There wasn't really any snow, but for a first time there was enough! We took the kids to Swiss Valley in Jones, MI. We enrolled the kids into a 2 hour ski school. By the end of it, Luke was on the ground crying. Brooke was bored. Ryan was just tired. However, all three kids admitted they had fund and they'd like to try it again! Its a great start and we expect even better on our next outing. Now, since it took 13 years to get Brooke on skiis for the first time ... lets see how long it will be until we take them out again.