Early on the 4th we headed up the canyon to Sundance Ski Resort. As we drove, a bald eagle flew right over us, it was awesome!

We rented some skis and headed up the one and only lift that was open, to ski down the one run that had enough man-made-snow to ski on! They opened a second life later in the day but you either had to ski a black diamond or ride a shuttle bus to get to it so we stayed where we were. That one run was all we needed for these kids’ 2nd time on skis (the first time being two years ago).

Daddy reminding Carter how to make a pizza on his first run.

They picked it up really quickly and could cruise down the mountain without falling by the end of the day.

Raine on the lift…

…Carter down below the lift.

These kids ski at very different speeds. Raine prefers to cautiously zig-zag her way down, making wide sweeping turns, while Carter prefers to simply point his little pizza straight down the mountain and fly.

These two skied from 9:00 until 4:00 with only a short break for lunch — which we ate outside since it was so warm and sunny. They loved every minute of skiing and it was fun to watch them pick it up so quickly.

This video shows their different styles. The second one only has Raine in it because Carter sped down before Daddy had the camera ready!

After dinner we went back to the pool and enjoyed the hot tub while the kids swam. Then we curled up on one of the beds and watched the Olympic trials.