Trip Report

Mt. 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.

Lodge at High Camp
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.

From 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.

28 of us showed up for some good food, beer, and conversation at the Elysian Fields restaurant. Since it was Easter Sunday the place was pretty much ours. Our prez Mark Pollock had a brought a basket of the names of folks that voted in the last officer election. Kevin Schultz was the lucky winner of an REI gift certificate.

A big thanks to Steve Wegener for bringing the Easter basket full of goodies for everyone.

It's been a great season and it's not over yet. Thanks to everyone for coming and sharing your stories.

On The Slopes!
A combined group of 24 from Seattle and San Francisco headed to Aspen from January 13th-20th. Aspen had something for everyone. There were four great mountains and we all enjoyed the skiing and relaxing. Skiers from both groups skied the gentle beginner slopes of Buttermilk, Ruthie's intermediate cruiser on Aspen Mountain, the seemingly endless groomed corduroy of Snowmass and the steep back bowls of Aspen Highlands.

Lift Line
With a bus load of Ski Buddies and more that met us at Crystal Mt. for a day of downhill we were over 60 strong. The bus ride up was comfortable and the socializing is always great. After arriving we took off in all directions and met for lunch. The snow was really good and the weather had clouds mixed with sunshine.

Snowshoe Group
36 Ski Buddies traveled to Manning Park Lodge for the club’s first ever 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; the drama of the scenery got us excited for the days ahead. We arrived at Manning Park Resort in light snowfall on Thursday afternoon/evening. The resort is located at the 4,000 ft. level in a sheltered valley surrounded by Cascade Peaks. We settled in to our chalets and cabins, took a quick afternoon cross country ski and planned our adventure for the next day.