This past weekend, Matt Unger (operations manager at Camp Canadensis) and I decided to hit the slopes and go skiing. This was the first time either of us had put on ski’s in about a decade…needless to say it was a bit scary at times, but we had a great time going down the green circle (easiest!) slopes at Bear Creek, and I’m proud to say that after almost 10 runs, we both ended the day injury free!
Here’s Matt mid-run on the Broadway trail. He was much faster than me, but always waited at the bottom so we could take the lift back up together.
Our matching green jackets and black pants were just an accident! We had an awesome time getting back on the slopes, and we are both hoping to take advantage of the many ski destinations close to us in PA this winter – I’m actually hoping to get back out there this weekend!
In addition to enjoying the winter sports you can do with the tons of snow we’ve been getting in the Northeast, there are ways to enjoy the cold weather while staying inside. I recently had a Soup-A-Thon with Cara Corradetti (our CIT Head Counselor at Camp Canadensis) where we made endless soups over the course of three hours in her new Vitamix blender (a similar version is pictured above). This machine is amazing, and can blend smoothies, nut butters, dips and even puree and heat up soups!
(Of course I was cooking in my favorite Canadensis sweatshirt!)
By the end of the night, we had made 9 different soups – the perfect thing to add to a meal during the chilly winter. Brian Krug (director at Camp Canadensis) has recently gotten in on the blender craze too…he’s recently starting making fruit smoothies, and I’ll bet he’ll be blogging about it soon! The green smoothies were a big hit with campers this summer – we made them during Free Play with the “Avocado Aficionado” club and it was also a fun prize bunks won at the end of the summer!
