Today we skied again. The kids both took lessons in the morning and Momma took the Gill/Higgins challenge to actually hike to the Bridger ridge and then ski down the shear face. It requires wearing a transponder in case of an avalanche, so...not terrifying at all.
Momma with Katie at the the start of the hike up.
Hiking up the mountain in ski boots was more challenging than I imagined. It's very steep and not only is tiring, you also feel like you might fall backwards down the hill. Here's Katie at the halfway point which is flatter than other spots.
Momma with Katie and Scott. Ready for skiing down...maybe?
Here we go. First we had to ski a long traverse across the ridge to and area known as "the Apron." The Apron was selected because it was the way down that was the least likely to kill Momma. The traverse can be somewhat treacherous, but because there was so much snow it was fairly easy going.
Heading down the Apron in some nice powder.
At the bottom. See where we came down behind. Momma made it down. It wasn't beautiful, but she survived and it pretty excited that she took the challenge! Of course, Scott and Katie are known to take several of these runs in a day.
Meanwhile, Todd took these photos when he skied on his own.
The kids return.
Having fun with Katie.
Lunch!
Creating beautiful things on the phone...
...like this...
Dinner conversations while Maya enhances her bread with spaghetti.
Fun and games after dinner.
Maya's drawing of "sneeze." Nice.
