We finally got brave enough to teach the kids to ski this year. Barrie's Ski Shop rents kids packages for $100 a season so we got the gear in November and waited for the flakes to fall. And waited. And waited some more. Finally, the big Christmas dump did the trick and Pebble Creek opened! We let the kids have a few practice runs down the hill in the back yard on Christmas Day.
We headed for the hills the day after Christmas. Pebble has the BEST bunny hill for beginners! That being said, Kolby on his snowboard was basically useless when it came to teaching anyone. Luckily, we hand Nana and Papa to guide June and Winnie as they got their snow legs under them. June took to it like a fish to water so we just let her go. Winnie started out pretty timid and sat down if she got moving at a pace faster than a snail, but by the second day, she was doing great! I lucked out and got stuck with the crazy little dude for my ski buddy. On his first run down, he made a 20-foot vertical drop down the hill, rolled to a stop and said his legs were broken. We didn't want to waste the ski day, so we leashed him like a dog which kept him from pointing his skis straight down the hill toward his imminent death. I soon discovered that holding back a kid on a leash is brutal on my thighs that haven't been on skis in years!
By day two, the kids all agreed that they loved skiing and wanted to do it again. Kolby and I even snuck in a few kid-free runs. We definitely wore ourselves out! Luckily, Lava Hot Springs soaked all our aches and pains away!
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