No running today...just high hopes of good snow with my daughter. Family blog post: Annie and I headed up to the Brighton Ski Resort this morning with high hopes of good snow and lots of laughs. We had lots of laughs on the way up, but were met by Mother Nature fiercest's snow storm. "White Out" would be an understatement.
We did two very painful, cold runs and decided to eat lunch at 10:55am! We layered on extra socks and layers. Then headed out for another attempt. One run later, we skied directly to the car despite the incredible snow. Poor Annie was frozen to the bone.
| Sweet powder |
The parking attendants at the resort did a VERY poor job of parking the skiers vehicles today. I had about one inch of extra room to get my vehicle out of the parking lot. It was a bit stressful with all the snow and wind.
After many prayers of safety, we headed down the mountain. Unfortunately, our van is the WORST in the snow. (and NO it is not the driver)!!!! I happened to pull out first in a long line of cars. My top speed was 15 mph and there were many times where we were at a complete stop because we couldn't see. The wind was blowing SO violently and there was NO visibility. I have never been that scared driving EVER.
| White knuckles |
| My visibility |
We finally reached the mouth of the canyon and were welcomed by blue skies. I have NEVER been so grateful to see the plowed freeway.
Annie and I stopped at Cheesecake Factory and snarfed down a piece of chocolate cake. It was definitely the highlight of our day.
Though we didn't ski a lot of slopes, we definitely had a lot of stories to tell!
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