Hitting the Slopes

I had promised to take Johnathan and Aylee skiing this week. They have been really excited for the past two weeks for us to go skiing. Today was the promised day.

At about 12:30 we headed out to BYU to rent some skis. Once we were outfitted with skis for the kids, we headed up to the Sundance Ski Resort up Provo canyon.

Once we got to the resort we there was a huge line of cars. We waited for probably 20 minutes in the car until we got into the main entrance of the resort. There were people directing traffic. Once we got up to them, I rolled down my window to ask where we should park. They said that the parking lots were all full and that we should come back tomorrow. I tried to explain that we had just rented skis and that tomorrow would not be an option. The lady told me she was sorry that it happened that way, but that they could not fit us in the lot. I asked about the people leaving the resort. She said that I could circle around and enter the line of cars again and hope someone had left.

We left and re-entered the long line of cars. This time the stars were aligned properly because as we reached the lady, she got a call on her radio that someone had just left the parking lot. We were ushered up to the lot where we found the coveted parking space.

We spent the rest of the afternoon hitting the bunny hill which is free. Johnathan got a refresher course on skiing and Aylee just enjoyed herself as she skied all over the beginner slope.

By the time we were done, I would take a rest here and there and the kids would take the rope tow on their own, ride up to the top and ski down to the line for the rope tow again.

We had a great time. However, the next time I take them, I don't think the bunny hill is going to suffice. This is going to be an expensive tradition!