Anna's Awesome Adventures!!!: Idaho Ski Trip -- Day #7

Today we woke up around 7:45, got ready, had breakfast (a little cereal, part of a blueberry waffle, an apple, half of an oat-bran muffin, water), and headed up the Little Cottonwood Canyon to Snowbird. My parents went there several times in the early 1990s, but Matthew and I had never been there. Our streak of good weather ended today, unfortunately -- it snowed nearly all day, never got above 20 degrees, and at times was quite windy. Visibility was difficult sometimes, especially the "flat light", where you can't see contours. That makes for slow, careful skiing if you want to stay safe. We did ride the Little Cloud quad once, but at the top you could hardly see 75 feet and snow was blowing hard, so we didn't do that anymore. We also rode in a tunnel on a magic carpet, which was very cool. That took us through the mountain to Mineral Basin, where we took a few runs before heading back to the summit and down the other side. Our last runs for the day were off of the Wilbere double, where we found some nice, semi-untouched powder. Skiing in the weather conditions we had today isn't exactly fun, but fresh, soft powder is sure nice. We had several inches of it to enjoy. Lunch was at the Mid-Gad Restaurant and Grill -- warm veggie chili with a parmesan breadstick, followed by all of us sharing a peanut butter Rice Krispie treat. After our fifth day of skiing and a little shopping, we headed back down to our hotel for showers and supper at Pace's Dairy Ann Drive-In. Originally from 1957, it is no longer a drive-in but still has the traditional "diner fare" -- burgers, onion rings, fries, and milk shakes. We so rarely eat that kind of food, it was a tasty treat to wind down from a day of skiing. Tomorrow is our final day of skiing, followed by starting the long drive home. Hopefully we will have better weather tomorrow, but even if we don't, it has been a great ski trip!