On February 4th we went cross country skiing with the school. We had wanted to do it last year, but didn't get the chance to, so it was high priority for us this year since we will be leaving Rexburg, Idaho in April. Through BYU-Idaho they put on different trips for students to do such as skiing, air boarding, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and so on, for a very reasonable price. We had arranged to go the weekend before to Harriman State Park, but it ended up being cancelled. So we went on the February 4th trip to Mesa Falls. We had gone here this summer, which I don't think I ever posted pictures of. Anyway, when we arrived at Mesa Falls, the students leading the trip informed us that this was not a great place to start for beginner skiers because of all the hills and the course is a bit more difficult. (Wish we would have been informed of this earlier because otherwise we would have waited until another trip to Harriman was offered because it is flat). It was good none the less though, we were just extremely exhausted and sore when we got back.
Here we are at the start of the trip. We had just made it up the very large hill, it is actually a road, but in the winter the road closes at a certain point and it becomes a snow mobile trail. We had to go up this very large hill in order to get to the cross country ski trail.
On part of the cross country ski trail waiting for others to catch up and just before we got ready to head down this HUGE hill with curves and trees of either side. (Very Scary, and I wished that I would have just walked down it). It was funny because right before getting on the cross country ski trail another person (not part of our group) was telling a group of people about the trail that we just happen to be entering on. He said the hills are very curvy and with trees on either side, so the best way to stop is to just fall over so you don't hit a tree. Really wish we would have known that BEFORE the trip! I ended up falling so many times because I would get going way to fast for my preference, panic, and then fall. I came home covered in bruises and my pour knees hurt from all the falling. On the really huge hill both Chris and I got ice burns on our hands. Note to self, NEVER TAKE OFF GLOVES EVEN IF YOUR HANDS ARE SWEATING BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY HOT! Had to learn that the hard way while going down the huge hill and crashing because of trees, and the hills being ice, not snow.
Here we are at the Lower Falls. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Here we had lunch and got to sit down for a bit in the snow before heading back. At this point I was pretty tired, the whole trip was about 5 miles doing something you are not used to and tough terrain. It was a TON of fun the first half on the way there, but the last half we were just tired and wanted it to be over. On the way back we had to climb up all the hills we had gone down which involved more falling and walking sideways up with skis. A couple hills I got stuck in the snow and ended up taking the skis off and just walking up. Let me tell you, I thought the hardest part was going up the hills with skis.
Overall it was a good trip. We would have enjoyed it a lot more if it was flat. Both Chris and I don't have any skiing experience and at the end we had to ski down a huge hill, the snow mobile trail. We didn't like that at all and it made it tiring from all the falling and not wanting to go too fast because we didn't have much control. But it was great to get outside and enjoy the very mild Idaho winter that we are having. We have had hardly any snow and it has been so warm (teens to thirties, it is usually in the negatives or single digits).
Here we are at the start of the trip. We had just made it up the very large hill, it is actually a road, but in the winter the road closes at a certain point and it becomes a snow mobile trail. We had to go up this very large hill in order to get to the cross country ski trail.
On part of the cross country ski trail waiting for others to catch up and just before we got ready to head down this HUGE hill with curves and trees of either side. (Very Scary, and I wished that I would have just walked down it). It was funny because right before getting on the cross country ski trail another person (not part of our group) was telling a group of people about the trail that we just happen to be entering on. He said the hills are very curvy and with trees on either side, so the best way to stop is to just fall over so you don't hit a tree. Really wish we would have known that BEFORE the trip! I ended up falling so many times because I would get going way to fast for my preference, panic, and then fall. I came home covered in bruises and my pour knees hurt from all the falling. On the really huge hill both Chris and I got ice burns on our hands. Note to self, NEVER TAKE OFF GLOVES EVEN IF YOUR HANDS ARE SWEATING BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY HOT! Had to learn that the hard way while going down the huge hill and crashing because of trees, and the hills being ice, not snow.
Here we are at the Lower Falls. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Here we had lunch and got to sit down for a bit in the snow before heading back. At this point I was pretty tired, the whole trip was about 5 miles doing something you are not used to and tough terrain. It was a TON of fun the first half on the way there, but the last half we were just tired and wanted it to be over. On the way back we had to climb up all the hills we had gone down which involved more falling and walking sideways up with skis. A couple hills I got stuck in the snow and ended up taking the skis off and just walking up. Let me tell you, I thought the hardest part was going up the hills with skis.
Overall it was a good trip. We would have enjoyed it a lot more if it was flat. Both Chris and I don't have any skiing experience and at the end we had to ski down a huge hill, the snow mobile trail. We didn't like that at all and it made it tiring from all the falling and not wanting to go too fast because we didn't have much control. But it was great to get outside and enjoy the very mild Idaho winter that we are having. We have had hardly any snow and it has been so warm (teens to thirties, it is usually in the negatives or single digits).
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