The wee one rips

Today was Ellie’s 1st time riding chair lifts! We had a great family ski day. At Alta she rode Collins x2, Sunnyside and Sugarloaf. She was definitely into the experience. Base temp was around 38 degrees today, peaks at around 30. Sun was in full force. In fact we bought a mini sun screen thingy at one of the ski shops, for all three of us. What a day for sun vitamins.

That kid was a trooper. How many 18 month old little girls get to ride Collins and cruise down Main Street? In fact D even got a hoot and a holler from her in the pack while she was skiin’. Two Youtube clips…

Ellie and Me
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 Ellie and “Mama”
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7 Responses to “The wee one rips”

  1. Tom Rogan Says:

    Awesome!

  2. Danielle Says:

    Thats so cool! I can’t ski let alone carry a kid on my back and ski!!!

    Oh and of course Ellie looks adorable in her shades too…

  3. Mom Says:

    What a nice family day! Looks and sounds like a perfect day…

  4. Rox Says:

    I’m inspired! How’d you get her on and off the lift?

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  6. Gary M Says:

    Dang Rox, I never answered you. But all we did was ask the fine lift worker folks at Alta if we could load a round with three instead of four…so’s to leave room for the Ellie pack. :)

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