Happy Monday! Last week I shared part 1 of our trip to Beech Mountain, and today, I'm sharing part 2. Next week I'll have the inside scoop on skiing Beech, everything from pictures of the childcare center, to food options, rental costs, etc., so if you plan to head there with your family, be sure to pop back in next week!
Alrighty, here's where we left off:
The drive up Beech Mountain is stunning.
The doritios are pretty great, too! We popped into the resort this evening to check out our gear (if you grab it after 4 you don't have to pay for the extra day, AND it saves you tons of time being fitted the next day) and have some snacks.
We hit up Mast General Store every summer in Waynesville, so we really wanted to make the trek to the original Mast this particular evening.
Then we drove a few minutes further into Boone for dinner at the Dan'l Boone Inn. It was SO GOOD.
If you're anywhere near Boone I highy recommend this restaurant. It's set in Boone's first hospital, the decor is adorable, and it's all served family style. We only paid about $80 for our family of 6, and you can bring home anything you can wrap in a napkin ;)
The next morning, we were up BRIGHT AND EARLY to get the kids into their ski school and toddler programs on time. We figured it would take us quite some time to get everyone all geared up, and we were right. Once everyone was settled in, John and I signed up for a lesson, and we were first on the mountain. I definitely suggest traveling when kids are in public school.
The week prior, ski school/lift tickets were maxed out, this week, there were a total of four kids enrolled in ski school, three of which were mine, and Annie had the nursery (reservations only) all to herself.
The kids loved their lessons, and by the time John and I looked out from lunch, they were already off the magic carpet and up the lift with their instructors.
We skied a little more and then picked our kids up from their programs at 3:30, then spent a little time in the play yard (practice area) with them until it was time to return their equipment. The kids equipment is a part of their ski school cost, so it had to be returned by a certain time to that specific location. If you're checking out standard equipment, you can do multi-day rentals, and keep it with you night to night.
This kid DIDN'T STOP. Look at those rosy cheeks! He slept VERY well that night.
Nachos, hot cookies, and a low key night of movies was definitely in order.
Up and at 'em and ready to roll!
John really enjoyed taking the kids up with him, I was way too nervous to handle myself AND a child on the actual trails, so I hung back with whomever wasn't with him at different times, and we practiced turns/stops and enjoyed mini races and obstacle courses (with either ski poles or cones at different points) in the magic carpet area.
See this picture? This is the last one from John's phone this day. Let's just say, we now have one of those "someone turned down the wrong course" stories to tell. I'll share more next week, but at one point Jesse said "Mommy, it was so scary and cool at the same time. I thought I was skiing and then I looked down and I was in the air, but then I landed and I was still skiing!" John, on the other hand came down, white as a ghost, and said "We're done!" lol!
Oh, Beech Mountain, we LOVE YOU.
Fireplace, we also love you!
Our last full day was slow and chill. We were all in recovery mode!
And carb loading mode.
Apparently, this is where my photos stop. We packed up the next day, hit the road, and again hit up as many Chick-fil-a's and gas station snacks as humanly possible.
Thanks for tagging along, be sure to come back next week if you're interested in the logistics of ski school/packing/etc.!
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