Trip to Soda Springs

We made an impulsive(as in, decided after 8pm the previous night) and unprepared(as in, we didn't plan an itinerary, print directions or even pack lunch for the kids) trip to Lake Tahoe on Sunday. We stopped at Soda Springs ski resort, the first resort we hit on I-80. Our initial plan was to stop at the resort for an hour or so and then head down to the lake. But the resort was just so much fun that we ended up spending all our time there.

First we let Kavya and Karthik do what they had come there for - play in the snow.




We then headed to Planet Kids which, as the name indicates, was the area intended for kids. Kavya and Karthik first took a couple of rides on the 2 tube carousels (essentially, carousels with tubes that slid on the snow taking the place of the usual seats).



There were also a couple of large, fenced-in play areas - with a very slight incline - intended for little skiers and snowboarders. So the little ones had their first skiing experiences here and had a blast.



With some roller skating lessons behind her, Kavya took to it quite well and after a few practice runs with me holding her, had many solo runs.




Karthik was rather uncoordinated initially and had trouble walking with the skiis but with some help from the instructors, was able to have a few solo runs too.