We decided it was time for the boys to try out skiing. We went up to Tahoe during the Winter Break and rented skis. The boys are all geared up here and can't wait to try out skiing!
We went to Homewood. Here we are in the parking lot getting ready to hit the slopes.
We went to the top of the smallest bunny slope. We quickly learned that this was not the best way to teach the boys. Both were in tears and wanted to give up within the first 5 minutes! Geoff got Cole down to the bottom, but Tyler was too frustrated to move. After a nice Dr. Pepper break on the slope, and a pep talk from Geoff, Tyler was ready to try to make it to the bottom as well. Here's Cole making his way down.
We then practiced at the bottom of another bunny slope just sort of gliding for a few feet at a time. This put Tyler in a much better mood! Cole, of course, immediately went back up on the slopes with Geoff.
Below is Geoff teaching Cole how to turn.
By the end of the day the boys loved skiing and had no problem with the bunny slopes. They even started going up without us! We decided to come back for another day. We had beautiful weather which was very fortunate since a huge storm hit the day after!
We warmed up with the bunny slopes again....
Then took the boys up the big chair lift. We went to the top of "Rabbit Ridge".
The boys skiied down all the way from the top several times! Mostly beginning runs with intermediate stretches. I fell many more times than they did. I think it won't be long before they've passed me up in their skiing abilities!
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