We had a mini-ski holiday this weekend. I mean, we always go skiing but this time we spent two nights at the hotel and got to do a few extra things with our weekend.
Q had a ski race on Friday so we packed up and drove to the hill that morning. There was no school, but Dave and I had to work so we brought our laptops and headphones for phone calls and emails throughout the day.
E was one of the forerunners for the race (they go ahead to lay a track down and ensure timing is working).
Two different courses, the racers did both.
Our racer! He ended up mid-pack which is pretty good. There were some skiers from the escarpment (Alpine, etc.) and they are pretty good!
After the race and medal ceremony, we drove over to the hotel to check in. After a quick rest, we went back to the ski hill for some night skiing. We never have time or energy for night skiing so we took advantage of our overnight and went. It was so fun to be under the lights.
We spent some time by the outdoor firepit (my favourite thing in winter!)
and the boys got some Beaver Tails.
After that we went to Boston Pizza for dinner.
On Saturday morning we went skiing for a regular training day. It snowed most of the morning which meant we were all soaked!
Stopping to see E come down the slalom course.
I posted this on my Instagram stories, spotting your kid in the lift line like they are a celebrity. We call out his name and wave, but he's playing it cool and pretends he doesn't hear us ;)
E is the one in the middle of the photo - blue helmet, black jacket and pants, white boots
After training wrapped up we went over to Quayle's Brewery. We have been wanting to go here since we joined the racing team, three years ago, but never found time to go. This weekend was the perfect time to go. It was so great! We need to go back.
Two other families joined us and the kids played games while the adults chatted. They have a few food items like pretzels, mac & cheese, and flatbread. Everything was tasty.
Trying out a flight.
We brought some beers back to the hotel with us, but the paper bag they were in gave out just as we were going into our room.
After we got back to the room, we didn't leave. No one was that hungry after the brewery snacks, so we just ate a few things we had in our room, and watched TV.
On Sunday we were back at the hill for a cold morning. We had made sure that everything had dried out from the day before and we had our warmest layers on and it wasn't actually that bad. Warming up at lunchtime.
Dave and I were finishing up for the day and then we saw Q and his friend so we hopped on the lift with them for one more run.
We got home in good time, stopped by the library to pick up a book for E to read for class, and then got everything tidied up. We were happy to watch Buffalo win their game!! Bring it on Kansas City!
Fun! We are doing the same thing this weekend! Spending the weekend at Blue ⛷️
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like such a lovely weekend!
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