This past weekend Derek's family came to town to enjoy the Greatest Snow on Earth. We had a blast. We stayed at an awesome house in the Canyon's Resort in Park City and spent 4 full days skiing, tubing, eating, sleigh riding, getting massages, swimming and shopping. Everyone is so spread out across the country (New York, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Utah) so it's a big deal when we can get EVERYONE together.
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Abby & Syd
Abby started snowboarding last winter and was excited to show her aunts and uncles all her skills. She spent a couple days in lesson getting more confident on the mountain, but had fun hanging out with the adults on the last day.
Sydney decided to be super brave and try skiing. For a girl who hates being cold, I was impressed she was willing to give it a try. The first day she loved going up and down the Magic Carpet, but was excited for day 2 when she got to go up on the 'real' lift. Her instructor says she needs to work on her turns. Apparently pointing your skis toward the bottom of the hill and stopping with your butt are not US Ski Federation approved technique.
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Gorgoza Park
One afternoon we took a break from skiing and snowboarding and went tubing at Gorgoza Park. I'm a big fan of tubing that doesn't involve me hiking back up the mountain and at this place you just hook up your tube to get yanked back up the hill. The longer we stayed at the park, the more adventurous we got and ended up hooking 12 of our tubes together and going down as one big group. This was a great plan until I got pulled off my tube and had to dive head first back in with my feet kicking wildly in the air. I have some nice bruises, a snow rash on my chin, and thankfully no video to prove it ever happened.
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This last photo is what greeted us every time we walked in the front door of our house: shoes, coats, scarves, googles, poles, hats, boots and boot stink. It takes a lot of 'stuff' to get 17 people on the mountain and this is only about half of it. The garage was lined with skis and snowboards. I was amazed every morning we could actually find what we were looking for. Nothing like organized chaos.
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We haven't even been home a day and the girls are already talking about next time. Thanks Grandpa Kopp for such a fun family vacation.....we love you and can't wait to see you again.
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