Skiing

We have managed to get some skiing in this year. Pre-children we generally skiied every weekend for at least one day but considering how close we are to lots of skiing we are still quite predictable in our choice of ski area  - always Söll as a starting place in the Skiwelt region.  http://www.skiwelt.at/en/
When we have skiied for longer periods we have gone further afield . . .

So, this season we have taken it in turns to ski one day in a weekend with our trusty mad polish friend Magda.  One day every two weeks. Not too bad with two tiny kinders.  But as life is now both beginning for us we decided to celebrate by a small ski trip to a child friendly hotel that made life easy for everyone.  After some research I found Alpina Hotel in Obertauern http://www.alpina.co.at/

 Waiting for a lift - it was a bit too steep though

Us at the top of somewhere

Matt at the top of somewhere in his new jacket!

and me

Coming back during the big storm

Moving snow away from the window to let some light in!

My bruised eye and scraped nose

snuggling

It's too windy Daddy

It was great!  OK so we are used to not paying so much but for low stress it was worth it.  Childcare was included from 9:30 -15:30. Kinder ski school 10-12 based at the hotel and coming back there for lunch, ski from the hotel, delicious food.  Just really nice.  We had one glorious day where Matt was first out on the slopes and I joined him after I dropped Katie off at ski school, and then, as forecast the weather deteriorated.  The next day I was first out and there was fresh snow, still snowing but no wind and at the top of one lift high up I was all disorientated and fell over losing both skis and causing a black eye and scraped nose from my goggles!  Silly twit!  Glad I have a helmet now. 

The next day was the big snow which was forecast everywhere. I have never seen so much snow. And the sideways wind!  And who was stuck on a chairlift in it?  Oh it was scary! And then nearly getting blown over when we got off at the top and not seeing anything!  Needless to say we went back to the lower slopes and the hotel as the weather got worse.   I had a massage due to a no ski afternoon.

Alex spent time in the kids club and had fun. We came back at lunch time to put him for a sleep and then we continued to ski.  Katie enjoyed doing "pizza pizza pizza" in ski school and can sometimes stop now.  The she joined the kids club for more fun.  SHe really likes skiing even though she pretends to us she doesn't! 

It was nice to ski with Matt again as we cover some big distances and I can keep up with him quite well and with mostly good style I think!  I wish we had gone for longer but hten we need holiday for other things too.

Plan to go to Lenggries again with Katie as it's good for small children there.  And we'll get a few more days in I'm sure.