Skiing in the Rain

With the “snow” last week and cooler temperatures, the girls and I took the opportunity to go skiing again. The forecast was borderline between flurries or rain. We got rain.

You can see the drops on Lauren’s helmet.

It was actually the first time I’d skied in the rain, and really wasn’t too keen on staying the day.

The girls had other plans.

Though the chairlifts were wet when you sat down, dripped on you the entire ride, and the skiing soaked you with all the moisture in the air, the girls were having a blast.

Preemptively I brought extra dry gear and we used it halfway through the day, but overall they weren’t really fazed – until the cold and wet did finally catch up, but that was the end of our day anyway.

We started the day with Abigail trying snowboarding and Lauren getting a private lesson.

The snowboarding didn’t go so well (tough to balance and steer those things!), but Lauren’s lesson did. She’s definitely working more closely towards french fries than before. As far as the snowboarding goes, it’s no big deal. We’re all better at skiing now and have more fun anyway. Maybe we’ll try again when we’re older.

They spent most of the day chasing each other, going off jumps and riding through the woods – in the rain.

Still a good day for all.

– b