Skiing & Snow Mobiling...

Mon 20 Dec - We had a day of skiing with snow falling, so visibility wasn't great although not too bad. Fraser again went on the jump park for a while. All the time we have been in Whitefish the temperature has only gone to about -10 degrees which has been pleasant after living in Ralston where it is so much colder.



As we came home, skiing to our back door, Andy was on his balcony (2 doors down from our house) so it was game on for a snowball fight. This then progressed from the balcony down onto the snow with Chris, Fraser and myself against Andy, Mia, Francesca, Millie and Olivia - not sure who won as we started changing sides. Great fun with the light fluffy snow - however it is not great for making snowballs.





Tue 21 Dec - We were all up, dressed and up to the summit of the mountain by 8.30 am as we had booked to go snow mobiling for the morning. Unfortunately there had been an admin error and the guide was unaware of our booking so it was agreed that we would return that afternoon. However the benefit of being on the mountain so early was the amazing sunrise that we watched.

So after skiing for a couple of hours in the morning we repeated the journey again this time to meet our guide. After a brief introduction to the snow mobiles we jumped aboard and set off. The day could not have been more perfect as the mountains were in their glory of sun and snow. From the summit we dropped off to one side in order to take the routes designated for snowmobiling. The first section was a drop down bending round a couple of corners - I must have missed the comment on where exactly the brake was and therefore went whizzing past Chris and the guide with a look of horror on my face - I soon figured out all the relevant controls.

We got to see many miles of the mountains of Whitefish going at speeds of up to 60kmph much to Tegan and Fraser's delight. At one point our path was blocked by a fallen tree so with a small tight path to the side we all managed to get past and continue on our journey, however on the return leg I managed to sink my machine in the soft snow - it would happen to the girl driver!

It was a fantastic afternoon and such an experience for Tegan and Fraser. Towards the end both children were ready to go home as their feet and hands were beginning to get cold but after a hot chocolate and brownie they were more than happy.