And hell yeah let's go skiing! I used to be a ski club when I lived in Denver, so I'd go up to Winter Park/Mary Jane every weekend. And last year I went skiing in Switzerland. I hope you can keep up!
I do not ski which is ridiculous considering the old partner has a place in Colorado which he was able to pay for with the sweat off my back when I was a young lawyer.
You should learn skiing, it's easy and quite fun. Though a bit cold for my tastes. The best part is taking off your boots and getting in the hot tub at the end of the day.
Kids can learn to ski too. Take them! Cascade Mountain is not too far from Chicago and is an easy mountain (in WI). I've also gone up to Wahsah or something like that, but it was a lot farther.
Bye DD! And I actually like the skiing part of skiing too- it's so peaceful at the top of the mountain, so relaxing skiing down through the trees, just beautiful. Aaaahhhhh. The only thing I don't like about skiing is the cold.