Meadow's First Day of Skiing

This past Thursday we headed up to the mountain to do a little snowboarding and skiing and most importantly try putting Meadow on skis. We had been looking for some skis that you can strap on to kids boots because we knew it would be hard to find any real ski boots that would fit Meadow. Luckily my neighbor Janelle had some skis that were just like what we were looking for and she had used them with her boys when they were first learning. It is so great to have a neighbor to borrow things from. We have kind of a revolving system right now because her youngest is a year younger than Meadow and her older kids are a couple years older. So, we have been exchanging things on and off.

Well, we made it up to the ski resort and it was 55 degrees and sunny. We picked the perfect day for Meadow's first day. She had a blast, squeeling and giggling the whole time. Todd did many, many laps with her going down the bunny hill and then heading up on the magic carpet. Our main goal for her this year is to just experience what it is like to be on skis and make it fun for her so that she will want to try again next year.

Going up the magic carpet. It is like a walking escalater and is covered to keep the kids out of the elements when it is stormy. No need for it this day. It was actually a sauna in there.

Going fast down the hill.

Learning to walk with the skis. They are like cross country skis, so they will be fun to try out on some of the flat trails.

Todd and I were both pretty impressed with how well she did. She had the skis on for over an hour and then had a great time just playing in the snow afterwards. After a lunch break we brought Meadow over to the daycare for a few hours so we could head up to the bigger slopes. It was really an amazing day with few people on the mountain.