Goodbye to a great ski season at Alyeska Resort
Yesterday was an incredible day of skiing for my family at Alyeska. The sun was shining, the temperatures were warm and the mountain was full of our friends from Challenge and the Alyeska Ski and Snowboard Club.
Challenge Alaska closed for the season (why they don’t remain open for the full ski season is a topic for another day) but we arranged private access. Another family that we ski with all season had done the same and were hosting a birthday party for their daughter who has autism. The building was full of music, the great smells of a bar-b-que, and many friends. We had fun being together, reminiscing about the great season and sharing the mountain on a beautiful spring day.
As much as I enjoy the warm weather and long days of spring and summer, I am always sad to see the end of another ski season. Skiing brings my whole family together. We all share a love of the mountain and it’s a gift to be able to share that with my children. When summer comes along, my kids will all get involved in their own individual interests and we will spend less time together. It’s good for each of my kids to develop their own individual interests and gain independence, but I will miss our days together. I will miss my younger children watch Quincy do what they do and be impressed with her attitude and toughness. I will miss snowball fights, building snowmen, eating snow cones made from fresh fallen snow, and hot chocolate and cold beer after a long day of skiing.
The mountain is officially open through next weekend, but the snow is probably too soft to tether Quincy. My boys will surely brave any conditions imaginable to get in a few more days but the girls are hanging up their boards. Thank you Mother Nature, Alyeska Resort, and Challenge Alaska for our best ski season yet. Now, I wonder if it would be to much to ask Mother Nature to bless us with a warm, dry summer? I will keep my fingers crossed…
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