Last weekend we decided to play in the snow on a different mountain in the area. Stevens Pass is about two hours northeast of us in the Cascades. Most of the drive is a very gradual climb with the mountains looming ahead, then rising about 3000 feet in the last thirty minutes or so. Because we could see so much of the body of each mountain, we could very clearly make out the snow line.
Of course it was raining below and snowing in the higher elevations. I love it when the trees are “frosted” like this. The bare trees were the most spectacular, almost glowing in the new snow, but of course that kind of thing doesn’t come across in photos.
We spent half the day snowboarding on the beginner portion of the mountain. Fiancé was very patient and offered tips for improvement and directions on the best way down the different slopes. I had a blast and definitely did much much better than my last outing. Good sleep and regular exercise is helping already. After wearing myself out, I sent him off to run wild on the double blacks. It didn’t take much prodding – he was practically chomping at the bit.