The next day, we went to a ski area that also had a sledding run that was supposed to be EASY and that we could ride a ski-lift to. It is a 3 km long run down the mountain...like a twisty mountain road. We got there, rented our sleds and helmets, bought our lift tickets, and we were off. It was so much fun. I told Norah as we were going down that I hadn't had that much fun in a long time! We originally bought 2 lift tickets (to ride the sled run twice) but we liked it so much that we bought two more lift tickets! Our third run was the best. The first one, we went slowly because we were learning the run. On the second run, we went a little too fast and almost hit some of the walls. The third run we did just right and had a blast....Norah even put her hands up and said, "No hands!!!" On the fourth run, we saw someone's wallet on the track, so I stopped to pick it up to turn into the office, and then James got a little ambitious (or maybe tired...it was hard work to keep upright and steer with legs and feet) and tipped over with Luke and Susy on board (thank goodness for the helmets!). We came across them with snow all over their faces, down their necks, and lots and lots of tears flowing. We felt bad that the last run had to be like that, but we didn't want to do another run because they had had enough. That was that. We turned in our equipment, handed in the wallet, and were on our way. I think I had a permanent smile on my face the whole way down the mountain each time!
Here are some Dolomites!!
James wanted some suspenders for his snow pants. These have edelweiss flowers on them! We ARE close to Austria, after all!
Riding the ski lift and watching the skiers
Ready for another fun run!
James and the kids getting ready to take another run. See the mountain back there? There were people climbing up it with a guide in order to ski back down from near the top. Crazy!!!
This was the set up for James' sled. Suzy in the backpack, Luke in front.
Norah got to ride with Daddy and Susy one time, too!
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