Tim Hadlock, New NSC Member
The February 2026 Ski trip to Park City/Canyons Ski Mountain in Utah seemed to go by so quickly. During the week there the weather and conditions included everything from sunny Spring skiing conditions on Super Bowl Sunday to fog and thunder snow storms later in the week. We all got in plenty of skiing and ended each day sore, tired, hungry, and happy. The accommodations where we stayed, Snow Flower Condominiums, were conveniently located just next to the Park City Village.
This was my first trip with the club and I was impressed with how well organized everything was and how smooth the trip went. Pretty much everyone was a new face to me; from our condo leader – Wes, to the others we skied with – David, Greg, Winnie, Wendy, Guy, Mary, and others. Everyone got along well and we looked after each other on the slopes. With some encouragement, I took on some new challenges to up my game on moguls and I made some progress.
After long days of skiing some of us rested up in the heated pool/jacuzzi and then small groups would either go out for dinner or cook in the condos. I felt lucky to have some good cooks in my group. Even in an unfamiliar kitchen, they managed to cook healthy and tasty dinners for several nights (kudos to David, Greg, and Wes). We ate out a couple of nights, one at a local Ramen restaurant which we walked and the other night we took the bus downtown to an Italian restaurant. The walls of the restaurant were covered in framed quotes about food. One I liked was:
“Fish . . . to taste right must swim three times – in water, in butter, and in wine.
A Polish Proverb”
We had two nights during the trip where everyone got together. The first get together was to watch the Super Bowl and the other was “Pot Luck” night. At the Super Bowl party there were lots of snacks and at the Pot Luck party every condo brought a main course and a dessert. There was plenty of great food and everyone enjoyed the get together.
A big thanks to Armand, the condo leaders, and everyone else who helped make the trip a success!
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