Our Ski Trip to Mt. Brighton

Saturday (3/3) we went a little bit north of Ann Arbor, MI to Mt. Brighton (http://www.skimichigan.com/mtbrighton/) to go skiing (Zack went to snowboard). For the most part we had a lot of fun. It's a pretty nice place (though the intermediate hills were about the same size and challenge as the easiest at Whiteface Mtn.). They have quite a few hills and there was a good amount of snow. It actually started snowing while we were there, which was really nice. Syd and I skied, while Zack snowboarded. The only downside was that they only had tow ropes on the slopes we could take Syd on (and that Zack could board on) and Syd couldn't use them on her own. So, I had to put her between my legs with her holding on and pull us both up on the tow rope. That got pretty exhausting after a while. The other downside was that since Zack was boarding I had to bring Syd down every time. So, I didn't get to ski at all on my own (something I would like to do to try and improve). So every trip up the hill was with Syd between my legs while I held onto the tow rope for both of us and every trip down the hill was with Syd between my legs, me hunched over holding her hands. She had a ball and can't get enough of the speed, but my arms and back were hurting by the time we got done. The only real downer of the day was when Zack got a little too cocky on his board and plowed over Syd and me at the bottom of the hill. And this may have not been as bad if Syd and I knew he was coming, but we had just gotten to the bottom of the hill when he came from behind us taking my legs out and causing me to fall on top of Syd (who was actually under me and Zack at that point). After some hysterical crying (from Syd) and words exchanged (from me) we all walked it off and got back to skiing.

I wish we had pictures to add, but we didn't bring any cameras. You'll have to imagine it.