On 11/17/10 18:07, Richard Henry wrote:

On Nov 17, 5:28 pm, The Real wrote:
On 11/17/10 09:21, Richard Henry wrote:



On Nov 17, 7:35 am, wrote:
On Nov 16, 7:06 pm, Richard wrote:

I have half a mind to do an I-15 ski trip this winter, hitting a a
dozen or so ski areas along the interstate. Your golf location is
right off I-15, but I don't think the skiing in that area is worth
much.

There is a little local hill near Vegas. Mt. Charleston rings a bell?
But just up the road a piece it starts to get REAL interesting!

My tentative plan starts at Mountain High* (closest SoCal skiing to
I-15) and ends somewhere in Montana, with a stop or two in every
state. I guess Mt. Charleston is the only choice in southern Nevada.
Anybody know anything about it?

The current list:

California: Mt. High (?)
Nevada: Mt. Charleston (?)
Utah: One south, one north, areas I have never skied.
Idaho: Sun Valley (Hemingway effect) and perhaps one other
Montana: ???

And then, of course, the return trip, which may or may not be on
I-15.

In my experience, the return trip is always 'drive like a bat out of
hell to get home because we're all fscking EXHAUSTED'. I-15 is good for
that, except for the LV-to-LA/SD bits on Sunday.

PLEASE visit Craters of the Moon in Idaho. Trust me. One of the best
places in the country, and I've seen most of the good ones.

*Although Bev has almost talked me out of MH.

Come on, you've been there. How much talking do I need to do? Go to
Big Bear and go down the backside to pick up I-15 in Barstow.

I was hoping to pick up areas where I have never skied.

I tried to ski at MH once, because all roads to BB were closed (so you
know it had to be a good day),

No, it probably meant snow/mudslides over the roads.

but the traffic was stopped on 138
right after I crossed the railroad tracks.

You've never been there? Why not try Baldy instead, assuming there's
enough natural snow.

The best day of MH skiing I ever had was during a Santa Ana when there
were truck warnings through the Cajon Pass. Nobody was there AND the
wind doesn't extend into Wrightwood. Peaceful, empty, no slush, no
wind. An actual GOOD day.

Odds are against there being another one, especially at a convenient time.

--
Cheers, Bev

Some mornings it's just not worth chewing through the straps.