Canada Trip Part I - Hitting the slopes

Toby and I had such a great time in Canada with our siblings (you, too, James). We spent about two days on the slopes at the Lake Louise ski resort. I stuck to the green runs, which were really quite advanced green runs with super-steep hills. I fell several times, but managed to walk away with only one giant bruise on my hip. Bill may or may not have cracked/separated a rib so I think I did really well, considering.

Here are some of the great shots of us skiing/snowboarding. Thanks to Toby, as always, for taking such great photos.

Here are Toby, Beth, James and myself on a quad chair lift. I am proud to report that this was my very first ski trip where I did not fall in, on, around or off a lift. Woo-hoo!



Striking quite the pose -note the very nervous smile.

Beth and James were quite a pair. Beth is a boarder and James is a skier, and they are both really great on the snow! James kept quite a close eye on me when we were all together, which I really appreciated!

Bill made his debut on the snowboard! He really did very well, and only cursed once or twice (per minute) (sorry Mom).

Too cute, as always...

Look at Bill, rocketing down the mountain!

Apres ski, my favorite part of the day. This is my favorite picture of Toby and Beth.

This last one is a great shot of Bill, but I was obviously exhausted!

If I can figure out how to put video on the blog, I'll post all the videos Toby took of everybody going down the mountain. I can barely ski without falling over, so I don't quite know how Toby manages to stay up AND take video of everybody else.

Later in the week I'll post photos from our dog-sledding adventure and the scenery from around Lake Louise. It was just gorgeous!