Big Sky Ski Trip - 2016 !!

The week before Christmas the five of us skied for a week in Montana. Four of us drove out from Seattle, taking two days for the 11-hour drive, arriving on Sunday morning to ski. Joseph flew in after his last final exam, arriving in Bozeman Monday night. We all skied on Tuesday, and Wednesday and Thursday were clear blue-sky days. We left on Friday.

It was amazing scenery - here's the trip in pictures:

It was REALLY cold on the drive. Here the dashboard outside temperature gauge shows
negative-12. It went down as far to negative-15!

Sun setting in Montana 

Drive up to Big Sky from Bozeman

Getting ready to hit the slopes

Skiing out from our driveway 

Playing shuffleboard in the basement

Henry planning out his day

The White Otter Lift from our house - it just services our group
of cottages to take skiers up to the main base area.

Joseph skiing down to the White Otter base on a clear blue day

Our cottage

Joseph planning his runs from the top of Swiftcurrent Lift

Beautiful views from midmountain

Taking the tram up to the top of Lone Mountain

Big Sky Base Area

Mary Jo skiing down the Lower Morningside run

Mary Jo on the slopes

Playing Bumper Pool in the basement

Lone Mountain from our house at sunset