Spring Fling

Jeff and I decided to have a Spring Fling at Alta on Wednesday, a day after the last wonderful storm.  The snow was cold and crisp and brought out Jeff's maniac creativity.  I am certain visions of his old days danced in his head and we set out on our 'Let's have fun, fun, fun until sore muscles scream us home.  In my mind I heard 'Ah, Heffie, you're a little older now -- but it sure would be a cool video to have you going off that rock.  After all, he's pushing 40 (j/k) not much time left!

I wondered if the back pain of landing this 7 foot jump would be worth it.  Ah, what the heck, go for it Jeff and your mom will take credit where credit is due....It was worth it!

Spread Eagle Man

Jeff taking a jump on our day at Alta.  The weather could not have been better, the snow could not have been better - Spring Skiing at it's best.

I Can Do it Too!

Not to be outdone, I had Jeff video me taking a jump?  Did my feet come off the ground?

Winter has Retuned

Winter has returned to Utah. Yeah!!  We had our first snow storm after the inversion and the January thaw.  It was worth the wait.

Where Did it Go?

Jill, Kaden and I decided to try out the new snow on Monday morning.  It was fabulous, cold, powder--that was really deep.  I personally thought I could use the day to practice in this kind of snow because it really should be a priority to make sure you ski when it snows like this!  As we were skiing Jill and Kaden simultaneously went off this ledge into the deep powder and did a 'stop, whip lash, face first drop and roll' Chinese acrobatic something??  I seriously was laughing so dang hard because it couldn't have been funnier.  They did it at the exact same time.  Then Jill rolls over and says, 'both my skis came off'.  And we laughed some more.  Then as she was gathering all her equipment, she realized she was missing a ski.  You could feel the powder down to about 4 feet but the area was really pretty large where it could have been.  Jill spent about 5 minutes looking while I tried to control my laughter but, seriously, it was hilarious.  I finally took off my skis and started helping with the search even though I couldn't see because I was still laughing so hard.   

I Found It!

Just about the time Jill was thinking  'All was Lost' in the powder and what should we do now?, she said I think I'll say a prayer and......I'm serious.......immediately her arm came up from 4 feet of powder with the ski in it.  I couldn't believe it.  Oh ye, mother, of little faith!