As I helped my daughters get ready for their skating lessons, another mom looked over. My four girls—ages 9 through 2—were busy putting on their snowpants, chatting with the skate shop lady, and waiting for me to lace their skates for them. She had one daughter, and I could tell by her expression that she […]
The Family that Skis Together: Teaching Kids to Downhill Ski
When my husband suggested getting an annual family pass at a local ski hill, he thought we’d be snowshoeing and sledding—activities that are doable with small kids. I thought about my downhill skis, sitting dusty and lonely in the back corner of our storage room for the past ten years. We have gone sledding (a […]
Downhill Skiing at Nakiska
After Christmas, my husband and I went downhill skiing at Nakiska Mountain Resort with my brothers (who were both snowboarding). Between pregnancies and babies too young to leave with grandparents, I go skiing about once every three years. I decided this was the year and we’d better hit the hill. We had a lovely sunny day […]
A Day at Lake Louise
Cold wind drove icy snow into our faces as the chairlift rose above the trees and carried us to the top of the Lake Louise Ski Hill. My husband, brother and I stumbled off the chair, slid down the slope to the map, and stared up at the lines and dots, searching for the green […]
Skiing in Panorama
I spent last weekend skiing in Panorama. We hit the slopes at 9:00 on Saturday morning, and my fiancé and I were the last ones to hobble off at 4:00 in the afternoon. It was opening weekend there, so not all of the runs were open, but the snow was good. The weather was also […]
