Even though we ended yesterday late, as I have noted before, teenagers will move if food is involved. I told everyone they had to be downstairs by 9 in order to get the buffet breakfast…and we were! Peter had his bath (getting him up is never a problem) and the two older kids, while sleepy, did make it in time.
After breakfast, we headed outside to see what our “adventure package” that came with the hotel room was all about. This resort is predominately a ski lodge. But in the summer they use their ski lifts to get people up in order to ride zip lines and alpine slides back down the mountain. What fun!
We turned in our passes, and got wrist bands attached for the day. We could then use any of the facilities they offered. The first thing we did (because it was right there) was the bungee trampoline. Steve passed, and, since there were four trampolines, Andy, Emily, Peter and I all got to go at the same time. I was able to flip pretty easily, both backwards (the easier way) and forwards. Andy’s flips were not pretty, and Emily just couldn’t make it around. Peter was so little that he pretty much just floated when he bounced! You can check out the video at the end of this post for actual footage of our attempts!
After the trampolines, we rode the lift chair to the alpine slide. Peter went with me, and Steve, Andy and Emily all had their own carts. It’s a pretty fun ride down, and you can control how fast you go with a brake at the front. Steve and Peter went a second time, and he let Peter control it. Pete did a good job!
Meanwhile, Andy, Emily and I got into a very long line for the zip line. I think we waited more than an hour. The zip line was fun, and I’m glad we did it, but I’m not sure it was worth that wait.
While Pete and Steve waited for us, Peter tried out the other things for little kids. There were inflatable bouncing things, and a rock climbing wall. Pete had a blast. After a quick snack at the main Snowbird center we were off ready to try the next thing.
We decided to take the Peruvian chair lift up the side of the mountain. The views were breathtaking. There is a tunnel at the “almost top” to get you around to the other side of the mountain. 
There you can take a chair lift down into the other valley to horseback ride. We didn’t do that, but it would be fun to come back and do sometime! We hiked around a bit, and we were so high up (almost 11,000 feet) that there was still snow.(which the kids definitely enjoyed).
There was a 50K run going on that day (the Speedgoat, they called it), so there were marathoners everywhere on the side of the mountain running up and down. Good for them! I haven’t exercised in two weeks. Perhaps some of their efforts will rub off on me.
We took the Peruvian Chair back down which was even worse for Steve as he is not a fan of heights. I’m afraid I had a bit of a laugh at his expense. What a bad wife I am! Peter kept moving around in the chair and I thought Steve was going to explode. I believe the white knuckles on the handrail gave him away. Poor guy. The views were wonderful, though.
Once back safely on land, we headed over to the obstacle course. You are harnessed in, so if you fall, you don’t really fall. But still, it is nervewracking to go across ropes and rope bridges with nothing to hold onto (except the rope attached to your harness). I really don’t have photos as we were all up there at the same time and no one thought to take a photo…we were trying to stay alive!
Once off, I was starting to feel a bit sore, mostly from flipping on the trampoline, I think. Peter really wanted to do the Alpine Slide one more time, as did Emily and Steve, but the line had become really long (over an hour) and the pool was looking pretty nice.
So, we ditched the activities and headed back to the lodge to swim. The pool was warm, and the hot tub was even warmer! We had a nice afternoon swim, and Steve even splurged on some nachos for all of us.
We were dressed and ready for dinner by 6. We had chosen to go to the Steak Pit up in Snowbird, which was voted the best Steak House in Utah. It was good, but it really wasn’t that fabulous. I’m thinking Utah has room for improvement when it comes to steak (and they are so close to Wyoming…there should be better!) After dinner, we walked back to the hotel and played some cards in our huge room and prepared to head back home tomorrow.
I can’t believe the vacation is over. What a fun trip it’s been (actually three vacations in one, Steve says). Tomorrow will just be in the car, so I probably won’t post anything, unless it’s notable. Otherwise, thanks for staying with us. It’s been a blast, as usual!
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