Since Taylor was off to Europe for spring break, we let Allison choose a destination to get away for a few days in between State Cup weekends. She chose skiing in Mammoth and invited Carson to join. We stopped at Erik Schat's Bakery in Bishop on the way up
and arrived in Mammoth just before the sun went down. We stayed at the beautiful Village Lodge for easy access to the gondola, plus dining and shopping options without having to get in the car.
We took advantage of the hot tubs too and loved all of the snow Mammoth has received in this record year. Employees think there will be skiing until August!
We walked around the village and got dinner the first night and then up early each morning for 2 days of skiing.
The weather was warm, crowds were light and the snow was ideal! I stayed on the green runs at Schoolyard Express the whole time and was done by noon each day. I'm about ready to retire my boots and skis, but the rest of them skiied the days away!
Matt said Allison has really become quite the skier and he took her on some tougher runs each day. She loved it!
Carson and Allison really enjoyed their time together...skiing, shopping, building snowmen, hot tubbing...I'm glad she was able to bring a friend!
When we arrived, we learned that some of our friends from soccer were also up in Mammoth staying in a cabin. They invited us over for drinks and games on Tuesday night. The snow in the neighborhoods was incredible on our drive over!
I spent much of Wednesday at the lodge enjoying this great view and chatting with Jen, who wasn't skiing. The temp said 44 degrees, but it felt like we could have been sunbathing!
Wednesday night, the adults all met for dinner in the village. We celebrated Brandi's birthday and really enjoyed everyone's company. Allison and Carson enjoyed going out to pizza by themselves and having some down time in the room.
We woke up to snow Thursday morning and did some quick shopping before heading home. Grateful for the time away!
