Colin and Andrea joined me last Thursday for our fifth annual ski weekend in Salt Lake City. The weather could not have been any better. It was sunny and 20's on Thursday, Friday and Sunday and it snowed steadily all day Saturday. Since the kids didn't get in until Thursday evening, I skied alone on Thursday and on Friday, the three of us took an all day private lesson with Christopher, who has been teaching telemark and alpine skiing at Alta for the last 18 years. All three of us were telemarking (although one of us is considerably less skilled) and Chris did an excellent job of working with each of us on our skills. Apart from the pain from dislocating my shoulder early in the day, I really enjoyed skiing with the kids, even though they ski through moguls and trees that are beyond my comfort level. I'll try to get a couple of photos posted this weekend.

We stayed with Scott and Patricia Woller, who live at the base of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, which is where Brighton, Solitude, Snow Bird and Alta are. This year, we did all our skiing at Alta. It would be hard to find a more beautiful setting or better snow.

Leah is considering enrolling in a college in Salt Lake City, which may mean that there will be even another reason to visit there next winter. If you haven't skied in Salt Lake City, I recommend it highly.

ROb