by Curtis, a guest of RRSA

Just a note to say “Thanks!” for all you folks do at RRSA to make skiing there so much fun!

For a several years, our family has been talking about backing off on Christmas gifts and instead taking the whole bunch to ski. This year we did it! And Red River was the place! (I’ve ridden motorcycles with buddies up there in the late summer/early fall—ridden the Enchanted Circle—and was really interested in skiing up there!)

So the twelve in my wife’s & my bunch (all the way from Grandma to our four sons & beautiful daughters-in-law to the two sweet 4 & 2-year-old granddaughters) staked our claim at Claim Jumper #8 last Thursday evening, skied Friday & Saturday, and came home yesterday. It was an absolutely wonderful weekend and one we all want to make an annual event.
RRSA was perfect for us! The four-year-old strapped on some skis for the first time and got a little intro. And both girls loved the tubing! My sons and I (and one daughter-in-law and one daughter-in-law-to-be) had a ton of fun skiing. (Even though you guys haven’t had as much snow as you’d like, your snow-making capability and the way you groom the slopes is really impressive. If this was kind of on the low end for y’all snow-wise, I can’t imagine how good really good must be!)

There’s nothing more beautiful than the mountains, and not much anything more fun than skiing. Add to that the fact that a ski lift is a great place to sit down and have a really fun talk with your kids as you head up the mountain, that nothing bonds a family more and makes them remember how much the like each other, and . . . hey, what’s not to love!?

The only thing now is that I’m missing my kids and pining for the snow! Almost shed tears looking at your live web cam this morning! Ah, well, good Lord willing, we’ll be back!

Thanks,
Curtis