Copper Mountain Ski Day

December 20, 2008

We were very excited to go snowboarding and skiing at Copper Mountain.  Mom borrowed Heather's snowboard and Logan rented a board.  James brought some brand new skis, bindings, and boots to use on the slopes.  It was "scout ski day" at Copper this Saturday, so we got extremely cheap tickets at $24 a piece - and it included a chili lunch!  As the day approached, we watched the weather.  The day had arrived and we brought all the clothing we could put on our bodies to protect us from the -1 degree weather outside.  

Once we got to the resort we buckled in and got in the lift line.  Logan had never been on a lift before, so we talked him through it and he did a great job getting off the lift.  James and Lance took off down the mountain while Logan and I slowly made it down the mountain at our own pace.  Logan made it down one short slide and fall at a time.  We had a long lunch break and headed up to the mountain again.  Logan was getting tired and cold.  I boarded ahead for a bit while James stayed with Logan.  After I made it down the mountain, there was no sign of them, so I took the lift up again hoping to see them on my second run down.  As I was working my way down the mountain, I got a call from the Medical Center.  As it turned out, Logan's head and neck were aching from all of his tumbles and the ski patrol took him down the mountain in the sled to the medical center to be checked out.

We look forward to our next ski trip soon, however, with a few changes from our experience today:  go to a different resort with a small "bunny hill" for Logan to learn, possibly have Logan try skis instead of the board, and I will definitely be on skis next time around 

(much easier for me).