Ryan and Sohm go up Grouse Mountain

I’ve been wanting to take Ryan up to the top of Grouse Mountain during skiing season for quite some time.  Grouse mountain has some special Christmas activities with Santa, real reindeer, skating, sleigh rides, skiing, hot chocolate and lots of snow!!  This was Ryan’s real first ‘snow’ adventure.  He has seen snow before when it was coming down in Vancouver but that’s just not the same as snow coming down at the top of a mountain.  It was cold and stormy for the first hour or so and pretty exciting.  Some of the photos almost don’t look real.

 

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I think sooner or later I am going to have to get a season’s ski lift pass to really introduce Ryan to skiing.  We are just about to introduce him to hockey so it’s just a bit of a balancing act for now.

 

Here are some photos from Grouse mountain.

 

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A real reindeer?

Ryan the red nose reindeer

   
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The snow almost doesn’t look real

Another smile in the snow

   
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Ryan’s first outdoor skating experience

Do you see Santa’s workshop in the back?

   
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Climbing a snowy mountain can be tough!

Silly boys!

   
   

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An awesome photo with Santa on top of a mountain!