Ski Trip & Univ of Utah College Visit

January 18-25, 2025

Emily and Daddy were off on their ski trip this week with a tour of University of Utah in the mix too!  We started to worry a little about this trip.  The kids had snow days for an entire week right after Christmas break and it impacted finals week.  But, luckily, they condensed the schedule a bit and Emily was able to take two exams early so she wrapped everything up on Friday, the 17th before they hit the road on Saturday morning.

The first stop on their adventure was Salt Lake City where they skied at Snow Basin.  They skied there for a couple of days before heading into Ogden to see the University.

   

   

   

The University tour was on Tuesday, but they went into town on Monday to check things out.  It is a really pretty campus.  One downside is that they do not have a skating club.  There is a big rink in Park City, but it would be a bit of a haul and it is not clear how many other college kids there would be there. But, I think she liked the campus and they do have a great computer science program so for now, it stays on the list.

 

   

   

   

Then after the tour, they hopped on a plane and headed to Big Sky, Montana for the rest of the week.  This is one of their happy places.  They both love it there and it looked like they had some great conditions.

   

   

January Canaan

January 10-11, 2025

Happy New Year!  What better way to kick off the new year than with a trip to Canaan - in the snow!  The kids were supposed to go back to school on January 6, but we got a ton of snow (8+ inches) on the 5th and they have been out of school ever since.  The snow made this trip extra fun.  We started off with our usual Friday night show and even though it was quite cold, there wasn't much wind so it was actually pretty nice.  We even had some special visitors!

   

   

   

Then on Saturday morning, we got everyone tubing tickets and the kids hit the slopes. We haven't done this in years and it was really fun.  Unfortunately, it began to snow quite a bit and the wind really picked up.  Emily didn't really wear quite the right clothes (given the weather) so I only went down once and then I passed off my gear to her. After that, it was smooth sailing down the hills for her.

   

   

   

   

Proof I was there!

   

After tubing, the kids went into the lodge to grab a quick lunch and then they were off to the 2pm show.  Emily skated her new short (slightly modified) for the shows this time - a rendition of Moonlight Sonata by the Piano Guys.  I really like it and it seems to suit her.  The only problem was - the weather.  It was not good.  Very cold, lots of snow and a tremendous amount of wind.  It was kind of amazing they could even skate.  I kept thinking on every camel spin that someone might take flight.

   

   

After a very cold skate, we braved the snow and made our way into Thomas for hot cocoa and treats at Tip Top and a little bit of shopping.

   

   

Then it was time for the evening show.  The wind did die down just a bit and it was still snowing a little, but not as bad.  The best part was that we had a great audience this evening for the show!  Even bigger than Friday night (which was also quite good).  We had our usual dinner at Mama Mia and that pretty much closed out this trip.  Definitely a fun, snowy winter adventure.  See you next month Canaan!