A Little Night Skiing

We have been known to do some crazy things as a family. Like drive 2 hours for lunch at one of our favorite burrito joints in Fort Collins or to try a hotdog at the restaurant shaped like a hotdog. Taking a Sunday drive just for fun and hiking through gorgeous canyons we had no idea that existed in our own city, as well as, surrounding areas. Our latest winter crazy is to drive six hours to ski for three. We found a small little resort outside of Grandy, CO where they offer night skiing for quite a bargain. Our kids are still learning the basic skills, so what better way to get in some practice. It's cheap and the kids don't get so tired, because it's only a few hours. Last year it was free and the snow was great. This year has been a little different. It's a mere $10, but the snow has not been quite so good. Last night it was like skiing on a sheet of ice. It was a little frustrating, but the kids still had a great time. We even challenged them to see if they could keep up with us from the top to the bottom without stopping. (I bribed them with a chocolate shake from McDonalds.) Wow! I couldn't believe how quickly they made it. Emaleigh said, "Well, I really wanted that chocolate shake." I thought I might be on to something, so I decided to see if it might work. Emaleigh has gotten into a fairly bad habit of skiing with her legs too far apart. So I bribed her again. This time I told her I would increase her allowance by a buck. It worked! I bribed her with another buck to see if she could side stop and make snow on my skies. It worked! Amazing what a little incentive will do for the skiing skills!


Is this really called night skiing?


What a beautiful sunset.


Aahhh,now this is some night skiing!