Ski Trip To Hemlock Valley Resort

Levi's class went skiing yesterday at Hemlock Valley Ski Resort and I took a van full of kids up.

I snowboarded for the first time and the learning curve was steep. There were some pretty entertaining (dangerous) moments, like the time the board slipped out of my hands at the top of a run and it accelerated all the way down to the lift. Or when I got back to the top and I could not stand up on the snowboard and had to walk down. Eventually I sort of caught on and by the end of the day I could do both heal side and toe side turns. With an hour to go I swapped my snowboard in for some ski's and went out on some runs with Levi.

This is Levi's second year snowboarding and even with ski's I had a hard time keeping up with him. He has really caught on to the sport.

It was a fabulous day. The ski was blue, the temperatures were warm and being out of the office and in the mountains was very refreshing. Last week was busy with four speaking engagements and doing some sermon research and sermon planning for February -- I didn't know how much I needed to get away from it. Friday's are my day off, so this was a wonderful gift.

I think Hemlock Valley is one the best kept secrets in the fraser valley. The views are awesome. On the green chair you can seek Mt. Baker and Harrison lake. It's a georgeous resort. The hill is only a 50 minute drive from our house which is closer than Manning and Levi thinks Hemlock is better skiing.