First snow!

I've never skied before Thanksgiving... until now!! Snow has been piling up on Mount Hood, and we made sure we could spend Saturday up there. We started cross-country skiing on the Skiway/Crosstown trails at Government Camp.
Brad found a small hill and had to play:
Deep powder is tricky on skinny XC skis:
It was easier after he made a track:
After lunch, we put away the XC gear and strapped on my new tele skis. We skinned up to the top of the Summit Ski Area. I tried my hand at telemarking... it's hard! But I didn't totally suck, so I'll give it another try sometime soon! Awkward :)
I caught my edge many times and spent a lot of time on the ground. Ouch! I felt like a beginning snowboarder ;)
It was a beautiful fall day in the snow :)