Skiing at Timberline

Author: Dorsey Velasquez

This year, for the first time in recorded history of the Timberline Lodge in Oregon, they were able to open the slopes before the middle of November. My family and I rented a cabin for the Thanksgiving holiday and chose to go skiing instead of having a turkey. We set the Home security systems, asked the neighbor to watch the dog and went to the mountain. It was beautiful up there! There was more than three feet of fresh, powdery snow on the slopes. It was the perfect getaway in the middle of shopping and everyone making a big fuss over the holiday.

It was so refreshing to have a break from the usual holiday that my family has. Uncle George wasn't drunk on the couch, Grandma didn't burn the turkey and the kids didn't argue and fight over being upgraded to the adult table. It was a pleasant change. Not to mention, skiing is the one thing that brings the family together. We can all share in the joy of trying newer and bigger slopes and it's so nice to relax in the lodge with a cup of hot cocoa in front of a roaring fire playing Scrabble or just enjoying a good book. Skiing at Timberline was the best Thanksgiving my family could have had. Hopefully we can do it for Christmas too!