491880Sharing the lift line with my boy Saturday last. It was wet but soft and utterly skiable. I think it was a little crispy up high but Bowl Four looked like it was skiing nicely after they...

487970Did I ever post this? From a few seasons ago. We have to learn to live with these one planking post holing knuckle draggers. God love them.

487762How long until I’m no longer getting first tracks?

Fantastic!

No but we do have tons of racers on the hill that we get to watch from the chair. This season we seem to have more bumps than normal and he is really into it.

484731484730Today at Mission Ridge.

483947483948483949From today at Mission Ridge.

461925End of school year for Todd. Here is an excerpt from his weekend journal that the second graders do on the Monday after the weekend.

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452601452602. Caught a good day today. Pretty much just trying to keep up now. He’ll need his own crew soon.

I remember watching mogul skiing on tv when I was in college. There was a French guy I believe named Grospiron (I just googled it…Edgar Grospiron). Spread Eagle is such a great classic jump.

Nice fkn spread Eagle! I’m not quick enough to catch my boy on film anymore from a 100% candid perspective. Having to unzip pockets to get to the camera/phone and all but there were a few times...

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446313One more with mama.

446301Riding his first avalanche.

446280446278446281. We scored a good day today.

446008Early media interaction…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeyvLhQfH1A

Sorry I can’t get it to embed.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PPqDE6cRvx8
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PPqDE6cRvx8 Classic Todd. He learned this bit on the way to Kap’aa in the rental car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckciOKZO8H0Hiking out to Bowl Four for fresh tracks. Todd’s first time out to the main bowl.

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Could have been way worse at the end when he crossed over to mama I was way turned around trying to keep the camera level. I almost high sided onto my repaired shoulder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMDw13ncYyw. Old Roger Moore couldn’t ski to save his life but James Bond is probably responsible for as many great skiers as the Beatles are great guitarists and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMDw13ncYyw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHm6yBFT18w. Yesterday at Mission.

311687311688311689311690311691311692311693311694311695311696311697Hopefully these are in order. Screen grabs.

311495311496311497First day with poles

Snowbird center though, right?

279480Fun photo here. We’re smacking hands on our alternating turns.

Ouch. We had scare today. Hot deep powder and we took Todd out. He did pretty good until he stuffed a tip near the bottom. I got to him and his ski was turned 180 degrees from the direction it...

274324274325274326274327274328274329274330274331274332274333Starting to get fun following somebody again.

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268008He likes the off-piste. Starting to get a taste for leading his parents.

264346First time off reins off piste. A whole new world just opened up for him.

I’m done deleting entire posts because one image went sideways. Not my fault.

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262495Looking more chill than dada

260961Measuring something.


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232281Flamingo days at Mission


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These are from last season. Point is that at this age and even still skiing for my boy isn’t necessarily the funnest thing to do at a ski resort. Sliding down a road cut and jumping in to puddles...

I only have a sample of one, but first season we traded off lodge duty. Second season we got a season pass to the on hill day care. Third season he had his own season’s pass, real boots and skis,...

231343We met the mountain manager at Alta today and he gave this to my boy!


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he is really good. What lift are you riding. That is great terrain for him to lead you on.

230959230960230961230962230963Force is strong with this one.


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Got to try and bring Todd there this winter. It’s a jaunt but we get the reciprocals midweek. Would love to put him on Little thunder and my first chair...Julie’s green.

I’ll double down and guess that yes that is little thunder. My first day skiing we had two double rope tows there . heavenly and mammoth. Not sure how I managed it but I made it to the top of...