SNOW!!

We woke up on Thursday, October 24th and it was still dark outside.  We made coffee and got our day going and about a half-hour later, I was putting my coffee cup in the kitchen sink and took a look outside and was SHOCKED!  There was snow covering everything!  We've had some snow in the mountains recently, but not at all in the city.  What a shock!

Andrew was pretty excited about the snow when I opened the door to show him:

The snow kept falling and stuck around the rest of the day.  Fortunately, by the next afternoon, the snow in the valley was gone.  However, the mountains have taken on a completely different look.  They are completely white and when the sky is blue, it is such a beautiful view.  Here's a shot I snapped while driving around the neighborhood yesterday:

It's so frustrating because that photo doesn't even do it justice at all.  It's much more striking in person.

By Friday afternoon, we were getting antsy to get a little closer view of the snow.  So, after dinner, we packed up the kids and took a ride up Big Cottonwood Canyon.   We drove up the entire canyon to Brighton ski resort, where things haven't quite gotten going for the year.  But, it doesn't look like it'll be too much longer!  We hopped out of the car and got a few pictures, but it was only 22 degrees up there, so we didn't last long!  Here's some pictures I took with my phone during the drive:

Solitude Ski Resort

Brighton Ski Resort

Nearly full moon over the mountain on the drive home

Everyone here is starting to get a little giddy about ski season and snowshoe season starting soon!