Marmot Basin

On the chairlift

Ski bunnies!!

On  Thursday the 13th, we let the kids play hooky, Cal took the day off work and we headed to Jasper for a day of skiing!  The roads were terrible, we contemplated turning back but realized we were closer to Jasper than to Edmonton so we kept on trucking!  We arrived at Marmot Basin at 9:30 am. We checked in, got our equipment and were on the hill at 10 for our lessons!  The kids had their own instructor and Cal and I were in a group with another couple and an instructor. We all really benefited from the 2 hr lesson and were glad we booked it!  After the lesson we had a great day skiing together and trying different hills. I scared the kids when I suggested we try the express chair lift.  I had no idea it went so fast!!  But in the end all was good and everyone actually wanted to try it again ;) It was an awesome day!  The snow was perfect, new snow was falling as we were skiing and the hill wasn't very busy. I love that we all enjoyed ourselves and hope to get to the mountains a few more times next year!! Before heading home to Edmonton, we had to make a stop at the Bear Paw Bakery in town and take a photo with Jasper the bear :) I'd love to do a multi day ski trip one of these years, another day on the hill would have been perfect! I'm really glad we all enjoyed ourselves and can't wait for more skiing adventures next winter!