Month: February 2021 (Page 2 of 2)

Mt Baker… (guest blogger Heywood Zablocki).

February 9, 2021 / samuraif16

Known around the world as ski resort that receives most snow of any resort in the world…with an average of 641 inches and a record of 1140 inches (almost 100 Feet!!!).

#Sending IT… (video Credit Heywood Zablocki)

Alpental WA

February 6, 2021 / samuraif16

Part of this journey is reconnecting with friends who share a love for the mountains and skiing as well as ski some places I have never been…

Such as this awesome gem

Buddy “Heywood”, at the top of Alpental…coolest ski area I have never heard of (so far:).

If you like Alta, A basin, Loveland, (and I bet a lot of places I have never been to …yet) you would love this place. Two chairs of note…some of the most interesting terrain and lots of spice! The 2 person lift reminds me of skiing in the midwest — the lift but not the terrain :)…

Anatomy of a powder day – Crystal Mtn

February 4, 2021 / samuraif16

Start by waking up in back of Sprinter Van in the Crystal mountain B-lot, to avi bombs …feels like a combat zone…

hardy breakfast/get gear…more than the yogurt and granola I have been living on

Get up to Chair 6 So we can hike into the Southside.

snowing 3 days straight (only 1 day at elev of lot)

Hike into the Southback

B-lot Crystal Mountain

February 3, 2021 / samuraif16

Made it yesterday to the iconic B-Lot at Crystal Mountain (about 90 min from Seattle). Pretty amazing lengths people go pulling up trailers / driving RVs up the 45 minute mountain road…Love it! Crystal mountain has a very cool ski vibe…right up there with Alta, A-basin, Crested Butte…

Send-IT! after long drive from Deer Valley UT

Hooked up with my buddy (Heywood Zablocki — we flew Jets together in Japan — the 14 FS Samurai). What a fun reunion so far…fun that our love for skiing was the catalyst we both needed to get together. Awesome it was a powder day!