We were very fortunate to take a trip to Red Lodge again this Easter and have all the boys along for a four day ski trip. Not sure how many more years this will happen so we savored every moment.
Lunch stop at the Country Rose cafe in Dickinson. Classic American cafe with interesting decor. Great stuff.
We had a early departure so we arrived in Red Lodge mid afternoon and a chance for me to sneak out to the Nordic Center for a quick ski and keep the streak of
30daysofskiing going and enjoy the beautiful mountain March weather.
Pizza at Red Lodge Pizza the first night. Best pizza in town!
Hitting the slopes the first day.
Finding powder to play in.
Jake keeping upright.
Jon working the lower part of a chute.
Jack coming through.
Jens and dad having fun in the fresh snow.
Jack's friend Max who came along. He was boarding and ripping it up nicely!
Lift time with Jonell!
I like this sign. Getting snowed on during a post ski ride.
I wanted to ride up to the ski area from Red Lodge and ended up doing it the first full day. The roads were good, weather perfect and figured I better with snow moving in later in the week.
Heading back down. Awesome views.
Card games at night. Good times.
Bluebird skies and fresh powder the third day. Doesn't get much better!
Taking a short break taking in the view.
Max first one down.
Jens shortly after.
Jon working the telemark skis in fresh powder.
Jack finding a fresh line.
Hooking up with the Wenzel family for social time. Fun times. Usually lot of Fargo folks come out but with some of the terrain not open and perception the skiing was not good, a lot bailed. Despite not all lifts open, we ended up with fantastic skiing and beautiful days. Being in the ski business, I know how important visits are to these small town ski areas and we were going out regardless of the conditions. Can't beat family time and the mountains!
Jonell carving up the groomers.
Jack doing the same.
Mom watching Jack in the terrain park.
Sunny lift time with Jonell!! Thumbs up!
With the boys.
Jens catching air in the terrain park.
Max and Marilyn kissing the air.
Celebrated my 46th, hitting up the "Griz" in Roscoe.
Jens catching more air.
Jens over the rainbow.
Old man still carving it up on the telemark skis.
Jonell and Jack working the slopes.
Jake blasting through the woods off a cliff.
Great views at the top and cool "snags".
Jon and Jens on the groomers...
...and in the powder. Nearly two feet of fresh snow during the week. Awesome!!
Missing the top part of Jake in the powder.
Jens and Max threading through the trees.
Jens out for a afternoon blade session getting after it on the airport hill.
Family Easter dinner.
Beautiful Montana back roads.
We left Monday morning, not before one more xc ski at the Nordic center in fresh snow. Started snowing the morning we left and as of Thursday night and this posting, over three feet, yes feet, has fallen! RLM is opening again this weekend for two more days. Lucky folks getting in another couple days of lift service action!
Traditional last breakfast at Red Lodge cafe. Another cafe classic with beautiful mountain landscape paintings and love the wood skis of course. We enjoy coming back to Red Lodge each year for the small town no ego feel and lack of commercialism.
Filled up and ready for the trip home. Awesome vacation with some fun times. Appreciate the opportunity to ski with the whole family and thankful no injuries.
Snow geese migration near Jamestown. Never seen snow geese like this before. At this moment, there were geese filling the entire sky in a 360 degree radius. Even up in Canada when we have gone up there, never saw flocks like this. Wow, fun to watch.
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