Wednesday, February 18, 2009

winter view

Our lives have been pretty quiet since our return from Australia, so there hasn't been a lot to "blog" about. We have been skiing once or twice a week every week through January & February - but there's only so many times that's of interest in a blog! Just thought I'd share this wonderful winter view that we have from our kitchen window, looking out across the snow-covered back yard and neighborhood to the picturesque Wasatch Mountains. How lucky we are! It always lifts my spirits when I look at the view. The snow hasn't been as heavy this year as last, but still enough to keep the ground permanently covered since December.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

the canyons

This week, for a change of scenery, we headed over to The Canyons Resort at Park City for our skiing / snowboarding day. The weather was warm and sunny, although it had been a week since we'd had any fresh snow so the slopes were a bit hard packed and icy in places. The Canyons is the biggest ski resort in Utah with 163 trails and 17 lifts spread across 8 mountains!

Here's Mark on his board on our favorite run called "Snow Dancer" with great views across the valley; Heather heading down the trail through the white trunks of the aspen trees, and us enjoying lunch on the deck at the Lookout Restaurant.