Timberline was a great ski area for a barely sorta intermediate snowboarder such as myself. The green runs were too slow, but the blue ones were perfect and long. The ski was grey with a thin band of orange letting you see all the way down towards Bend.

The lodge is probably cooler than any other ski lodge in North America:

The Trillium Lake trail had the right mix of hilly and flat terrain and enough stuff to explore. I’m still figuring out this xc ski stuff and had to walk down and up the first hill, but Christine did it all the right way on her skis. The loop is around 4.5 miles. Portlanders are lucky to have so much great snow all about an hour away from the city by car.

Christine and I went for our second ski (sort of third for me) on Saturday. Visibility was low, but the snow was falling, the woods were quiet, and the crowds were light so it was a great day for us.

This is my first year of cross country skiing, but I’m really enjoying it so far. It reminds me of the types of mountain biking that I like. Thanks to Nate for letting me borrow his skis when we were out a few weeks ago. Here is a photo from that day:

Does anyone have a recommendation for their favorite place to go? So far we’ve gone to Gold Creek, Hyak, and Easton State Park, all near Snoqualmie Pass. Easton was our favorite.