Date: December 6, 2015
Resort: Snowbird
Conditions/Weather: MG/PP; Sunny with temps in the 30's
Trip No.: 4 for Daddy; 1 for Daughter for the season
Report: After an extended recess for Thanksgiving up in Seattle, where I was not able to ski despite my desire to do so, it was back in Utah and time to get my little one ready to go. Initially we were thinking that Saturday was going to be the day for her, but she wasn't feeling it so we went to the bounce house center for her to work off some Thanksgiving calories. This morning though she was ready to go.
The first day for me was a piece of cake--since it was just me I got the stuff ready to go the night before, pass and ski pants all laid out, and I was out the door the next morning. But with a 4-year old it was a bit more complicated. Where was her birth certificate for the pass? Where was her goggles? Oh, they're in the helmet. Ski tutu? Are her boots too small? So after a half hour of getting stuff rounded out, we were out the door and to the shop to swap her boots Utah Ski and Golf is amazing.http://www.utahskigolf.com/ They offer kids a one-price rental program that is good for ages 2-12 or so...pay one price and swap in gear as needed. We walked in and they had her all sized up and ready to roll in 10 minutes flat.
Next stop: the pass office. We made good time driving up at 11am instead of rush hour. With higher winds up high, the crowds were very small, so we scored a good parking spot. Dropped the gear off and went upstairs.
She knows the drill...."one Alta/Snowbird Kids Season Pass, please."
The season pass folks made her day when they told her that she looked like Elsa.
After entering in the remaining info and taking her picture, we were ready to go...time for the annual "me and my season pass" photo:
Then there was a quick stop to get lunch...ice cream:
And then finally we got geared up and headed out. Daddy carrying the skis and daughter following along...until we got to the snow and she got scared since it was the first day this season. Thanks to a Snowbird instructor who walked her up, we were in our skis and ready to go. "Would she remember?" The answer was a resounding yes, and she skied about 2 hours with me, non-stop, with great confidence. Last year she did not lean forward too much (hey, she was 3 and it was her first season) and turning was not really an option. But with some more muscle, some more weight, and an amazing sense of balance, she was tearing it up today...she naturally turned just by looking where she wanted to go. Wow. Kids are amazing.
"Let's take a funny picture"
Great chairmates:
Yes, I ski in a tutu.
She was having a blast--speading her arms out as if she was flying.
She finally was ready to go home....
She will be driving before we know it......
Amazing time. She is a natural. Next step is to get her into some lessons so we can lose the ski leash. I think it will be initially a challenge, but she really has the balance and feeling down. Wish I had learned when I was three.
Resort: Snowbird
Conditions/Weather: MG/PP; Sunny with temps in the 30's
Trip No.: 4 for Daddy; 1 for Daughter for the season
Report: After an extended recess for Thanksgiving up in Seattle, where I was not able to ski despite my desire to do so, it was back in Utah and time to get my little one ready to go. Initially we were thinking that Saturday was going to be the day for her, but she wasn't feeling it so we went to the bounce house center for her to work off some Thanksgiving calories. This morning though she was ready to go.
The first day for me was a piece of cake--since it was just me I got the stuff ready to go the night before, pass and ski pants all laid out, and I was out the door the next morning. But with a 4-year old it was a bit more complicated. Where was her birth certificate for the pass? Where was her goggles? Oh, they're in the helmet. Ski tutu? Are her boots too small? So after a half hour of getting stuff rounded out, we were out the door and to the shop to swap her boots Utah Ski and Golf is amazing.http://www.utahskigolf.com/ They offer kids a one-price rental program that is good for ages 2-12 or so...pay one price and swap in gear as needed. We walked in and they had her all sized up and ready to roll in 10 minutes flat.
Next stop: the pass office. We made good time driving up at 11am instead of rush hour. With higher winds up high, the crowds were very small, so we scored a good parking spot. Dropped the gear off and went upstairs.
She knows the drill...."one Alta/Snowbird Kids Season Pass, please."
The season pass folks made her day when they told her that she looked like Elsa.
After entering in the remaining info and taking her picture, we were ready to go...time for the annual "me and my season pass" photo:
Then there was a quick stop to get lunch...ice cream:
And then finally we got geared up and headed out. Daddy carrying the skis and daughter following along...until we got to the snow and she got scared since it was the first day this season. Thanks to a Snowbird instructor who walked her up, we were in our skis and ready to go. "Would she remember?" The answer was a resounding yes, and she skied about 2 hours with me, non-stop, with great confidence. Last year she did not lean forward too much (hey, she was 3 and it was her first season) and turning was not really an option. But with some more muscle, some more weight, and an amazing sense of balance, she was tearing it up today...she naturally turned just by looking where she wanted to go. Wow. Kids are amazing.
"Let's take a funny picture"
Great chairmates:
Yes, I ski in a tutu.
She was having a blast--speading her arms out as if she was flying.
She finally was ready to go home....
She will be driving before we know it......
Amazing time. She is a natural. Next step is to get her into some lessons so we can lose the ski leash. I think it will be initially a challenge, but she really has the balance and feeling down. Wish I had learned when I was three.
