Spring Break!

Yeah for elementary school breaks and college breaks on the same track...at least for Hidden Springs and BSU. Zac and I started off our spring break up in McCall with fresh feet (yes I said feet) of snow for some epic skiing at Brundage!

First run...Zac and Jonathan. Zac skiing!

I think Zac has officially made the switch to skiing! He took his board out because he couldn't resist the powder on his board, but after 2 runs he put the board away and got his skis back out and never switched again! He's a natural on skis! On Saturday, Mom, Cam, Jonathan, Monica, Rob, the Olsens and Zac and I all hit the slopes. Anna stayed back at the cabin with Brylee and Zayden. They played games, watched Cinderella and took a nap.

The snow was amazing! Powder, tree skiing, groomers, no lines and good company made for a great day of skiing! After skiing we made our habitual stop at the mid-level bar for Oatmeal, Kokanie and red beer for Mom and I and then made it down to church just in time. Luckily we sat in the "vestibule" for families with kids, so the only time I had to make my presence with my noisy ski pants was during communion. After church we headed over to Jonathan and Anna's for chicken noodle soup and vegetable soup, which were both delicious after a long day of skiing. The night was rounded out with two brackets of shuffle board and ping pong. Zac made it into both championship games, but beat himself against Trish in the ping pong game and lost to Monica in shuffle board in a game ending play of two puck hangers and Monica's being slightly further ahead. Something has to be said for making it to both championship games! Zac's awesome...what can I say! To give Trish credit...she was amazingly good at ping pong and pretty funny to watch as her competitive edge came out.

Zac and Jonathan hanging out!

Mom and Zayden playing shuffle board. Anna hanging out...not sure why the pictures are so blurry. Still figuring out my phone!

After the two championship games were over we headed back to the cabin to get some much needed shut eye before getting back up in the morning and hitting the hill again!

Sunday morning we woke up to 6 inches of fresh snow with more on the mountain....it made for another amazing day! My legs were shot but the snow was too good to resist! Jonathan took Zac and I on the first run down the trees between old Alpine and the chair. Jonathan was pushing me (brothers have a way of doing that) to push myself and my legs were burning....but what a great feeling! After one run with Jonathan and Zac....I ditched them to meet up with the girls on the bunny hill who had Bry out skiing for her second time. Upon meeting up with them, Bry wanted me to ski with her and take her up on the chair, both of which entails a lot of physical work. But it's so hard to resist Brylee. For those who don't know, skiing with Brylee means putting her between your legs and skiing down the hill with her hanging on, you bending over to hold onto her and an extra 40 pounds of weight. By the end of the day Bry had her pizza down! Can't wait for her to get back out!

Monica and Rob and the Olsens took off around lunch time. Jonathan, Mom, Cam, Zac and I skied the rest of the day away. Cam got a new toy for skiing and dog training, a video camera, which was a total hit. The guys took turns wearing it and we enjoyed watching the day's videos at night. We all took our fair share of diggers....Jonathan included....but when biffing it in fresh feet of powder, it doesn't hurt and everyone gets a good chuckle out of the sight!

Jonathan headed home at the end of the day to pick up Anna and head back to Boise. Mom, Cam, Zac and I headed back to the mid-level bar and closed the place down with beer and artichoke dip. There's something to be said for a nice cold beer after a day of skiing. The two just go together! By the time we made it back to the trucks, the parking lot was empty and we let the dogs out to run around and play! They loved it!

Monday we were supposed to pack up and head home, but upon waking up and seeing fresh snow at the cabin we had to see what the snow report for Brundage was! 14 inches of snow overnight! Without thinking twice, we got ready and hit the slopes for a third day in a row (4th for Mom and Cam...they're die hards with their season passes...gotta get their money's worth, they say!) We went straight to Lake Side and were skiing in untracked snow, thigh deep! It was crazy! It was so deep you didn't have turn, except in the steep terrain! It was unreal! Of course I had to make Monica and Jonathan (especially) jealous by rubbing it in....but without a doubt the snow conditions were amazing! Probably the best skiing I've ever had!

I'm not sure that we'll make it up again this year, but it would be fun! Overall, it was a fun weekend of pure skiing! I'm not that sore, but I am finding muscles that are sore in random places, like my jaw and neck and my fingers! My legs, butt and arms are fine!

Cam and Zac and Zac and Em....last run of the day! It was hard to stop and we just wanted to keep taking one last run but finally, we all agreed we were tired, our legs were jell-o and nobody wanted to get hurt from being tired and negating technique.

Cam and Mom...45th Parallel.

Dogs running and playing!

Until next time.....