Well, we were supposed to leave Truckee on a Sunday and finally were able to head out Wednesday morning. Westbound I-80 had been closed starting on Christmas Day and wasn't reopened until late on the…
The 21-22 Ski Trip Comes to an End
Category: Skiing
From No Snow To Being Snowbound
When we arrived in Truckee, CA, it was the same story as everywhere else we had been thus far, no snow. Well, my snow dance must have worked overtime because the snow finally found us.…
In Search of… Snow
We knew when planning our ski trip so early in the season that with all likelihood, it would be early season skiing conditions. What we did not expect was a total lack of snow. Most…
Traveling During These Trying Times
Let's think back to the beginning of March, you know when we were carefree and COVID-19 was not yet our problem. The virus had reached the state of Washington, but still most of us felt…
Family Time in The Smokies
Finally, back on the road again. We were home for about 2 months which was really too long and grass was growing under my feet. Again we were driving cross country making our way to…
Pow Pow Day and the End of Our 2018 Ski Trip
We moved on to Crested Butte. We have skied Crested Butte a number of times because they are a Powder Alliance member and it's close proximity to our home. But this was our first time…
Grand Foggy and the High Rent Ski District
Grand Targhee is in Alta, Wyoming, just on the other side of the Teton mountains from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We had heard such great things about Grand Targhee from virtually everyone that has been there,…
Big Sky Country and Big Ski Resorts Too
We starting out driving from the Idaho panhandle headed for Bozeman, MT. Do you like slot machines? One of the first things we noticed about Montana was virtually every bar/restaurant/gas station is also a casino.…
Skiing Through the Fog
Our stop for the next few nights was Leavenworth, WA. Leavenworth is a cute little town that was more or less dying until the town decided a change was needed. The town has a Bavarian…
Mt Hood Ski Bowl and Timberlne
Woke up to yet another cloudy and rainy day here in Western Oregon. Even the locals have been saying there hasn't been much else besides rain this season. We were headed to Mt Hood Ski…