Well, Covid has very quickly turned us into an entire family of skiers/snowboarders. That's because I was the last holdout and since there isn't much else to do, skiing it is. It is certainly a social outlet in addition to being good exercise, so I've managed to look past the risk of bodily injury.
Coco is learning this year and she's already amazing at it. It clicked right away for her and now she has easily surpassed me in terms of hill difficulty. I'm going to try to keep up with her but my preference for conversation at the bottom of the hill far outweighs my need for speed.
The most exhausting part of skiing is the process of getting to the top of the mountain..
- Wake the whole fam up early (to which they are not happy)
- make sure no one is missing a portion of their snow gear (something is always missing)
- pack the car (always a process in an of itself)
- swing through drive through for a hot cup of caffeine (necessary)
- park the car and begin putting on boosa (takes 45 minutes)
- swing by the locker and put on rest of gear (kids swap my nice gear for their kid gear)
- Aaaaaaaaaaand finally get on the chair lift and ride to the top (already exhausted at 8:30 am)
So up on the mountain, Luke enjoys the terrain parks where he can practice is tricks, Adrienne enjoys doing as many runs as possible, Matt enjoys jumping the "slow" signs and freaking out the other parents, and Coco enjoys the chair lift and mastering new hills. As I said above, I enjoy the socialization. We also cannot forget the kids' love of the waffle house and the lodge cafeteria. Also a notable mention, Matt's love of stopping at the Other Half Brewery on the way home.
We will be at it all winter, which here in NY means through April.
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