Ski bunnies

The kids took ski lessons this December and January at Snobahn in Southglenn. It's an indoor ski and snowboard facility and is a really cool concept. We weren't sure how the skills they acquired skiing on a giant treadmill inside would translate to actual ski slopes but at least they wouldn't be cold or standing around in lines.

Our first venture out on the slopes as a family this year was to Loveland Valley. We drove up on the Sunday over President's Day weekend. It was small and we didn't stay all day. But, it was a good way to get some snow under our skis, so to speak.

Later that week, we joined Uncle Jerky, Aunt Sandi, Emery, and Camden at Breckenridge for some family skiing on Friday. The cousins had been in Breckenridge all week skiing. On a fun note, we also got to see Uncle Lee and Aunt Brittany at Breckenridge Brewery when we went in for dinner on Thursday night. Emery had hung up her skis the day before we arrived so she wouldn't be skiing with us. Her plan was to hold down a table in the Maggie so that when we needed a break, we'd have a place to sit.

Uncle Jerky, Camden, and Aunt Sandi. I guess the weather earlier in the week had been pretty darn cold. Fortunately for us, we brought warm weather because it was beautiful on Friday. Clear and sunny in the morning gave way to big, fat snowflakes in the afternoon. (I will say that the big, fat snowflakes caused an eastbound closure on I-70 at Silverthorne for a few hours during our drive home on Friday. So, that wasn't great but we did finally get home safely on Friday night.)

The Dude and I. I'm not sure if he's actually smiling underneath his face mask.

Kerkhoves and Andersons at the top of the Quicksilver chair. Missing Emery.

Three of four cousins stopped for a picture before heading into Ripperoo's Forest aka Ding-Dong Forest or was it THE Ding-Dong Forest? I think this one was lovingly renamed Ding-Dong Forest.

Some bunnies around here like skiing more than others. And, that's fair. One bunny likes to borrow her mother's poles in the lift line and if she's going to do moguls. The other bunny tends to complain. But, when that bunny is skiing, he is a really good skier and seems to have fun. At one point on Friday, that bunny skied past me and yelled out, "Hi, Mama!" in his sweet, silly voice as he went by.

All in all, I think we've made major strides on the skiing front. And, I definitely think the skills they learned and practiced at Snobahn translated to the actual ski slopes. Money well spent.

We're going to Beaver Creek for a few days over Spring break later this month. We've visited there as a family in the Summer/Fall but Griff's the only one who's skied there before. Our hotel/condo is ski in - ski out so that should be great. I'm looking forward to some more ski fun with the bunnies. Let's hope for a bluebird day and no I-70 closures!