Snow Trails

We have wanted to take the girls skiing, but we have been unsure whether they would enjoy it or not.  If they don't, we are out a lot of money.  If they do, we will be spending a lot in the future to keep up the fun!  But Jeremy and I have both enjoyed opportunities to ski; Jeremy is better than I am, but he tolerates my slower pace. 

As a compromise, we decided to take them tubing at Snow Trails.  We thought this would give them the feel for what a ski resort would be like how a magic carpet would work.  When we mentioned it to the girls, Madison was all in, but Ellie was very hesitant.  She was worried about what it would be like, not having a day to relax at home, and the general unknown.  We just told her she would love it and that she had to go.  So, we took off early-ish on President's Day... hoping to beat the crowds. 

We got to Snow Trails around 10am for our 2 hour session.  By the time we got our ski tickets on our coats, we had lost a few minutes of our time, but it was fine.  It was a small learning curve learning how to step on the magic carpet and hold our balance, but we all managed. 

Then, at the top, we went down in pairs linked together with hands holding tubes.  It was a blast!  I had never been tubing, and I didn't realize how fast you went down.  It was pretty awesome.  Ellie concurred.  The first thing she said was "This is so fun!  I want to go again!" 

And so we did.  Over and over and over again. So many times, the girls got tired of standing as they rode the carpet!

We tried different configurations going down - in a square, in a line, two-by-two, all four, etc.  It was good any way we sliced it.

We checked out the ski slopes and bunny hill before leaving.

It was a good day.