What a great time we had on vacation! The mountains surrounding South Fork, Colorado were absolutely stunning. The snow was fresh, deep, and perfect! The girls loved it all and had a fantastic time.
We arrived at our cabin after dark and immediately discovered that we had to dig our way in through the snow. I have never seen this much snow before. We couldn’t even open the door. That was a good sign to a great week.
The first day we all bundled up and just played outside in the snow. Snow is such a novelty to us as Texans. We get half an inch of sleet and ice, cancel school, and go outside and play, hopefully before it all melts away.
In Southfork, we woke up to temperatures 10 degrees below zero and the high around positive 18. I loved it(for a week).
That afternoon we went sledding. There was a huge hill and we had a variety of different types of sleds. It was tough walking up that steep hill, but the payoff was well worth it. It was a blast. It was almost as fun crashing into the fresh powder as coming down clean. Hannah and Michelle had the best wipe-out!
The next day we ventured to the Wolf Creek Ski Area. The girls went to ski school, and mom and dad got to hit the slopes. The last time we skied was after Michelle and I had just got engaged about 13 years ago. But we picked it up quickly and had a great time skiing the mountain.
After Hannah recovered from a little altitude sickness, we all skied together. I was so impressed at how well both Hannah and Emily picked up skiing. They did awesome! Maybe we have some future Olympic skiers in our family.
Hannah was absolutely fearless. She quickly wanted to tackle some fairly difficult blue runs and loved it. She even liked crashing and sliding down the hill on her bottom.
Emily stuck to her green run, but was blazing fast. She amazed me at her confidence and skill for a four year old.
I also have to mention the deer. The backyard to our cabin was the Rio Grande National Forest. Every day a herd of mule deer would come into the yards and streets looking for something to eat. We all had fun watching the deer tromp through the snow.
I could go on and on. We made smores, played games, talked about the mountains, went for walks, and had a great time.
We can’t wait to do it again!
We arrived at our cabin after dark and immediately discovered that we had to dig our way in through the snow. I have never seen this much snow before. We couldn’t even open the door. That was a good sign to a great week.
The first day we all bundled up and just played outside in the snow. Snow is such a novelty to us as Texans. We get half an inch of sleet and ice, cancel school, and go outside and play, hopefully before it all melts away.
In Southfork, we woke up to temperatures 10 degrees below zero and the high around positive 18. I loved it(for a week).
That afternoon we went sledding. There was a huge hill and we had a variety of different types of sleds. It was tough walking up that steep hill, but the payoff was well worth it. It was a blast. It was almost as fun crashing into the fresh powder as coming down clean. Hannah and Michelle had the best wipe-out!
The next day we ventured to the Wolf Creek Ski Area. The girls went to ski school, and mom and dad got to hit the slopes. The last time we skied was after Michelle and I had just got engaged about 13 years ago. But we picked it up quickly and had a great time skiing the mountain.
After Hannah recovered from a little altitude sickness, we all skied together. I was so impressed at how well both Hannah and Emily picked up skiing. They did awesome! Maybe we have some future Olympic skiers in our family.
Hannah was absolutely fearless. She quickly wanted to tackle some fairly difficult blue runs and loved it. She even liked crashing and sliding down the hill on her bottom.
Emily stuck to her green run, but was blazing fast. She amazed me at her confidence and skill for a four year old.
I also have to mention the deer. The backyard to our cabin was the Rio Grande National Forest. Every day a herd of mule deer would come into the yards and streets looking for something to eat. We all had fun watching the deer tromp through the snow.
I could go on and on. We made smores, played games, talked about the mountains, went for walks, and had a great time.
We can’t wait to do it again!
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