First Ski Trip of the Year

The day after we arrived in Albany, we headed to a tiny mountain / hill outside of Albany. There were two strips of snow - one near the rope tow, and one on a blue trail that went straight down the center of the mountain. In case it is not obvious, the rope tow is terrible, and with kids, it moves to unbearable, which meant we quickly shifted over to the other trail.

Conditions were not great - but I have to hand it to Connor - after a few runs, he seemed as comfortable as ever on the snow. Afterwards, he told us that it was "so much fun"! Now I'm looking forward to our upcoming ski trip over MLK weekend with friends. Helen was not so certain about the experience, but given the conditions and the fact that she doesn't actually know how to ski and that the hula hoop we were going to use to guide her down the mountain broke, I give her a pass. Hopefully conditions will be better when she's next on skis.