keystone. To a skiing photographer, it really is the best of both worlds!

Review from the Couple

Caitlin and Alex left me an incredible view about their experience working with me!

“Gabrielle was incredibly fun to work with, making the photo taking process feel as natural as possible and perfectly reflecting us as a couple. She made both the skiing photos and après-ski photos such a smooth process, especially for two people notoriously awkward in front of cameras. With her photos, you would never know that was the case! We absolutely love our photos. We cannot stop looking at them, and neither can anyone we show them to! We had a blast the entire day. Not only is Gabrielle a wonderful photographer, but she's also extremely fun to ski with. She's a kind soul and an incredible photographer, we would absolutely recommend her to anyone!”- Caitlin & Alex

Colorado Skiing Engagement Photographer

Dreaming of including skiing in your engagement photos?! I would love to chat with you about how to make it happen! Get in touch with me below!