Neither Snow Nor Sleet Nor Dark of Night...

  

We had to drive through a blizzard to get there, and the view of the bottom of the hill was obscured by the occasional whiteout, but the LiveGod 24/7 and Crusaders For Christ youth groups had a blast on February 18 at SnoZone in Finleyville.

       

  Kayla Demo braves the cold waiting for her lift ticket.

  

That's Mitchell Allen blowing smoke, with James D'Orazio on the right.

   

Taylor Pompei (left) and Amber Hughes, waiting for a tow to the top of the hill.

       

It turns out that on that particular Sunday, every man, woman and child in the United States of America decided to go snowtubing.  The line for the lift stretched for fifty yards.

  

The view from the lift, halfway up the hill.  For video of the trip down, click here

The quality isn't great, but you get a sense of the speed, as well as a nice, close look at the pastor's shoes.

 

Stevie Hopkins.  He's either smiling or wincing in pain.  I can't remember which.

       

Ty Pompei waits in line.