Our family has barely been up to the mountains this winter for skiing and snowboarding for a few different reasons. The first reason why is due the fact that I was diagnosed with Achilles Tendonitis back in November which has prevented me from going skiing this winter. In addition, we have been so busy these past few months with so many activities, sports, and events, that we just haven't found the time for our monthly trip to White Pass. Lastly, the Western half of the United States has been suffering from one of the worst winters on record in the way of little to no snow falling on the mountains. Although Ron and Logan were able to go snowboarding over Winter Break, there was almost no snow that fell during the months of January and February As a result, the ski resorts have been so bare and it hasn't been worth making the trip up to White Pass to spend the money to going skiing and snowboarding for the day. However, the snow finally came in droves this past week and Ron decided to take the three younger children up to White Pass to spend the night in the camper parking lot on Friday night and go skoarding on Saturday. Since it was a half day on Friday, Ron was able to get home from work early enough to pack up the kids and leave by 3 p.m. Lia opted to stay home with me to rest up before performing the next two weekends as one of the leads in her high school musical.
Although both Snoqualmie and Stevens Passes were closed due to too much snow, we were so grateful that "our" pass had not been closed even though it was snowing hard. Ron and the three kids made it up safely to White Pass in 2.5 hours in the middle of a snow storm. They were able to set up before it got dark and eat dinner before going to bed in the cozy camper. They woke up the next morning to eight new inches of snow on the car and the camper It truly was a winter wonderland! Logan and Ella then left Ron and Emmett at the beginner chairlift and spent the first half of the day skoarding on the top of the mountain without any adult supervision, which is something they have never done before! They had a great time together, skiing and boarding in this fresh powder while Ron worked with Emmett on snowboarding basics down at the bottom of the mountain. Although Emmett went snowboarding once his PreK year and once his Kindergarten year, this was his first time this school year. Ron decided to skip the magic carpet all together and they went straight for the chairlift with Emmett! He said that Emmett did such a great job and they went up and down the lift several times during the morning. Emmett really picked it up fast and Ron got some great videos of him flying down the ski slope. Although he fell several times, he didn't get tired of it until it was time to break for lunch.
After lunch, Ron left the three kids at the camper and spent the afternoon on the top of the mountain, enjoying the fresh snow all by himself. Emmett decided to stay in the camper and play video games while Ella and Logan played in the piles and piles of fresh snow in the parking lot around the camper. They had the time of their lives and came home so excited to tell me all about the creations that they made with all of the snow. It sounded like a wonderful way to spend the afternoon, especially after having little to no snow to play in at Priest Lake this winter. After Ron finished up in the afternoon, they drove home and made it back to Puyallup after dinner. I am so happy that they were able to enjoy one day up on the slopes during this very unusual and dry winter!
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