Today turned out to be a monumental ski day for June and Jolee. For June, this was the sixth of eight weekly lessons with the Breckenridge Ski and Ride School. The resort sends a bus to her preschool and picks up the children that are three and older. It’s such an great program. She skis with the same instructor and same small group of kids (four total) each week. I’ve been chaperoning on most Thursdays, but in previous weeks they’ve asked parents to choose groups without their kids.
Today, I got to go with June. It was so much fun and the conditions were great—several inches of fresh powder. June told me last week that they had done some moguls, but I assumed she was either mistaken or the bumps were tiny. On our first run today we went through some medium-sized bumps and then on the second run we went through an enormous mogul field (thigh high bumps on adults, shoulder high on the kids). It was incredible to watch the five-year-olds cruise through the bumps while adults were falling on all sides.
After a break and hot chocolate, the group headed up Peak 10. Peak 10 is only black diamonds, and until today, June had only been on blue runs. For those familiar with Breck, we took Centennial down to Double Jack (for those unfamiliar with Breck, these trails are steep).
Junie steadily made her way down, and at the bottom she was very pleased when I informed her she had just completed her first black diamond (I deliberately didn’t tell her before the run). It’s really been fun to watch June gain skills and confidence over the past few seasons. More and more, she’s eliminating the wedge and skiing parallel. Amazing.
As for Jolee, we celebrated the eve of her third birthday with her first skiing at Breckenridge. I didn’t know what to expect, but we actually managed to do two runs in short order this afternoon because she was doing so well and having so much fun. I’ll put together a video at a later date, but here are some pictures from our outing:
first ride on the chairlift…
