Boyne

On the 27th, we left early in the morning to head north so the boys could ski for a few days. We decided to try Boyne Highlands the first day so we drove straight there and dropped the boys off. Then Phil and I went into Petoskey for lunch at Roast and Toast and shopping. Then we went to Boyne Mountain Resort and checked in to our room in Chalet Edelweiss. Our first two years at Boyne we stayed in the clock tower but tried the Chalets last year and loved them. The rooms are great and there are nice perks including hot chocolate and tea available all day, s'mores at night, a cocktail hour with charcuterie, breakfast pastries, and ski-in/ski-out for the boys.  We picked the boys up around 8pm and stopped for dinner at Park City Grille in Petoskey.  On Sunday, the boys skied at Boyne Mountain.  Unfortunately, Disciples 8 lift was down so about half of the 65 runs were closed.  One of Will's friends was in town skiing and Alex had water park tickets so they both had a great time anyway.  In the evening, we ordered pizza from the Trophy Room and ate in one of the common areas while playing Cribbage.  On Monday, the winds were very high (gusts over 50 mph).  The boys only got a few runs in before the lifts were shut down.  They thought they might open back up mid afternoon, but we decided to get on the road.  It sounds like we will be comped two lift tickets for another day this season so we may try to head back up.  The ride home was pretty slow going due to blowing snow and road conditions.