A Day on the Mountain

April 9, 2009 Park City

Woke up to a fresh blanket of 6 inches of snow. Of course, it was pretty exciting for 3 Florida kids. It was a flurry of activity to get ready to hit the slopes. Rebecca went to the grocery store early to get us breakfast, and lunch supplies. Next we prepared the food, and got all the kids into the gear they would be skiing/snowboarding in. Talk about herding cats!!
We picked up another gold pass from Dick and then took Rachel to her lesson. But first she needed her skis from the rental place, and so Ryan and Dylan also got fitted for their snowboard gear. Rebecca had everything set up in advance, so it was just getting the kids to their designated places.
Rebecca showed up at the lodge, and got her gear, as I took the boys to get their snowboard gear on. We had previously had a little “ground school” instruction, so when we got to the snowy slopes, we just had a brief review.
Rebecca got Rachel into her class, and she was excited for an all day ski lesson, her very first time on the slopes. All the kids wore their bike helmets for protection.
Dylan and Ryan did exceptionally well for their first time on snowboards. I was amazed. We stayed on the beginner hill for about 3-4 runs, and they were doing exceptionally well, so we headed for the 6 man chairlift, Pay Day. The beginner slope off this lift was called Home Run, and it was a little narrow, so Ryan and Dylan were a bit frustrated. It was time for lunch. We met Reb at the lodge, and had the lunches she had prepared. Mark showed up, and we convinced the boys to face the challenge of the Pay Day lift again. Since the snow was warming up, and slushing out, the boarding had slowed down, and they mastered the Home Run trail!!
By 3 o’clock, Rachel was pooped from her all day lesson, and she was done for the day, she stayed with Rebecca, however, she had notified her brothers she had skied an intermediate slope, so they insisted on skiing Silver Hollow as the last run.
Rebecca took her day cautiously but enjoyed a great day of skiing. It sure is great to enjoy the sport with the whole family, while none are in a stroller any longer. These kids are enjoying the mountain sporting!!