Avalanche

There was no school on Monday, since it was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Will got up early anyways and went off with a couple of friends to spend the day skiing.  They planned to catch the ski bus back to Orem and call me to come pick them up.

I went about my lazy Monday, doing nothing noteworthy.  I did some chores, I read a book, I waited to hear from Paul (since Kirsten was in labor, delivering little Meg), I waited for Deanna to bring Tori Bug over to play (and wait for her little sister to arrive)... and I checked Facebook.

One of Helena's friends posted a comment about being stuck at Sundance.

?!?

I checked into it and discovered that an avalanche had blocked off the road below Sundance!

Sundance has a road condition hot-line.  I checked it from time to time for updates.  They ended up getting the road cleared and opened back up by 3:00 in the afternoon.  So, really, it didn't even affect the boys at all, since they caught the 4:45 bus.  In fact, they wouldn't have even known about it if I (and one of the other boys' brother) hadn't contacted them to keep them informed about it.

The only other items of note are the fact that they did manage to get on the bus this time.  Instead of making them strap the skis to the rack on the outside of the bus, the driver just let them walk right on with their skis, same as the boarders.  Will thinks it is just because it was a different driver.  I have to wonder if it is because of my complaint?  I sent UTA a scathing e-mail after the boys were denied access to the bus last time.

And, finally, I am very grateful the boys did manage to catch the bus, because the traffic in the valley was HORRENDOUS!  It took forever to get back home from the ski bus stop, so I really would have been frustrated to have to drive all the way up the canyon as well.