In an effort to get out and about in the snowy weather we have just returned from a weekend skiing and sledding at Wolf Creek. This resort is much further away than most of the popular resorts (5 hours drive instead of 1 or 2) but it had two things going for it; a) an annual snowfall of 435 inches and, b) very cheap accommodation through the Storage Tek ski club. We left Superior early Friday afternoon leaving behind about 4 inches of snow on the ground at home. The drive was uneventful thank goodness with the roads dry and clear. To get to Wolf Creek we went through Alamosa again, remember this is where we stayed when we went to the National Sand Dune Monument.

After settling into our two bedroom cabin we met up with our Australian friends, Ingrid and David, and went to dinner at a restaurant recommended to us for the wonderful Cajun Catfish. Looking forward to a nice dinner we were disappointed to find the menu had changed slightly, the choice now being ribs, hamburgers or pizza. Oh well.

Saturday morning produced a great day, cold but lots of sunshine. It is a very pretty area with snow covered mountains and tall pines. It is a popular area for snow mobiles too. A short easy drive to the ski area and Craig and David headed out for a morning of skiing. Amy, Kyle, Ingrid and I immediately headed for the restaurant to alleviate our thirst and then it was out onto the slopes with the sled. Amy and Kyle played for about two hours and then we headed back to the car before meeting Craig and David for lunch. As they headed back up the mountain we headed back to the cabin for Kyle to have his much needed sleep and then it was back to the mountain to meet the guys. After the expectation of lots of powder to ski it seems that most of the slopes were icy, but the great weather made up for it.

Sunday morning produced a minor disaster with poor Kyle vomiting and very unwell. I put it down to the fact that I caught him eating snow on Saturday. After deciding he was too sick even to hang around the cabin we packed the car and headed home. We made a few stops on the way home (for poor Kyle to throw up) and managed to get him to bed about 1.30 in the afternoon. At least we had a good day Saturday.

By Monday afternoon Craig and Amy had come down with the same thing so maybe it wasn't eating snow that caused the problem. Tuesday it was my turn and based on how bad I felt I'm glad we came home when we did because Kyle had it the worst and he must have felt really awful. Anyway by Thursday everyone one was almost back to normal.