The kids have been asking to go skiing for years! Chris has never been on skis before and I also haven't spent much time on skis, so we knew we would have to do a lesson. We decided this was the year to try it. Most lessons were for ages 8-12, so since all the kids fit into that window, we decided to go for it. We went for a day trip to Bryce Mountain.
It was a loooong drive up:
We started out slow with a lesson on one ski:
And then hit the bunny slope/carpet lift:
After the lesson we took a quick lunch break.
Everyone was feeling optimistic on the bunny slopes:
Because of that we decided to hit the chair lift to the green circles. Honestly, the first time down was a complete disaster. Everyone fell off the lift, then fell on the narrow path to get to the green blocking the slope for everyone, and then fell at least once more (and Ben more than once more). There were tears. I felt regret.
Ben didn't fall a single time on his second run on the real slope. There was even an incident where Ben didn't make the lift in time and they didn't stop it. A very nice lady skiied up and hopped on the lift with him to my great relief. We had many dropped poles, disconnected skis, tears, and successes.
There were no major injuries. Ben sadly ended on a bad note, but since everyone wants to go again I would call it a huge success!
First time skiing for all, hopefully with many more trips in the future:
