And now the skiing part of our trip. Day 1 we spent at the tube park. The next 4 days we spent skiing. Since it was spring break for many kids, not ours, ski school was full. We didn't book ahead so the kids were out of luck on that front for day one of skiing. They got to ski anyhow and worked with an instructor on the magic carpet to get their ski legs back. Both Kyle and Emily did well remembering how to ski. Jeff and I also got some skiing in with our legs back under us. Aaron stayed back with the sitter.
The second ski day, Kyle & Emily went to ski school while Jeff and I skied with Mike and Mary. Mike is a crazy good skier - like black diamonds with ease - and Mary is a great blue skier. I could mostly hang with Mary though she is a lot faster than me and Jeff went with Mike a bit. Aaron and Mason were back with the sitter having a good old time.
Ski day three, Kyle wanted to do ski school again as he was advancing very quickly. Emily was done with it because she didn't like them telling her what to do and she was bored doing the tiny practice hill. She wanted some real runs. So she stayed with the sitter in the morning and then skied with us in the afternoon. We were adventurous and took her from the hotel on the ski out run - her first time this trip off the magic carpet. It was a bit steep, but Jeff skied her down.
Jeff then went to ski some harder runs and I took her on the lift to some greens and she was a champ. Well, I should clarify. She skied well, but she was a kamikazee skier. She would just blaze down the hill as fast as she could. Granted she could stop, but she wasn't into turning and controlling her speed very much. She certainly scared me. She didn't want me telling her to slow down and she just wouldn't. Kyle, meanwhile, was working with his group and doing blue runs and having a great time advancing and being very controlled in his skiing.
Jeff then went to ski some harder runs and I took her on the lift to some greens and she was a champ. Well, I should clarify. She skied well, but she was a kamikazee skier. She would just blaze down the hill as fast as she could. Granted she could stop, but she wasn't into turning and controlling her speed very much. She certainly scared me. She didn't want me telling her to slow down and she just wouldn't. Kyle, meanwhile, was working with his group and doing blue runs and having a great time advancing and being very controlled in his skiing.
Day four, neither Kyle nor Emily wanted ski school and they were ready to be turned loose. Kyle was ready for the blues and he showed us he had good control so Jeff took him on some blues. I stuck with Emily on the greens until she could show me control. After a few runs down green with great control, she was ready for blues. So we went all over the mountain. We did her first blue with Jeff, Kyle, Mike and Mary just to have extra eyes and help if needed. She did great. We ate a quick lunch and then all paired off to ski some more.
Emily skiing. Much better control today.
Emily and I went to all ends of the mountain and skied from top to bottom pretty much. She did great and only had two small mishaps. One area was very icy which was difficult to turn and control so I carried her skis down while she slid on her tooshy. At the same part, a dad and his 9 year old kid were doing the same thing. Our last mishap came on the Orange Bubble lift where Emily got off the lift about 1 second too early so instead of having her skis land flat and being propelled forward, she put her skis down and they were angled back and she slid down under the lift. They stopped the lift right away and we got her, but she was quite a bit shaken. There was a lake we had passed over about 300 feet prior to that likely scared her too as she slid backward (but really only about 5 feet, but under the lift so that is scary). She recovered well and we skied back to Jeff and Kyle for a few more runs together before having to call it a trip.
Emily & Kyle skiing together
Emily and I went to all ends of the mountain and skied from top to bottom pretty much. She did great and only had two small mishaps. One area was very icy which was difficult to turn and control so I carried her skis down while she slid on her tooshy. At the same part, a dad and his 9 year old kid were doing the same thing. Our last mishap came on the Orange Bubble lift where Emily got off the lift about 1 second too early so instead of having her skis land flat and being propelled forward, she put her skis down and they were angled back and she slid down under the lift. They stopped the lift right away and we got her, but she was quite a bit shaken. There was a lake we had passed over about 300 feet prior to that likely scared her too as she slid backward (but really only about 5 feet, but under the lift so that is scary). She recovered well and we skied back to Jeff and Kyle for a few more runs together before having to call it a trip.
Emily & Kyle skiing together
After we landed at 11pm, Kyle was sooo tired. He even slept most of the plane ride back which is uncommon on a plane for him since it's a chance to play on the iPad. Needless to say, he skied a lot - 4 days straight for 7 hours each day. After we landed, Jeff and the kids went to get the van and came back to get me, Aaron and the bags. Kyle insisted on getting out of the van to help load the car and the picture below demonstrates what he did to help... Notice Miko there with him. It took him several days to recover rest wise and his legs even longer. But he loved every second of skiing. It sure was a great trip.
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