The Trip

The team hoped to cover close to 1,900 miles in four days. The resorts were spaced from Northern to Southern California in five clusters. In order, Shasta Cascade to Lake Tahoe area to Central Sierra to Mammoth Lakes to the Southern California resorts.

Our plan:

DAY 1: January 1, 2008
Shasta to Coppervale to South Lake Tahoe—330 miles

DAY 2: January 2, 2008
Homewood to Granlibakken to Alpine Meadows to Squaw to Boreal to Soda Springs in AM—65 miles

DAY 2 (PM):
Sugar Bowl to Donner Ski Ranch to Tahoe Donner to Northstar to Heavenly—85 miles

DAY 3 (Very Early): January 3, 2008
Kirkwood to Bear Valley to Dodge Ridge—186 miles

DAY 3 (PM): Badger Pass to Sierra Summit—181 miles

DAY 4 (Very Early): January 4, 2008
Alta Sierra (at Shirley Meadows) to Mt. Baldy to Mountain High E and W to Big Bear (Snow Valley to Snow Summit to Bear Mountain)—309 miles

DAY 5: January 5, 2008
Mammoth to June to Sierra to finish—478 miles