We didn't take Iver skiing on either of the recent trips to the snow (to Sunriver over NY and to Mt. Shasta area over MLK weekend), as he didn't express any interest in learning. However, when he learned that Hudson/Gavin and their dad Brian (as well as Miles and his son Earl) were headed to the snow this weekend to ski and they invited Iver along, he was all for it! Kelvin/Iver rode in Miles' truck and carpooled to Mt. Shasta on Friday night for a boys' 24-hour trip and his first time on skis! Niall stayed home with me and it was a peaceful time of playing, reading, and snuggling for us, the less energetic/intense members of this family!
Iver started by getting rental gear and a couple of hours in "ski school," which he didn't love (he said he didn't need it since Hudson already told him how to "pizza," and "french fry"!), but which taught him the basics. I was so proud of him for trying out this new sport as he, perfectionistic and cautious about new experiences, sometimes can refuse to get involved in something unless he knows he can be sure to be "good at it."
Earl is also a fairly new skier but had been before.
The "Magic Carpet" (moving walkway on an incline) brought the kids up to the top of the bunny slope.
In the afternoon, Brian took Iver to the "real" slopes-- first time on a ski lift!
(He said he did fall getting off but was ok and shook it off!).
Hudson is a good little skier!
Kelvin got to snowboard with "big kid" Gavin.
Brian got a few short video clips of some of Iver's runs and sent them to us but, alas, they were not consistently uploading here.
The boys had a great day, and Iver is already asking for more time on the mountain ("When can we go back?!").
Thoroughly spent!
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