2024 was a breakthrough year for Rallo family skiing. Nobody played basketball so our weekends were intentianlly free to lean in. Hazel, Wes and I improved enough that we eliminated the need to split up. Owen loves black diamonds, Wes is slowly improving his skills with grit and positivity and Hazel flies down without any fear. Getting to this point was a big commitment, mostly on Ty's part, and it was 100% worth it, this being the first year we spent more time skiing than preparing.
Turns out that skiing on the bunny hill and skiing on remote parts of the mountain are different things. I'm not a highly skilled skier so I was hesitant to push myself with kids in tow. Once I finally made the jump and got closer to the top I started to enjoy the sport much more. It is really beautiful and such a wonderful way to be outside as a family during the worst part of the year in the PNW.
We stayed up at Crystal with friends for the long weekend around MLK day and went to Bachelor for mid-winter break. Ty has been saying it all along but ski trips really are where it's at. Eliminating the commute and having a full day on the mountain significantly reduces the stress.
The highlights were everyone skiing down from the 9,000 foot summit at Bachelor and an amazing sunset run at Crystal, pictured below.
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