Powder day!

Unbelievably, a big storm blew in yesterday afternoon and it dumped all night!  This is a huge deal in a drought year that has seen only a handful of small storms.  It was snowing when we woke up this morning, and Lenny and Hanna were fascinated to look out of the hotel window and see the snow everywhere.  Lenny was quite sure that the snow on the road was a mistake on someone's part.  

So we set out on the same routine as yesterday - Hanna dropped off at daycare, Lenny to his ski lesson. Robert and I set off to check out the powder which was very nice, and again there were hardly any people on the slopes.  The visibility was quite low and the wind gusts were high.  Robert was loving his new whole face balaclava, and I was suffering a bit with my turtle fur neck warmer and clear goggles (Lenny claimed that he needed my reflective goggles because he was the only kid wearing sunglasses yesterday). 

When we went back at 10am to check on Lenny, he was indoors coloring and drinking hot chocolate.  He explained that there was too much snow for him to ski.  So I stayed with him while Robert went skiing, then we alternated after lunch so I could get some powder runs in. 

End of the day tally:  

Robert - legs are tired because he went running last week.

Colette - legs are strong from training for 100km bike ride last week!  Wants more powder!

Lenny - too much snow to ski today but excited about tomorrow.  Also discovered he likes hot tubs.

Hanna - likes being the only kid in daycare, and also likes sledding. 

View up the slope around 2pm

View from the gondola up to the base this morning. Yesterday there was no snow here.

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Hanna being very very good (as usual)

Left over picture from yesterday of Lenny skiing alone!