On Days 67-72 of my Skiing Triple Digits Quest, I taught skiing six days in a row on a private lesson with an eight-year-old from New Jersey and his family. Despite a few falls and meltdowns, we had a blast, and it was fun for me to watch Leo’s progress throughout the week. We started out like this…ME: Do you remember how to turn? HIM: No. ME: Do you remember how to stop? HIM: No.
Yikes! So we started with stopping and turning, and by the end of the week, we were out skiing with poles and exploring Vail’s Porcupine Alley and Magic Forest. We survived full-on blizzard conditions at Beaver Creek, told each other corny jokes, and worked up to carving turns on blue groomers. Happy, happy times and lots of family fun!
Day 67: Sunday, February 16
Vail
Frozen condiments at Buffalo’s:
Day 68: Monday, February 17
Vail
Marshmallows, Eagle’s Nest hot chocolate break:
Day 69: Tuesday, February 18
Vail
Wildwood, of course:
Day 70: Wednesday, February 19
Vail
Whipped cream makes me smile:
Day 71: Thursday, February 20
Beaver Creek
Saved by another hot chocolate break:
Day 72: Friday, February 21
Beaver Creek
Crazy body tricks and jokes from kids keep me laughing all day long:
Want more backstory?
Read about the quest here:
Skiing Triple Digits: The Quest
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