Powder Mountain has close to 9,000 acres of ski terrain, with 167 ski trails. They also limit the ski tickets they sell, which is great because it's not overcrowded. Our ski instructor said there are about 4 acres of ski terrain for every person!
We arrived Wednesday before spring break and booked ski tickets for the next day. Looking back, we kind of wish we would've had a day of rest since the travel was taxing on all of us. Two plane rides, an hour long drive, buying food for the week, and picking up ski gear the night before, made for a very long day. I was not in the mood to ski that first day!
First ski day: Palmer and Lilly went to ski school, Jack and I had a private instructor, and Steve was off on his own. This is the first year, I actually learned how to properly ski even though I've been about 4-5 times. Up until now all I have known to do is to do 'pizza' going down the hill! I am glad we had a great instructor who really showed the proper technique.
Second ski day: Steve, the kids, and I were feeling rested and confident, so the five of us ventured out to some farther and harder trails. However, we made a few wrong turns and ended up really far up the mountain and struggling to get back. At one point I asked Steve if we could call in a ski mobile to come rescue us (particularly me and Lilly who were struggling and terrified of some blue trails). After some falls, and resting on the side of the mountain, we mustered enough energy to continue with the trails. Thankfully we made it back safely!! I was so proud of Lilly for how brave she was. And for all of us for making it through some hard trails.
Third ski day: It snowed most of the day, making it VERY cold, and very low visibility. We stayed in the easier trails and I took it easy. I mostly stayed back with Lilly and Rae, so the older boys could venture to some harder trails with the adults. It was fine with me! I get nervous seeing them ski sometimes and I trust Steve to take good care of them.
We did squeze in tubing one day! We usually love tubing and have a lot of fun, but I would not particularly recommend this place. It was a little overcrowded and the kids got bored of it rather quickly. Except for Rae and Lilly, I think they enjoyed it the most.
We ate all of our meals at the house and found a great local market close to us. We were grateful it was pretty reasonable and had great local produce.
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| My niece Laney did not make it to ski, so I snuck a picture of her! |
We only ventured out to eat one time for Mexican to Carlos and Harley's. It was delicious and well worth the time!
