Cheers!This is a follow up to my previous post on this thread. In less than two weeks I start my long anticipated 2022 Days of My Youth ski road trip. I will be going to three areas I skied as a teenager but have not visited in 50 years. (Yes, that means I turn 67 this Saturday.) I am getting new Nokian snow tires today for the occasion.
Here's the itinerary:
Drive from PDX to Glacier, Wa, stay at the Blue T Lodge.
Ski Mt Baker.
Drive Snoqualmie Falls. My folk's ashes are there. Hoist one and pay my respects.
Drive Snoqualmie Summit, stay at the Summit Inn.
Ski Alpental. Maybe night ski at one of the other Summit areas.
Drive Enumclaw (!!!!!).
Take Crystal Mountain Express bus and ski Crystal Mountain.
Return to PDX.
This should take six days, road and weather conditions permitting. I have to walk up and buy a ticket at Baker, the Snoqualmie areas and Crystal are on the IKON pass. Somehow, in the days of my youth, Stevens Pass was never a factor.
For those of you who worry about my desire or ability to relive my youth, all I can say is that I was a very serious minded teenager. I have lightened up quite a bit over the years. "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now." --Bob Dylan.
Anyone else done anything similar? I'd love to hear about it.