Immediately following our fishing adventures we packed back up in the 15 passenger vans and headed up the mountain which was only 45 minutes away from where we were fishing. The snow on the drive up did not look promising, but sure enough when we rounded the last corner and the ski hill came into view, the lifts were running!
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| Our chalet! |
During our week we got to stay in a beautiful log cabin chalet. It had two sides, with two hot tubs, bedrooms and living areas both. Our first night we took it easy playing lots of boardgames, sharing stories from Christmas break. and worshiping together late into the evening.
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| Playing a dice game that was a big hit during our trip! |
Our first day on the hill was spent tubing, it was such a blast being able to go down in lots of different groups and spending time with everyone. Our hope was that by tubing for one day the next day more runs would be open as the groomer had more time to clean things up. We didn't know if this would happen for sure, but we were definitely hoping for it.
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| We went down in some pretty large groups |
Come wednesday we had our first full day of skiing! The sun was out and shining and more runs had been opened just like we had hoped for. We picked up our rentals early on and hit the slopes. There was an opportunity for lessons for all levels of experience. Some people tried skiing and took a skiing lesson the first day, and the next day they tried snowboarding and took another lesson. It was a great opportunity to learn from the instructors and also other students in the group who were willing to share their experience.
Although the conditions were not the best it felt a lot like spring skiing. The sun was out and many of us were peeling off layers in the early morning. The view from the hill was spectacular, we would ride the chairlift up to the very top of the mountain and look down seeing a carpet of clouds covering what was the rest of Vancouver Island and the mainland off to the east.
During the week the leadership team brought morning and evening devotionals based off our Finish Line statement. Our Finish Line statement is a collection of areas this years students hope to grow in by the end of our year together. Every student had input and it captures what the vision is for our year. We are always trying to connect our experiences and what we are learning to how it makes a difference in our lives now, and more importantly going to the future. This statement captures this very well because it not only represents areas of current character growth, but also captures the vision of continuing to grow as leaders in Christ wherever and whatever future circumstances have in store.
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| From our chalet we could see the peak of Albert Edward. the mountain we climbed at the beginning of our year! Crazy how high and far away it seems, yet that is the mountain we climbed one step at a time. It was a powerful image for how far we have come to this point. |
Our time on the hill provided great opportunities for relationships to continue to grow, through quick chats on the chairlift, or our evenings spent together. It was great to just hangout with each other.
Our time on Mount Washington was such a blessing, God brought us snow to ski and board, beautiful sunny weather, time together in community, and new experiences for everyone. We skied three days in total making the most of every hour!
I hope you enjoyed hearing about our adventures on the mountain, look out next week for an update from our time in Vancouver at Missions Fest, and what the students thought about the most recent course Perspectives in Missions with Tim Stabell. Thanks again for reading, please consider sharing this blog and the program website kaléo.ca to any young adults you think might be interested in doing the Kaleo Program next year! Your help spreading the word is greatly appreciated. Also please keep us in your prayers as missions trips are now just two weeks away!
Until next time,
Levi
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