I know I know, you are sick of posts about snow. Sorry. But there are probably going to be at least a couple more after this one, considering my excitement over an upcoming trip to Salt Lake City to visit and ski with friends Steve and Sarah (and Gordie and Erin F and Emily and Anonymous too!).But the snow is finally falling in copious amounts in the Sierra, and last weekend we were able to take advantage of it with a trip up scenic highway 88 to Kirkwood, staying at Karen's family cabin in Pioneer for the second year in a row.
Two days of powder made for some great winter mountain fun, and tired bodies in the process. Kirkwood is really one of my favorite places to ski. I guess a big part of that is that it's maybe 45 min closer to the Bay Area than other Lake Tahoe ski areas, but it also has a whole lot of pretty amazing terrain. With a higher elevation, it consistently gets better and more snow than the other (more nationally known) places, too. It was really fun to be able to explore some parts of the mountain that I hadn't been able to ski in the past, thanks to the good conditions.
As with any cabin trip, there was plenty of apres-ski fun to be had too. Naturally, we brought our "personalized" version of Apples-to-Apples (which, you Greenmen will be happy to hear is a huge hit out here with our CA friends), and a few other games. Banjo got to come along too! We didn't make him hike 10 miles this time. I think he was happy to spend the day inside snuggled on our sleeping bags.
Thanks, Karen and friends, for what has become a fun tradition at the WoodCastle!
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Anonymous is really looking forward to Utah!
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