"Backyard Skiing"in Virginia

[VTskiDiva]

So I didnt make it to Snowshoe this weekend, but the snow gods brought 7 inches of snow to my home in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns in Virginia this weekend. So on Sunday my DH and I got some "powder turns" in on a hill near our house. Here are some pictures for everyone to enjoy. Did anyone else get any "backyard skiing" in this past weekend?

The hill (view from our house)

My DH clicking in. Look at the VA powder! hehe

Yes, I broke out my babies

The "lift" aka the 4wheeler coming down the hill

View

Stopping to take in the view

Complete with wildlife (a cow)

 

[Jenny]

Looks like fun! (The cow is my favorite part.)

 

[Jilly]

Hey, its snow and you can go down! Counts as day 1!
Then again, my local bump is only 225' of vertical. That "backyard" looks almost the same!

 

[ski diva]

Very cool!

 

[Pequenita]

Nice!

I was hiking in Luray Saturday, but I thought more than once that it was unnatural to be descending a slope covered in snow while in my hiking shoes.....

 

[Ski-dreamer_Diva]

Lucky you!

 

[missyd]

Very nice!!!!

When I was a kid we went to a small hill nearby ... my dad and mom skied for the first time since their where kids. They said the hill is very steep! Today we laugh because the hill was nearly flat ...
Good memories I have from local skiing! And all the walking up the hill kept you fit!

 

[MaineSkiLady]

Wow! Fun --- that snow looks GREAT.

 

[pinto]

That is such beautiful country. Where are you? DH went to school in Lexington, and we lived in the DC/NOVA area for almost 10 years after university. Glad to be back in CO, of course, but it was a nice experience.

 

[VTskiDiva]

Pinto--We are about 30 minutes north of Lexington. We live just to the southwest of Staunton. We lived in CO for a couple years after we graduated from college and then moved back to Virginia. We miss CO though so we will see where we end up! It is really pretty around here though (especially in the spring/summer when everything is green and lush)

 

[pinto]

Pinto--We are about 30 minutes north of Lexington. We live just to the southwest of Staunton. We lived in CO for a couple years after we graduated from college and then moved back to Virginia. We miss CO though so we will see where we end up! It is really pretty around here though (especially in the spring/summer when everything is green and lush)

Then you must know where I took this pic:

We were there the first weekend of May last spring; lush is right!

 

[VTskiDiva]

Then you must know where I took this pic:

Was that taken at Mrs. Rowes?

 

[pinto]

Was that taken at Mrs. Rowes?

Nothing so elegant ... White's Truck Stop. I ate it all, except one of the biscuits. (I was tickled that everything was exactly the same color.)

 

[VTskiDiva]

hahah! Oh no not White's! You should have stopped at Mrs. Rowes! Either way finishing that much gravy is a challenge!

 

[pinto]

hahah! Oh no not White's! You should have stopped at Mrs. Rowes! Either way finishing that much gravy is a challenge!

Probably should have, but we were there on the 20th college reunion Memory Tour, of course. (The day before, we ate -- at midnight -- jalapeno chili cheese dogs from the convenience store by the fraternities.) Next time we'll try Mrs. Rowes.

I'm going to put down the computer and go make grits now. Yum.

 

[marzNC]

Beautiful country in the snow! Thanks for the pics.

We drive up from Raleigh to Massanutten a few times every year. Always pretty no matter what season.

 

[Kiragirl]

Beautiful pics; I love the mts anywhere!

(watch out for cow pies under the powder, hehe)

 

[VTskiDiva]

(watch out for cow pies under the powder, hehe)

Haha! Yeah we nicknamed it "cow pie bowl"! But we were lucky the snow was deep enough that it covered any surprises underneath the snow!

 

[EmilieW]

Loved your photos--we just moved from Virginia (to CO)--those pictures made me miss VA! Is the VT in your screen name for Virginia Tech?

 

[VTskiDiva]

Loved your photos--we just moved from Virginia (to CO)--those pictures made me miss VA! Is the VT in your screen name for Virginia Tech?

Yes the VT is for Virginia Tech Go Hokies!