Day 1: 26 Nov @ Crystal Mountain
Our original plan was to get out for Crystal's opening day on Friday, but at that point I was still in the middle of a marathon ski tuning session. (The turkey must have slowed me down a bit.)
Both daughters got to try out their new skis, each pair being 20cm longer than last year's boards.
Despite repeated warnings throughout the week, hilarity ensued. Apparently when you tell a seven year old to "take it easy", she hears "get in a tuck, head for the breakable crust off piste, THEN try your first turn of the season".
Meanwhile, most likely peeved at the thought of little sister beating her to ANYWHERE, our nine year old had opened up her arcs, headed over a little roller, caught a 20cm-longer-than-she-was-expecting edge and slid (safely) into home plate.
Not to be outdone, my wife, with a little too much speed, attempts to pull up just short of where the seven year old is now doing snow angels, digs a tip, and augers ostrich style into the frozen crud.
I assure a passer-by that the situation seems to be under control, while emphasizing that I don't know ANY of these people.
Luckily the rest of the day was pretty awesome. The girls found their balance and starting arcing some pretty nice turns, and we found some really nice snow in places, although it was very thin at the bottom and on the ridge lines up top.
Overall, no injuries, good snow, huge nachos, cold beer and mega fun = great way to start the season.