Whitefish

We made it to Montana. The ski train was fantastic. I think we'll be doing this again. Imagine this...the people who work for Amtrak are actually NICE and pleasant. What a contrast to flying....say, any major American airline. It was so easy....almost too good to be true...you can check in your bags early and don't have to get there 2 hours before the train leaves.
We got on late friday night and all crashed into our beds. The next morning, Cubby & I got up early and had breakfast while Lolo & Jim slept in. When Lolo & Jim got up, Cubby & I joined them for a second breakfast. Then it was off to the sightseeing car, lunch, a nice long nap, lots of Elmo UNO games (don't let her fool you...Lolo is a shark when it comes to UNO), then dinner complete with chocolate ice cream for the girls, and back to bed for a bit of rest until it was time to get off the train in Whitefish. Super easy.
So we're here skiing Whitefish Mountain Resort. Goofy name, don't you think? Makes me think of some sort of bait fish. It used to be called Big Mountain but the powers-that-be thought it was too confusing with Big Sky. Whatever. It's not a name that's going to attract glitz & glamour that's for certain....which is good for us. Amazing skiing today. Soppy, wet, pea-soup kind of ski day, but what amazing lines and powder in the trees and most amazingly....no lift lines on a weekend!! Woo hoo! This is place is definitely in my top tier of ski "resorts".
Lolo and Norah played in the snow today...snowball fights with Nancy, and sledding. Lolo starts ski school tomorrow morning. Will keep you posted.
By the way, I'm having trouble with my photo card....it's not reading on this computer. Will be posting pictures after we get home.