Results not typical of spring

We woke up on both days of this weekend to the scene in the photo. Needless to say, when it snows this low, the skiing is something north of amazing at Alpental. On both days we skiied outrageous, dry powder (waist deep in places) the entire time. Very tired now, must sleep.

Mission Ridge trip

With rain at Snoqualmie Pass and very long weeks at work killing our ambition, we went to find some sun at the Mission Ridge ski area in Wenatchee, on the east side of the Cascades. It's a little over 2 hours away from our house. Not only did we find sun, but also some great snow, even nice powder.

It's not the steepest ski area, but there are enough fun little chutes and trees to play in to keep you amused for a day. And the views were great.

The river in the video is the Columbia.

Putting names/place together

Here's a Web site that's helpful for seeing where the areas discussed here are located.

The return of pow

Finally snowed at the pass after a bit of a drought. About eight inches on the upper mountain, felt like more than that in the backcountry, which was great. Did three laps in the backcountry area called Elevator on Saturday, wondering why I was sucking so much, when I realized that my boots were in walk mode. This makes them about as supportive as a slipper. Not good. My legs got pretty burned out from the walk-mode escapade, but was still able to piece together a couple good days.