Under the Big Sky!

The second weekend of December,

we flitted away to Big Sky Montana for

a mini ski trip.  The Big Sky resort

was having a 40th anniversary celebration,

along with a military appreciation weekend.

They had fresh powder and temperatures 

above average, so the conditions were perfect.

I probably lost a few years of my life

on our way to Montana - as you will see in

the picture below, the roads were covered in

a snowy ice mixture.  Being from Oklahoma,

I'm not used to this sort of thing.  Even in my

two years living in Utah, I've never seen roads

quite like these roads.  But Eric, being from 

Colorado, was an expert scary snowy icy road driver.

We stayed at the Huntley Lodge at the base of the

mountain.  You could throw on your skis right

out the door and jump on the lift right around the corner.

We arrived on Friday night, so we

had time to settle in before we found a

nice place to eat dinner within walking

distance of our hotel room.  We ate at

a new Italian restaurant and it was fantastic!

If you're going to Big Sky, I would recommend

Andiamo!  And get the rosemary with olive oil

gelato for dessert.  It sounds gross, but it's

quite something.  Yum.

We woke up Saturday morning and enjoyed

a lovely breakfast buffet at our hotel before

heading to the lift.  We were, of course, among

the first skiers on the mountain.

Below, I'm sitting in a warming hut with a map

of all of the trails.  It's a pretty big place.  And 

we covered a pretty good chunk of the mountain.

We ate lunch at Yeti Dogs - a cute little hot dog shop

at the base of the mountain.  Apparently, Chuck Norris eats there.

We skied all day Saturday and then Eric 

skied for half of the day Sunday with some 

friends we ran into the night before.

As long as it's not below zero, I would definitely go

back to Big Sky.  It's beautiful there and I found

the most amazing macaroni and cheese dish at a 

restaurant called Choppers.  YUM.  I would go

back just for the macaroni and cheese.  Haha.