Idaho/Montana/Washington 3/25-4/1

[PSUFrankenstein]

Currently eating way too much at the Capital one lounge in Denver Airport. Flight boards for Spokane in about 2 hours.   Not sure what my schedule is for mountains.   Lookout pass, lost trail, Silver,  and 49 degrees north for sure.   Maybe Montana Snowbowl, Whitefish, or Blacktail.  Maybe guided fishing one morning or afternoon if I feel like it.  

[PSUFrankenstein]

Condo is pretty awesome.   Think my plan is to hit Silver today and tomorrow or Sunday.  Somewhere in Montana Friday...fishing Saturday so may or may not ride depending on what time the trip is done.  Lookout pass either tomorrow or Sunday.   Somewhere in Washington Monday and probably a short session at 49 degrees north Tuesday before flying back 

[PSUFrankenstein]

Got here shortly after 10.  Place is empty...a lot of stuff is closed due avalanche danger unfortunately but loving it so far 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

3 hours ago, PSUFrankenstein said:

Condo is pretty awesome.   Think my plan is to hit Silver today and tomorrow or Sunday.  Somewhere in Montana Friday...fishing Saturday so may or may not ride depending on what time the trip is done.  Lookout pass either tomorrow or Sunday.   Somewhere in Washington Monday and probably a short session at 49 degrees north Tuesday before flying back 

Wow those are serious accommodations and I bet pretty cheap since Idaho..who dah hoe??

[Benm]

17 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Wow those are serious accommodations and I bet pretty cheap since Idaho..who dah hoe??

u da ho

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

17 minutes ago, Benm said:

u da ho

I know I’m a Hoe for sneax

[PSUFrankenstein]

6 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Wow those are serious accommodations and I bet pretty cheap since Idaho..who dah hoe??

Yeah,  before fees it's 90 per night.   It's around 600 for 5 nights with taxes and Airbnb fees

[PSUFrankenstein]

Pretty good day at Silver mountain.   They have some pretty steep runs although some of the stuff off lift 4, as well as the North Face, was closed for avalanche risk.   The glades that were open were pretty fun and good spacing in the trees.  It was a little confusing to get around and I had to avoid the cat tracks since the snow was pretty slow.  It was probably 75 degrees at one point,  I was drinking beers in a t shirt. 

Got back to the base area around 3 and did some fishing.  The river is running pretty high from the snow melting.  I went fishing after dinner too and missed a few fish on dry flies, but there wasn't much action.

[sibhusky]

Looks similar to here conditions-wise. We have sloow snow as well.

[PSUFrankenstein]

Pretty good day at Silver mountain.   Ride 9 30 to 1 30, most of the same trails as yesterday but explored some of the glades a bit today.  South facing side was nice and pretty sunny, stuff off chairs 3 and 4 was super foggy.  Really cool mountain and some pretty steep runs.  Also a trail called half pipe thats a natural half pipe as the name suggests.   I'd like to come back when more stuff is open but I still had a great time 

Edited Thursday at 09:00 PM by PSUFrankenstein

[PSUFrankenstein]

1 hour ago, sibhusky said:

Looks similar to here conditions-wise. We have sloow snow as well.

I wanted to check out whitefish but I think I'm going to hit lost trail in southern MT tomorrow 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1 hour ago, PSUFrankenstein said:

I wanted to check out whitefish but I think I'm going to hit lost trail in southern MT tomorrow 

When I lived in Montana fishing was huge. One of my roommates was big into paddle fishing..there was even antelope in the freezer..speaking of you find anything good to eat or mostly liquid snacks?

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Ugly thing 

[PSUFrankenstein]

31 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

When I lived in Montana fishing was huge. One of my roommates was big into paddle fishing..there was even antelope in the freezer..speaking of you find anything good to eat or mostly liquid snacks?

Yesterday at the mountain I had a chicken sandwich...cooked chicken back at the condo last night and hit Radio Brewing for a late lunch today.   Terrible pic but I had a peanut butter burger with Mexican pasta salad.  Did a little fishing after that but nothing happening.   Probably try a bit further up river next time i fish

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1 hour ago, PSUFrankenstein said:

Yesterday at the mountain I had a chicken sandwich...cooked chicken back at the condo last night and hit Radio Brewing for a late lunch today.   Terrible pic but I had a peanut butter burger with Mexican pasta salad.  Did a little fishing after that but nothing happening.   Probably try a bit further up river next time i fish

Nice I think I’m still full from Sundays party.  Maybe try and get a baked potato since you’re in the state that’s famous for spuds.  They’d prob shake their heads at the cheap Korean potatoes they sell at dollar general. 

[sibhusky]

3 hours ago, PSUFrankenstein said:

I wanted to check out whitefish but I think I'm going to hit lost trail in southern MT tomorrow 

My daughter elected to hit Lost Trail this weekend instead of coming here. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1 minute ago, sibhusky said:

My daughter elected to hit Lost Trail this weekend instead of coming here. 

Do you have grandkids? Also @saltyant isn’t getting the peak to peak pass next season for camelback and Blue so he can’t hook you up with a buddy pass if you visit camelback for old times sake.  Also has ski999 visited you?   I stopped talking to him once he started talking about double teaming chicks with another guy..if I wanna see an Eiffel Tower I’ll go to Paris and there is a Paris Idaho so on topic 

[sibhusky]

Ski999 hasn't visited here. I occasionally see him on Facebook.

[mbike-ski]

12 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Nice I think I’m still full from Sundays party.  Maybe try and get a baked potato since you’re in the state that’s famous for spuds.  They’d prob shake their heads at the cheap Korean potatoes they sell at dollar general. 

I just read somewhere that PA is actually the highest tater producing state...

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

3 hours ago, mbike-ski said:

I just read somewhere that PA is actually the highest tater producing state...

 

[mbike-ski]

10 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

 

oops sorry potato chips lol

threes a baked potato restaurant in allentown, some of my co-workers get lunch there a lot but not my thing although they smell and look good.

Edited Friday at 04:08 PM by mbike-ski

[indiggio]

17 minutes ago, mbike-ski said:

oops sorry potato chips lol

threes a baked potato restaurant in allentown, some of my co-workers get lunch there a lot but not my thing although they smell and look good.

Right church, wrong pew...

[PSUFrankenstein]

Lost trail was awesome.   The chair 4 stuff reminds me a bit of the stuff off Millie at Brighton.   Chutes, cliffs, trees, bowls, and some nice groomers.   Started off by hitting some stuff off the chair near the lodge...then over to chair 4.  Did a trail and then a chute called wall of fame and also a few tree runs.  It was a little sketchy and icy at the top but the rest was nice.

Also hit some groomers which were firm to start but softened up by mid morning.   Went out sacajawea trees, which turned out to be a bad idea as I ended up hiking back pretty far once it flattened out.  Trees got pretty tight but at the top they were pretty manageable.   

[PSUFrankenstein]

More lost trail pics.  Awesome place, I'd love to come back.   Unfortunately I didn't get pics of some of the trees runs or another chute/bowl that I did.  I tried using my ghetto go pro but apparently I just took a picture of the ground 😐 I don't have the remote with me so I was trying to turn it to video mode while it was on my helmet 

Edited Saturday at 01:04 AM by PSUFrankenstein

[PSUFrankenstein]

Wrapped up at lost trail around 2 30.  Had a bratwurst and Bitterroot Brewing IPA and then fished for a bit on the way back to Missoula...lost a big trout and a few takes on dry flies but nothing officially caught.  Saw a muskrat swimming around and some cool birds while fishing at a wildlife refuge.   Drove back to Missoula and hit Imagine Nation Brewing for a flight and also got tacos from the food truck.   Now I'm at Big Sky Brewing for another flight before I head back to the condo