The boys are proving to be quite comfortable on the slopes. They are eager to advance to greater challenges. Jake and Derek are equal in ability, so they buddy up for the day and decide which slopes they want to conquer.

One of the first runs we went down was a very steep blue run, called Heavenly Daze. Peter was not quite ready for it, but once we descended a ways, he was unfortunately committed. After tumbling head over heels a third of the way down, he determined he was going to get to the base, gained confidence, and made it the rest of the way down. We decided that the run was not so heavenly.

It’s been fun to watch Jeremy go from zero to hero in a matter of a day. He began hesitantly, with no confidence, and now has become relaxed. He’s even skiing down some parts of the mountain in a tuck position.

Peter was determined to ski down from the top of the mountain…which we estimated took around 45 minutes from top to bottom. Here we are ascending the slopes.

At the top!

We left at 7:00pm on Friday night, ready for a 17 hour drive to Colorado. Everyone was excited and fresh when we began.

Kids slept on an off through the dark night…and slept some more as the sun rose over the horizon.

And slept even more as we approached our destination.

We made a stop at the Welcome to Wyoming sign–it was the first time any of us had been in the state! Jake declared he would like to live here, a state with lots of land and even more dark skies.