I took Tyler to Arapahoe Basin this morning for his first-ever time skiing. He did GREAT! I am so proud of him, he really did fantastic for the first time being on skis.
All geared up and ready to go!
I think his favorite part of the whole experience was the Magic Carpet. And who can blame him? It's actually pretty fun!
We spent about 45 minutes riding up the magic carpet and sliding back down again before Tyler decided he was ready to head back in the lodge for some lunch.
One of the reasons we decided to go today, and to A-Basin, was that one of my friends from the Ski Diva forum is out with some family and friends for a ski trip and we wanted to meet up. Tyler had fun hanging out with Kris, and she was nice enough to take lots of pictures for us (since she's on the injured reserve right now and not skiing herself).
A few more favorite pics from the day...
My big ol' ham
What a face!
A mommy and Tyler self-portrait
Tyler really surprised me when I asked after lunch if he wanted to go home or ski some more and he instantly said "ski some more!" We got all geared up, and as I was packing up our stuff, I looked over to see this:
He lasted for one more trip up the magic carpet and back down the bunny hill and then decided he was ready to go to the car. :-) He was so sad when we took his rental skis back. He didn't want to leave them behind. I promised him that we'll be back again soon for another day of skiing!
Lots more ski pictures are in the skiing album under Tyler's pictures, located here. Check them out!