Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Moats Family Ski Trip to Snowbasin




We just returned from our annual Moats Family ski trip. As you can see, Henry proved that he was hardcore once again and enjoyed skiing with mom, dad, Papa, and his cousins. The weekend that we chose ended up being a very snowy one, but we did find some relief on Saturday morning when we were able to get the kids out. Five kids under the age of seven on the slopes can be interesting, but we didn't have any whiners and all of the kids did well. We enjoyed being on the mountain as well as spending time together in our cozy condo. Sunday morning we woke up to 16 inches of new snow and the snow continued to bury us as we tried to get out of there to come home. It was a hairy drive home. When all was said and done, Eden ended up receiving 27 inches of snow from that storm . Later that night the news ran a story about how they are having to feed a lot of the wildlife in that area to keep them alive due to the deep snows. They ran footage of some deer that were buried in snow up to their necks. Poor little guys! It has been a wild winter here this year, but that's okay because we need the water.

Thanks to the California crowd that drove the 11 hours to come up and join us for a weekend of fun!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Envy is a cold, terrible emotion...

Justin, Catherine, Brayden and Peyton Andrews said...

It sounds like you had so much fun! Henry is quite a trooper. That is so fun that he want's to ski. Glad you had a great time!

Christi said...

Hey Meg! Love the pic of you & Henry skiing, so sweet! Miss you- hope we can hook up in March or April when I'm up there. Love-Crusty