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Springs January 29 - February 5. 2005 Trip Leader - Mark Baechle Our fellow club members just returned from Mark Baechle's Steamboat Trip, with smiles and suntans. The ice storm in Atlanta delayed the arrival of the group, but all 48 travelers arrived that day, with all their luggage. The group awoke the next morning to beautiful views of the mountain, which was only a short walk accross the street. Most days had sunshine and deep blue skies. With 149 trails open, and almost 3000 skiable acres, the group had plenty to keep them happy. The mountain had lots of variety to offer the group, including 3-mile long easy winding scenic trails, wide blue cruisers that seemed to go on forever, black trails that were both steep and flat, bump trails that felt like they would never end, more open Aspen tree trails than anywhere else in the world, tight pine tree trails that contained untracked powder, and double diamond chutes that caused one member to yell "Mark, how do I get down this!?!?!". The two hot tubs helped ease the sore muscles, and the 3 parties that were included in the package helped people forget any stress that might have been on their mind before the trip. Trip members found good shopping, great restaurants, and hopping happy hours, all in walking distance from their condos! Many trip members participated in optional excursions including snowmobiling, snowshoeing, trips to natural hot springs, and a day skiing in untracked powder with Steamboat Powdercats. People are already talking about how to top this trip next year (Tahoe anyone?). |
