15th March 2008 - Too Cold and More Snow

Today started very cold and sunny at minus eleven!! So, we decided to head for Deer Valley. This meant that the boys (James and Chris) had to ski Park City as Deer Valley does not allow boarders.

So, after dropping the boys off, we drove up the hill to Deer Valley. Tim had to park in lot 5 (as far away as you can get) so it took while to get on the slopes.

Once on the slopes, the weather really closed in, the snow came down and wind increased. Cold is not a strong enough word to describe today's weather. Within half an hour we were all chilled to the bone!!

The skiing was not so good in Deer Valley. The slopes were either icy or loaded with chunky powder. We all felt tired after yesterdays powder fest.

We changed tack and went to the lower peak. It was better protected but still very cold. On the way down one to the pistes we went past one of the mega houses which was open for viewings.

So, rather than stay in the cold, we went in side. This mansion on the snow was just ENORMOUS. It was almost too big, verging on the obscene. However, inside was amazing, 6 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, set on three levels. It had everything including a 16 seater cinema, two wine cellars, swimming pools and Jacuzzis and the most amazing bathrooms. At 18.9 million dollars we decided against a purchase!

After the house viewing we went down the hill to a very nice restaurant for a spot of lunch. During lunch, the snow set in and we quickly decided not to ski any more. John had planned to take the link lift and ski down to the base station, however, Fiona and Shauna insisted we take the chair right down to the base. So, we had to endure the embarrasement of arriving in the resort on a chair lift, a first for all of us. It has to be said that Fiona and Shauna had not realised that the chair took us all the way back down to the baser station!

Chris and James had also had enough, so we picked them up on the way to the super market and DVD store. Fiona, Shauna, James and Tim were dropped off in town to do some shopping and John and Chris went home to unload the car and chill out.

Our evening was spent at home, Nachos and Chicken Salad, followed by ice cream!!