Anna's Awesome Adventures!!!: Idaho Ski Trip -- Day #3

Today we woke up at 7:15, got ready, had breakfast (a banana with peanut butter, biscuit, scrambled eggs, muffin, and milk), geared up, and took a very short shuttle ride to Sun Valley. We have never skied here before but definitely love it after the first day! Everyone was very kind and welcoming. The weather, although cold (0-20 degrees all day), was beautiful sunshine, so we couldn't have asked for a better first day of skiing. We logged about 30,000 vertical feet of runs today, traversed all over the mountain, rode nearly every lift, and enjoyed the amazing views. Since it was clear today, we could see for dozens of miles. Our lunch was at the Roundhouse Restaurant (the original part is from 1936), a lovely spot with 360-degree views of the mountains and wonderful, unique menu items. We shared the elk carpaccio for an appetizer -- thin slices of elk meat topped with spruce, apple, currant, radish, and rye bread pieces. For the main course, I had the pulled turkey sandwich -- white turkey chunks, roasted pears, endive, and gooey goat cheese on a ciabatta roll, served with a mixed-greens salad topped with a vinegar dressing. The food is somewhat expensive, but the portions are generous and extremely tasty. After lunch, we skied until about 3:50 (Sun Valley closes at 4:00), just enjoying our snow and family time. We haven't skied since March, so it takes a bit of work to get back in the "mode". Fortunately, Sun Valley does a beautiful job of grooming, and we nearly had the place to ourselves, so it was a perfect ease-in to the 2016 skiing season. We went on such a wide variety of terrain and loved skiing at a new place. After skiing to the base, we went in a store to get hatpins (Matthew and I have one from almost every place we've skied at) and a few other items. Then we walked back to our hotel (it's SO close to the ski area), went out to look at one of the first chairlifts in the world (a single), came back to the hotel to shower, and headed to supper at Jhony's Peruvian Restaurant. We hadn't ever tried Peruvian food, but it's always good to branch out. I had their specialty, part of a rotisserie chicken (so flavorful with herbs) served with Idaho fries and a salad. Then we all shared flan (light and fluffy) and a cinnamon mousse (similar to a pudding) for dessert. Our waitress was very helpful and friendly, and we enjoyed talking with her about her home country of Peru. Now we are back at the hotel and ready for a good night's rest.