A Dozen Girls + Snow!!!

Snow trip 2009 has come and gone, leaving in it's wake a dozen tired, red-faced girls. Our traditional trip was a bit different this year due to the fact that when we speedily made plans with only a few short days notice, all the guys were already scheduled to spend their Saturday with Mr. Filteau learning the art of plumbing. So this year it was all girls, moms, and a few dads.

On Saturday morning we all loaded up and drove to Horse Mountain, where we were happy to find lots of fresh snow. Mr. Gross led the way to an awesome slope which we never even knew was there! Upon climbing to the top we were a bit nervous; it sure looked a lot steeper from the top than it does from the bottom! After a few minutes of: "you go!", "no, you go!", I jumped off the edge with my board and was soon followed by more girls.

We decided to make a nice sled run that would be slick and fast, so Juicy and I hiked up with the rake and shovel, thinking that to start a track, we would get on a boogie board and I would steer while she sat backwards and held the rake. Bad idea! In about two seconds, we found ourselves nose first in snow. I got up laughing and looked over to find Juicy with her face and one arm buried in the snow, saying, "I'm stuck!!" She too was laughing pretty hard as I pulled her out.

We then decided that it might be better to stay on our feet while carving the run. :)

Throughout the afternoon it got slicker and faster and all the screaming girls took turns speeding down the hill. Mr. Mayer made a nice jump, which provided for some pretty good action shots and a lot of bruises. What a fun day!!!