We brought our mini-crowd out onto the slopes this weekend. It's so cool to see my favorite young athletes -- both notable for their determination and focus on matters that that interest them -- increasing in skill and confidence on skis. They know they can handle any blue slope (especially when conditions are good), and they are tackling black slopes as well. The little one has made a checklist of every slope at the resort, organized by peak and by color, so that she can check them off one by one. She is determined to conquer the black slopes, and is willing to fall as often as it takes.
On our off-hours, we feasted like royalty (thanks to M and R!), played "Ticket to Ride," and watched bits of the Olympics.
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| Ready for the post-chair future. |
On Sunday night, we visited an ice castle at the resort. It is a sprawling complex, with nooks and niches, a throne and waterfall, arches and a slide tunnel, all illuminated from within by changing color displays.
The architecture is somewhat organic in appearance; the walls and towers all have a mushroom-cap look (rather than right angles). We watched one of the workers add to the edifice -- he was planting icicles almost sideways at the top of the wall to build out a crown structure. Once the ice "bones" are in place, they apparently run sprinklers over them to allow walls and ledges to build up.
Very cool. Even maybe a little too cool - none of us had really thought about dressing for the weather when visiting an ice palace after dark.
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2 comments:
LOVE these photos.
Thanks, MomVee!
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