Utah For February Break (again!)

With a week off from school, Dad, Jack, and Henry headed to Utah to do some skiing. Jack flew in a day later so he could keep his Valentine's Day date, and took the bus from the airport to meet up with us. On Saturday we skied Deer Valley, and then drove up to Ogden and skied Snow Basin on a snowy Sunday! From there we headed down to the Cottonwood Canyon area, and skied Snowbird/Alta on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Monday was another powder day and was very crowded, but the lines thinned out later in the week, when blue skies returned to the usual gorgeous mountain views.

Henry at Deer Valley

Lodges at Snow Basin (built for 2002 Olympics) were outstanding!

Jack climbing up Mount Baldy on one of his final runs

Henry Shakes Mayor Pete's Hand

During February break, while we were on a ski trip to Utah, we were surprised to find out that Pete Buttigieg was hosting a town hall in Salt Lake City! Dad and Henry signed up and attended, and braved a wait in the cold and a wait indoors to hear him give his stump speech and take a few questions from the audience. After it was done he shook hands with people who made their way to the front, including Henry.

John Goes to Louisville

In early February, John met up with Dave, Walt, and Paul for a boys weekend of UVA basketball plus some touristy things. Activities included a tour of Churchill Downs, three tours of Bourbon Distilleries, a couple of nice dinners, seeing lots of horses on the rolling hills, and visiting the Louisville Slugger Museum. While UVA lost to #5 Louisville, it was a close game. We got great seats, with two of our tickets just 5 rows behind the bench!

Squaw Valley !

For the late January long weekend, Dad and Henry flew to Reno and stayed in a condo near Lake Tahoe, in Tahoe City. We skied at Squaw Valley (home to the 1960 Olympics) two days and Alpine Meadows one day. Squaw had sunny skies the first day, and snow with low visibility the second. A challenging resort for sure, almost entirely blue and blacks, and lots of steep runs.

Rambler !

Dad dusted off the Go Pro and used it to record the boys going down Rambler at Sun Peaks. A pretty tame run, the biggest challenge is staying out of the way of the little kids on their lessons!