As we do every year, we crossed country skied the lake loop. The first two Kilometres are on the lake skiing away from the chateau and the last two are back through the trees in rolling terrain. JG and P have really improved their cross country skiing over the years and we completed the loop in one hour 10 minutes. It was so much fun to have the Acquroff's to ski with too!
J did the usual second loop with Norm for more exercise! The kids and Sarah and I went back to the boathouse for some amazing hot chocolate! It was fabulous with real whipped cream, chocolate shavings and marshmallows to top it off!
We then headed back to our rooms and ate lunch. We used the kettle to add boiling water to instant noodles along with other classic lunch staples - pita bread, red pepper dip, turkey bites and baby carrots.
After lunch, J and I and Norm and Sarah set off to ski the Fairview loop - an intermediate trail about 9 km in length. Always lovely to do this loop through the trees! I was feeling a bit low on energy as we were doing some of the elevation gain! All four kids went tobogganing by the chateau while we skied. When they came back to the room they were dripping with wet snow pants and coats!
J and I had time to stretch and shower before we went down to the Ski for Heart reception at 4 pm. Nice to see some familiar faces in the room. One family we have seen for at least the past 10 years was in attendance. Sadly Jan's dad had passed away from a massive stroke he suffered on Christmas Eve this year. They are returning to the Ski For Heart with a renewed sense of purpose to fundraise. The man who has been the top fundraiser for at least the past 16 years, raised $26,000 and counting this year!
On a side note, the chateau provided some wonderful appetizers at today's reception including a mushroom curry soup in a shot glass and bacon wrapped scallops! We were really pleased to see the Heart & Stroke Foundation went back to basics this year and promoted families being active in the great outdoors - not Wii gaming systems and yoga classes.
We then gathered our kids and joined the Acquroff's in the Poppy Brasserie for dinner. The meal was tasty, expensive and made more affordable in that they took more than 30 minutes to bring the kids dessert, so we were not charged for dessert!
J went out for a moonlight snowshoe, Norm went for a skate, the kids are exploring the hotel and Sarah and I returned to the quiet of our rooms. Kids have just returned from exploring, J, from snowshoeing and I am wrapping up my blog!
Photo 1: Chateau Lake Louise from on the lake!
Photo 2: JG & P on the lake!
Photo 3: The group in the trees on the Lake Loop!
Photo 4: J and I on Moraine Lake Road on the Fairview Loop trail!
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