Day 9 - February 16Alta

Curious George goes Skiing

Not that has anything to do with us. This was the first day that we didn't have to either work or have tickets for an event so we decided to try our hand at skiing. Now, for many of you, that's not that big a deal but for a couple of Georgia natives who have rarely even seen snow, this was a great opportunity for us to try our hand at something really "cool". We decided to go to the Alta ski area based on the advice of some new friends in SLC (since there are no snowboarders there, among other reasons). Alta is in Little Cottonwood Canyon which was very close to where we were staying in SLC.

We wisely decided to take a beginners class and we were the best students in the class (okay, there were only the two of us in the class but really, we did do very well according to the instructor). I guess knowing how to ice skate did help, especially as LaTrece was able to do such an awesome job. And John only fell down the one time but that was because he didn't have his skis placed correctly when he grabbed the tow rope. We are definitely interested in pursuing more skiing next year!
 


Our mothers always taught us to eat a good breakfast so we started the day off well at the Silver Fork Lodge in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Delicious!

The view from the parking lot of the Silver Fork Lodge. We don't have mountains like these in Georgia.
 

LaTrece that she knows how to be stylish no matter what the temperature

It's just like ice skating but without the ice or the skates...

John wishes that he had one of these ropes to pull him up the hill in his backyard

Is this guy a goober or what?

Getting up the hill is easy with one of these

Don't we make a lovely couple?

 

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