Drive.

Drive. Unless you are one of the fortunate few that lives at a ski area, with ski in/out access, you'll be using surface transportation to get there. As the photo shows, Willamette Pass is 70 miles from Eugene, or a 70-90 minute drive depending on weather and road conditions. It's a pretty easy ride, as long as you follow a few simple rules...


So you don't end up here...

And my personal favorite sign of all time:

You would think that this sign would not be necessary, but as they say...
Safety First, snowplows at work.

There's lots to see between Eugene and Willamette Pass. Dylan took this one back in December when the days were shorter.

Then you get to the little town of Lowell, and on past Lookout Point Reservoir.

On through the town of Oakridge. I highly recommend the Trail Head.

The same rules do not apply at the mountain. Extra air, please.

That's a good 8-10'.

Keeee-ya!

Ride the rainbow.

Home James.

The good thing about having a season pass is that you don't have to feel bad if you don't put in a full day. The high pressure system we had for the past two weeks nearly decimated the base. We got a little snow this weekend and we fully expected 2" on top of bulletproof ice. It was a little better than that, but the worst conditions we've had all year. We arrived at 10 and left at 12:30 after 11 runs (17,700 vertical feet).

We're hoping that the storm tracks get back to normal and that the base is rebuilt by next weekend.