Tragedy and Triumph

This is the Schneider-Farris Family's Blog. Keep up with what we are doing by logging into this site regularly! (The reason this site is called "Tragedy and Triumph" is that when I first founded this site, my husband, Dan, had been in a horrible accident, and he recovered. His recovery was a miracle! Go back to the 2005 archives to read our story.)

Thursday, January 01, 2026

Sun Valley Holiday Ice Show 2025

 My son Joel and I had so much fun participating Sun Valley’s holiday ice show 2025.

The original show was scheduled for the evening of December 24, 2025, but there was heavy rain in Sun Valley on Christmas Eve, so the show was rescheduled for Saturday night December 27, 2025.  

There was no way to ice skate on an outdoor ice rink in pouring rain.  I’m so glad the show was rescheduled.  The rescheduled show was missing guest star Ryan Bradley, but it was still so wonderful that there was an alternate performance.

For me, ice dancing with my son Joel was so, so wonderful!

Below are videos and photos from both performances.



































Photo from our dear friends Claudette, Elias, Jim 







Friday, November 14, 2025

Cheyenne Canyon Mt. Cutler and Mt. Muscoco trails hike 11/14/25

I had such a wonderful hike in Cheyenne Canyon on the Mt. Cutler Trail and Mt. Muscoco Trail with my daughters Annabelle and Rebekah and our corgi puppy Dali on Friday 11/14/25.  The weather was perfect and it was a beautiful day.  Annabelle’s husband Ben joined us for the first part of the hike.  Round trip was about two miles.




















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Jo Ann Schneider Farris has participated in skating for most of her life as a competitor, coach, and author.

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