Heres to the Guides, Drivers, Old Friends, New Friends, Fresh Tracks
Great Northern Snowcat Skiing的点评
点评:My first Cat skiing experience.
- Weather was unseasonably warm, so snow was a little more spacklier than the dry champagne powder that I would have hoped for. Still a great trip with fresh tracks every run.
- Cats have water, hot tea, sandwiches, and snacks (homemade cookies or rice crispy squares). I like to munch on something savory so I put a couple bags of chips in our Cat every morning.
- Shoutout to out guides Dave and Ian, our driver Wes. They gave us 3 sick days of skiing. Very patient, helpful, knowledgable about the terrain etc. We were taken on a great mix of terrain: mellow, tree, steeps, open bowls, pillows, and even optional "rad" lines (cliffs). Accommodated snowboarders in our group well (had them go last on traverses so they didn't get stuck.
- Shoutout to all of the other field, lodge and kitchen staff. Carla, who checked us in and out. Everyone was super friendly and knew my name. It was impressive.
- Half of our lodge were long time guests, some had been coming every other year for 16 years. They were also super friendly.
- The guides joined us for dinner and regaled us with fun stories at night.
- Lodge has a solid sauna and a new hot tub.
- Dinner and breakfast is a 4 big round tables. Very social. Every night you get a soup or salad, entree, and a desert. Their website mentions 4 course meals but we were given 3 courses. Breakfast is varied and has good protein options. 2 espresso machines for on demand coffee.
- Rooms had poor sound isolation, not sure if it was vents or thin walls. Another guest mentioned hearing snoring from neighboring rooms. This is quite far. down on my priority list for skiing, but if you are a light sleeper bring some earplugs.
翻译:我的第一次猫滑雪经历。
- 天气反常地温暖,所以雪比我希望的干香槟粉更细腻一些。仍然是一次很棒的旅行,每次跑步都会有新的赛道。
- 猫有水、热茶、三明治和零食(自制饼干或米脆饼)。我喜欢吃一些美味的东西,所以每天早上我都会在我们的猫里放几袋薯片。
- 感谢导游戴夫和伊恩,我们的司机韦斯。他们给了我们三天滑雪病假。非常有耐心,乐于助人,对地形了解等等。我们被带到了各种各样的地形:柔和的,树木的,陡峭的,开放的碗,枕头,甚至可选的“rad”线(悬崖)。我们组里的滑雪板玩家都安排得很好(让他们最后一个横越,这样他们就不会被卡住。
- 感谢所有其他现场、旅馆和厨房工作人员。卡拉,帮我们登记入住和退房。每个人都非常友好并且知道我的名字。这令人印象深刻。
- 我们旅馆一半的人都是长期住客,有些人每隔一年就会来一次,已有 16 年了。他们也非常友好。
- 导游和我们一起吃晚饭,并在晚上给我们讲有趣的故事。
- 旅馆设有坚固的桑拿浴室和新的热水浴缸。
- 晚餐和早餐是4张大圆桌。非常社交。每天晚上你都会得到一份汤或沙拉、主菜和一份甜点。他们的网站提到了 4 道菜,但我们只得到了 3 道菜。早餐种类丰富,有很好的蛋白质选择。 2 台浓缩咖啡机,可提供按需咖啡。
- 房间的隔音效果很差,不确定是通风口还是薄墙。另一位客人提到,听到隔壁房间传来鼾声。这是相当远的事。在我滑雪的优先清单上,但如果你睡得很浅,请带上一些耳塞。