Gearig Up to Ski!

Well, the deed is done. I put away the bathing suites, goggles, towels and flip-flops we used in Palm Springs, and got out the hats, gloves, coats and ski goggles! Each of the kids was allowed their choice of what to do and, not surprisingly, the boys both chose skiing, and Lacy chose to snowboard. We are now on Mountain time so it is 12:30 a.m. our time. Bright and early the group will be up and the kids will be headed to school...ski school that is! Thy hit the slopes at 9:00 a.m. and will be in school until 3:30 p.m. Ted will head over to a course that Aesculap is offering over at Snowbird while the kids are in school. Me? Well I will just have to think of something to do in the peace and quiet of an empty bus tomorrow before Ted comes to pick me up. :-) Goodnight!

And the winner is...Park City, Utah!

We are staying right around the corner from the Mormon Temple, which we went to see tonight. Our timing was perfect getting in, so we headed up to Snowbird. As we ascended up the mountain, we noticed it was still 68 degrees! That is going to be slush. We start pondering getting back on the bus and heading on to Colorado. Then, Ted recommended I check conditions on the other side of the mountain at Park City. Would you believe it is over 20 degrees colder in Park City? So down the mountain we went and up the mountain to Park City where we staked our claim and bought our tickets!

Lacy-Bell

The plan last night was to leave early so we could get our ski gear and lift tickets ready for an early start the next morning. When we leave really early, the boys sleep in our bed, Lacy is on the cot, and Ted and I are on the fold-out bed. In the morning, we move Lacy to the couch, and off we go. Here, Lacy has gone back to sleep and she, her blankets, her animals and Pepe are enjoying their commute!

Wal-Mart Run!

Yesterday was one of those days where we left Yosemite and had no real idea where we were going to end up. We knew we were headed to ski, but not sure exactly where. We stopped to see interesting things along the way, and here we stocked up on more goodies. It was interesting to us how we left the wonder of Yosemite and snowy Northern California and went across the desert end of California and Nevada. Here, we had just started into the snowy part of Nevada where you can kind of see the meeting of the desert and wet mountains. It was neat.

Snow, snow and more snow!

We drove from Yosemite to Winnemucca, Nevada yesterday. The kids saw their first snow plow (I think it is mine too!) so the roads were nice and dry for us. We passed through many snow drifts that were taller than our 13 ft bus! We also went through many canyon passes where they warned against noise and stopping because of avalanche risk. We saw that this time of year when the snow is beginning to melt is a particularly risky time. The constant pressure changes going up and down the mountains caused everything in the bus that was sealed to "blow up" like this chip bag that Connor is holding! All our bottles and bags had a little poof when we opened them. We drove through Lake Tahoe and learned it is both in California and Nevada. Ted told us about all the places he had been skiing in the area. It was one of the most fascinating rides I may have ever been on.

Ted's Office Break

On the drive yesterday from Yosemite, Ted needed to take a break to concentrate on a business matter he had. We stopped at a great Vista Point in the valley below Yosemite. The kids and I had a great time walking the railing!