Wednesday, February 22, 2017

February Skiing in the Sierras

The weekend of February 12th, some friends asked me to join them in Tahoe Donner for some skiing.  Since Georgia was at a quilting retreat, the invitation hit the spot.  One of the items on my bucket list was to be able to ski at the age of 75, hopefully for free.  Well I made the bucket list item, but had to pay for all of my lift tickets.  The most expensive was at Squaw Valley, where the lift ticket is $139/day for super seniors.  The cheapest was at Sugar bowl, where it was $63.00/ day for seniors 75 and older.  We got in three days of skiing with one day each at Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley and Sugar Bowl.  Attached are some pictures of  the weekend:

 Hugh on the Lakeview Run at Alpine Meadows
Lake Tahoe is in the Background

 Ed O'Neill, My Skiing Buddy, at Alpine Meadows

 Sugar Bowl, which has the Highest Snow Fall in the Tahoe Area

 Entrance to the Gondola that Takes You From Sugar Bowl to the Parking Lot

Gondola Exit to the Parking Area