Ski Weekend, Part 1

Wonderful Husband loves snow skiing. He was also raised in an area that had ski hills. We live in a flat area that only gets snow once a year or so. Still, he manages to go skiing about once a year without us. This was the first time we decided to take the kids skiing.

The first problem is how to do her hair so it wouldn't stick out and get icy. She wouldn't hold still long enough for a French braid. So instead I did 3 small braids (letting her run around between each) and just tied them together. This worked beautifully.

We started the weekend by picking up our gear. Yes, we made the kids carry their own gear. It's all part of the experience. I also LOVE those snow suits. They are all one piece, but do you see the two lines running all the way from neck to boots? Those are both zippers. To take off quickly just unzip both, pull the middle part behind them and it slides off like a coat. They can also put these on by themselves. Brilliant.

We stayed on the hill. This way after the kids were tired from skiing all morning they could take a nap while I read and Wonderful Husband could get in some ski time on his own. The kids loved the bunk beds.

Staying on the hill also allowed us to eat breakfast and lunch in the room. We had a small fridge and microwave. Breakfast was raisin bread and water or OJ.  Lunch was PB&J with fresh fruit and dried veggies. The kids thought it was awesome that they got to eat PB&J every day. We loved the savings by only going out for one meal a day. The plan was also to save any dinner leftovers to heat up for the next day's lunch, however we always ate our entire dinner. Skiing makes you hungry!

When I say we stayed on the hill, I really do mean it. Those steps are to the hallway to our room. Sweet Son is standing on one of the green trails. Sweet Daughter is climbing up to the trail. We figured we would spend most of our time on the two beginning hills and this was between them. Perfect planning. It was also just a short walk to the restaurants and other village activities. There was a bike race on the mountain when we were there. People riding mountain bikes at night on the mountain, through the village, over the frozen lake, etc. We watched while standing next to fire pits.

By the end of the trip the kids just picked up their gear and headed out. They love skiing and we will try to go back every year.