49° North, but 24° and snowing (2/19/25)

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Schweitzer Monday, Lookout Pass Tuesday, 49° North today. One ski trip, three areas, three different states. Trekked up there this morning under cloudy skies, chilly temps, and a hefty breeze as the small storm front rolled in. I ended up taking one run before the snow moved in and was greeted with a light snow the rest of the day. Only about 2" fell throughout the day but it sat nicely on top of everything else and skied nicely. The last time I skied in Washington all it did was rain, so skiing in snow, even if a little, felt like redemption to that soaking trip. 

Anyway, 49 is fun. And empty. They have plenty of mellow groomers and a nice touch of spicy steep groomers to get moving on. The open mogul runs and trees were pretty lovely and a lot of the terrain to the far sides of the resort. The place skis pretty big and having a centralized high speed lift makes it easy to explore. Overall, I skied a bit of everything. I did spend a lot of time on groomers the second half of the day to preserve my hip. I don't know the names of all of the runs that I did. I just ski what looks fun. Although, I did find a run named after @GrilledSteezeSandwich and a run that @C1erArt would appreciate. Again, check this place out. 

Garlic parmesan cheese curds and a few pints to end the day. 

 

Still snowing out so I'm planning on hitting Silver Mountain tomorrow morning before flying out, if possible.