Trip Report
Methow Valley Cross Country
Submitted by RoyV on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 00:17Friday 3 of us set out for the Methow Valley. We arrived in Winthrop about dinner time. The roads there were ice covered, but easy to drive. We stopped for groceries, checked into our cabin, and then went out to get pizza. We spent each evening talking, enjoying a bit of wine, and watching movies.
Hurricane Ridge 2012
Submitted by RoyV on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 23:03We had a fun trip to Hurricane Ridge. This year we had 15 participants from Ski Buddies and OutVentures.
Friday evening 8 of us camped at the Heart of the Hills campground not far out of Port Angeles. We began arriving just before dark and set up camp. Roy brought the canopy from Ski Buddies in the event it got rainy (and luckily we never needed it). It was cool. Shortly after dark ice crystals began to form
Schweitzer Mountain Idaho 2011
Submitted by Scott on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 13:32Several of us have a new favorite ski mountain! Schweitzer was wonderful! Lots of long and varied runs with endless tree skiing. Most of the 12 of us arrived Thursday night for a fun night at our “super cute” cabin, up on the Mountain on the edge of the Schweitzer village.
Hurricane Ridge 2011
Submitted by RoyV on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 17:04Martin Luther King weekend turned out to be a little wetter than some people prefer for outdoor activities, but hey… this is Washington. Put on your rain gear and get out there and enjoy what the NW has to offer.
Mt Baker Lodge Trip - Dec 2010
Submitted by tbyrnestl on Mon, 01/10/2011 - 23:35(Finally getting around to adding a trip report - this happened back in December)
16 people participated in the trip. Seven of us head up Friday for an amazing early December day skiing decent powder. Conditions were especially good in the trees and really anywhere off of the main runs.
We stayed at a rather large and nicely equipped lodge on the Mt Baker Highway about 30 minutes from the ski area (and the closest you can find lodging). The lodge would have comfortably held 20.
Friday night we enjoyed a potluck dinner with the usual oversupply of food and drink.
Methow Valley, President's Day Weekend 2010
Submitted by RoyV on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 17:43We had a small group this year to ski the Methow Valley. We arrived Friday night, just after the fireworks display, but we could still smell the sulfur in the air. We again stayed in the lovely Methow River Cabins on the edge of Winthrop. We missed the festivities so we got out a deck of cards and played hearts.
Manning Park Trip Report 2009
Submitted by craigdoug15@msn.com on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 19:09Manning Park Trip Report
36 Ski Buddies traveled to Manning Park Lodge for the club’s second annual trip to Manning Provincial Park, BC, Canada. The drive through the BC Cascades and over Allison Pass gave us an idea of what awaited at Manning.
Mt Bachelor Trip Reports
Submitted by ShaneB on Sun, 04/20/2008 - 09:29Mt. Bachelor Trip Report
The 10 of us arrived at the Mt. Bachelor log home at varying times during the Friday evening. While it is a long drive, it is very scenic and you pass many unique landscapes and fascinating geologic land forms. The forecast was a bit bleak, with high winds and snow in the forecast for the next two days. Unfortunately, the meteorologists were correct this time. But, the Bachelor Blizzard provided bountiful bottomless powder for the boys.
Scottish Lakes 2008
Submitted by lisaelaine on Tue, 04/01/2008 - 11:34
Scottish Lakes Lodge: The main lodge in the high country.
Everyone arrived to Scottish Lakes High Camp either by snowmobile or made the trek on skis on that snowy Friday. After everyone settled into their respective cabins, got fires going to heat them up, the wine & cheese party began. Elaine worked with Whole Foods to yet again come up with a great pairing of wine & cheeses. We had people from not only Ski Buddies but from Out Ventures and even a signup from Women Climbers Northwest. It was a great balance of men, women,trip veterans and newbies to Scottish Lakes. As the party went on so did the snow fall.
Mt. Hood Meadows Trip 08
Submitted by Silverfox on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 18:13From February 28th to March 2nd, 21 Ski Buddies descended upon Hood River, OR to ski Mt Hood Meadows where we all found "Volcano Skiing Is A Blast!"
We stayed at the Vagabond Lodge whose rooms all had balconies overlooking the majestic Columbia River Gorge. Thursday night's welcoming wine & cheese party was wild, went late and included guitar swapping improvisations like "Stupid Beyotch" and "Egotistical Snowboarder." :-) Friday's skiing was Spring-like conditions.
