What’s New

Late Winter/Early Spring 2010
Well, here it is a little over 2 months since I last wrote on the What’s New Page excitedly telling of our arriving snows as Thanksgiving approached... now, I am on the other side of winter saying a bittersweet adieu to the melting snows as spring approaches. It was a good winter season, but the NW is way behind in our accumulated snow-pack. We have another 3 weeks of the season and can certainly see more accumulations, but as of mid February we have received an all time low of 5‘ of total snowfall... we are about 7‘ shy of our norm , thus you see what I mean about the bittersweet farewell. Last year we had a great late snow dump of a few feet in March and we are hopeful the same holds true for this year.

Our newest update here is our web site! Brad worked his magic in the late hours after the holiday rush updating the site to provide you with more photos and easy access through the pages. It went live this week so let us know what you think. A more concrete update to the Lodge, was the remodeling of the Mountain View Room’s bathroom. Our wonderful decorator and designer Patti Bosket, selected beautiful natural slate and stones. It is gorgeous, done in warm, inviting tones. Guests loved the massaging effect the stone floor had on their weary feet after a day of trekking in the snow either skiing or snowshoeing. The change was so well received we are contemplating doing other baths as well. You know us, we always have something we are doing here... never a dull moment!

Once the snows melt in another month or two we will enjoy abundant beauty from spring flowers, birds & their songs as well as morel mushroom hunting and the return of migrating animals and their newborns to the mountain. Brad has beefed up his daily exercise regiment of back-country skiing and riding his computerized bike trainer in anticipation of hitting the trails with his mountain bike as soon as spring arrives. Bailey and I are doing our best to keep up with walking so we too can enjoy the hiking we love to do. Brecklyn is going a mile a minute with school, volleyball and pre-teen antics and is looking forward to riding Blue as soon as they can get out of the barn. Chef Tom has been creating away with lots of delicious culinary delights for us all winter and will have some wonderful dining experiences awaiting you featuring the seasons finest local ingredients available.

With winter waning and spring just around the bend now it the perfect time to plan your escape to the Cascades for spring wildflowers and summer warmth and sunshine. With forty miles of pristine forest trails right out our door we are sure to keep everyone happy with a wide variety of terrain. Give us a ring from 9am-9pm PST with questions or reservation assistance.

Cheers,
Brad & Kathy- proprietors
Chef Tom, Carlos, Irma & Brecklyn- our valued innkeepers
Bailey, Jack & Cracker & Blue - our trusting animal pals!