Mt.Snow, West Dover Vermont

The kids tried skiing for the first time last weekend.  It was a success!

We wanted to put them in a lesson but because it was MLK weekend it was only full day ski school - 8:45-4:30pm.  There was no way either of them would last.  It was  -6 degrees Fahrenheit and with the windchill I don't even know the temperature!  It was COLD COLD COLD.  Andrew hates the cold - hates cold swimming pools/oceans and lasts about 30 minutes sledding.   Katie is a little tougher when it comes to the cold, but not by much.   So Ned put on skis on and got a lift ticket. I decided just to help out where I could and did not get skis.  I have not skied in about 8 years or more. We did the tiniest hill (if you can even call it that) and then once they could do that by themselves we went to the next tiniest.  Both had a "magic carpet" lift - think conveyor belt. Ned skied next to them. I ran next to them. It was a lot of fun!

Andrew was a little whiny.  Mostly due to the face that he wanted to go on the big hill but partly because of the cold  We skied for about an hour and half (much longer that we thought they would last) and then went to the lodge for lunch and, of course, hot cocoa!  Ned got in one run by himself, but didn't really want to do more due to the wind and COLD!

This was Katie's first run by herself. And, if you know Katie, she likes to do things right.  A little bit of perfectionist in her... Anyway, she was NOT happy that "this girl did not know what she was doing and crashed into her."  (direct quote from the expert skier, of course)  She did not get hurt. There were tears, but more due to her pride.  She recovered quickly and her next run was every better.  

It is funny though...

This was typical Andrew.  Liked it but whined.

 The conveyor belt