NYSB takes Baker???

Any interest in exploring the possibility of a NYSB PNW outing?  This trip, which might test the limits of my touring abilities, caught my eye.  I'm fascinated with Baker since my last trip.  Could combine this with a couple days skiing the resort and surrounding sidecountry over a long weekend.

http://www.proguiding.com/mount-baker-bullet-train.html

One day, $275? Plus all the money it takes to get there? In April?

Meh.

How about we try to go somewhere in NY first?

Take the redeye out Thursday, ski Baker lift served Friday, slay the Bullet Train on Saturday, get in a Baker slackcountry day Sunday, then take the redeye back.  Three days of skiing for the time and money invested in the trip.  

Agree, I wouldn't go out there to ski one day, kick-ass as it may be.  $275 for the guide service isn't cheap, but life is short, I'm not getting any younger, and I ain't summiting Baker on my own.....so I don't view it as a horrible allocation of resources.  April is prime time at Baker, just as the EC season winds down.

I'm all for a NYSB ADK backcountry adventure as conditions permit, but I know I'm going West as some point this coming season and it's never too early to toss around ideas!

How about renting Plattekill or doing a meetup at WF or Gore before attempting something that requires people to fly to the other side of the country.

Got a house for the first week in March in Revelstoke... 4 fanatics (in the 35 to 45 y.o. range) driving from Wenatchee... still a spot open... we can pick you up in Spokane.  $370 gets you a full week of accommodation.  We are planning a day of cat skiing, and potentially a day at Kicking Horse.  

nepa wrote

Got a house for the first week in March in Revelstoke... 4 fanatics (in the 35 to 45 y.o. range) driving from Wenatchee... still a spot open... we can pick you up in Spokane.  $370 gets you a full week of accommodation.  We are planning a day of cat skiing, and potentially a day at Kicking Horse.

now that's a trip

JasonWx wrote

nepa wrote

Got a house for the first week in March in Revelstoke... 4 fanatics (in the 35 to 45 y.o. range) driving from Wenatchee... still a spot open... we can pick you up in Spokane.  $370 gets you a full week of accommodation.  We are planning a day of cat skiing, and potentially a day at Kicking Horse.

now that's a trip

Seriously

Seriously though, a meetup once in a while is a cool idea. Harv's Birthday at Platty was fun the last two years and NYSB'ers were popping up all over when Coach Z was there. That Baker trip (and Nepa's) sounds like a great plan. Once my kids are in college I'd be up for that kind of thing. I hope it happens and somebody posts a report here.

Brownski wrote

 . Once my kids are in college I'd be up for that kind of thing.  

LOL

JasonWx wrote

Brownski wrote

 . Once my kids are in college I'd be up for that kind of thing.  

LOL

Maybe should have said once they're done with college

JasonWx wrote

nepa wrote

Got a house for the first week in March in Revelstoke... 4 fanatics (in the 35 to 45 y.o. range) driving from Wenatchee... still a spot open... we can pick you up in Spokane.  $370 gets you a full week of accommodation.  We are planning a day of cat skiing, and potentially a day at Kicking Horse.

now that's a trip

Yeah, it sure is!  I'd love to do something like that, but weeklong solo trips aren't my thing.  I have to satisfy myself with a couple of warrior weekends!

The cat skiing operation out of Revelstoke looks great, but that and their backcountry excursions seem pricey.  I was looking at some posts and video about people touring out from Revelstoke to Ghost Peak.  Looks incredible, and it's not far at all.  

https://vimeo.com/213290589

You are going to have a great trip!

If you're up for something on the East side of the Cascades, I'm planning a tour over here in February. The ferry terminal is only about 45 minutes from my house. Fly into Wenatch, stay at my place (4 miles from the mountain), ride a day or 2 at Mission, and then harvest some back-country pow above beautiful Lake Chelan.

Looks like an adventure I could be up for!  When you have specific dates in mind let me know, and I'll see if I can make it fit.....