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SnowBlast '12 • Alphas/Omegas Annual Ski Retreat • Friday, January 27, 2012 - Monday, January 30, 2012 click on any picture for a higher-resolution image |
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| The group is all packed and ready to go! |
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| On the way to Massanutten... |
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| Fried pickles at Buffalo Wild Wings near the JMU campus in Harrisonburg |
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| Our cabin at Massanutten Resort |
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| Playing Apples to Apples before calling it a night... |
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| Good morning, Kate! |
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| Mattthew and Ashley play a game of air hockey in the cabin's game room |
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| Relaxing in the living room before hitting the slopes... |
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| Ashley and Kate take in the view from the balcony |
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| Paula and Kate get their hair done before heading out |
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| Getting our gear on before skiing... |
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| Becke and Ariel get ready for their first run of the day |
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| David is ready to go! |
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| Stopping to take in the view... |
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| The view heading down the easy slope |
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| Ariel slows down as she nears the bottom |
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| The view downhill as the group head back up the lift... |
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| Ariel, Paula, Becke, and David head down a slightly steeper slope as Ashley, Kate, and Matthew finish up their ski lesson |
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| Ariel holds on to Paula for dear life! |
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| Kate, Becke, Ariel, Matthew, and Ashley back at the cabin after a full afternoon of skiing! |
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| The driveway was a little too steep for the church bus! |
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| The group attends the 8:33am early service at McGaheysville United Methodist Church |
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| The view from the front of McGaheysville United Methodist Church |
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| Exploring near the peak of Massanutten Resort |
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| Posing for a picture near the summit |
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| The group pauses for a picture on the slopes |
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| Here comes Kate! |
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| Kate cruises down the easy slope... |
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| Ashley and Becke are spotted from the ski lift |
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| Ariel looks scared! |
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| Matthew and Ariel heading back up the ski lift |
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| More pictures of the group heading down the easy slope on Sunday afternoon |
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| David, Ariel, Kate, and Ashley getting off the ski lift |
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| David stops partway downhill to take pictures of the group as they go by |
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| Ariel stops for a photo at the bottom, with David and Kate following closely behind... |
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| A view of the slopes at Massanutten from near our cabin |
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| Matthew is all tired out! |
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| The group heads back out to the slopes after eating and resting |
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| It's Santa! |
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| "I get knocked down, but I get up again..." |
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| Matthew poses for a picture near the lodge |
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| Ashley, Becke, and David get ready to head back up the ski lift |
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| A twilight view of the expert slopes from the ski lift |
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| Kate and Ashley on the ski lift at night |
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| Making personal pan pizzas for supper |
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| See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil! |
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| Relaxing in the cabin after a hard, fun day of skiing! |
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| Ariel on the way upstairs to the girls' bedroom |
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| Kate is very entertained by the singing fish! |
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| A view of our cabin as we get ready to leave Monday morning |
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| The youth pose for a picture on the deck before leaving |
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| Kate and Ashley |
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| Ariel, Kate, and Ashley |
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| Ariel, Kate, Ashley, and Matthew |
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| Slow children at play... |
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| Posing by the Massanutten sign |
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| Matthew, Kate, and Ariel shop for hats in the General Store |
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| Heading home... |