The tour starts
March 11, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ -7 °C
Ken and I are on the way to Montana and BC. Jim is driving us to the airport. Had to have a beer at Copeland Street first
Minniapolis Airport
March 11, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ -7 °C
Ok, not that far into the trip but we have a three hour layover to Spokane, and I'm bored. Ken and I just planned our first stop. We're driving down to Moscow, Idaho to visit Patrick before headingRead more
Hotel Stay #1
March 12, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
We got into Spokane at 11pm, and called for the shuttle to this Days inn. These places are like Long Trail shelters. They are all about the same, and do what you need them to do. We'll take theRead more
Spokane
March 12, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
We were told that Spokane (Spocan) was a crappy town, but they were wrong. There were homeless around, which isn't unusual for a city of that size. The park around the river was nice. I think weRead more
Pullman, Washington
March 12, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 10 °C
We're doing a brew pub crawl to Moscow, which I was just informed is pronounced 'Mosco'. We had all day to got to Moscow, so we needed entertainment on the way. Earlier we stopped at the No-Li BreweryRead more
Leaving Moscow
March 13, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 6 °C
We just had a nice visit with Patrick. We met him at his downtown apartment and had breakfast. He's doing well. Seems to like that little town. We headed north to a resort of some sort, then RosslandRead more
Rossland, BC
March 13, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 2 °C
We got here about an hour ago, and found a room above the Flying Steamshovel Bar. We wanted to stay in town, not that there is a lot to do. We first stopped at the Rossland Brewery for a milk stout,Read more
Nick BerardiI'm having major jealousy issues of this ski bum tour. So I went to the night shift brewery tonight to at least have a little brew tour of my own.
View from Flying Steamshovel Hotel
March 14, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 0 °C
Yep, you're looking at it.... Rain, and it is all day. Real bad luck because they have been having a great season. In the meantime, New England is getting 2 feet of snow today. We're going to theRead more
Montana Snowbowl
March 15, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
This is a small old school ski mountain with plenty to do. The snow was deep and heavy, but it wasn't bad after I got used to it. Ken and I were skiers number 16 and 17 getting on the chairlift. WeRead more
I90 East
March 16, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
Somewhere between Missoula and Butte on our way to Big Sky. We'll get a half day today and ski all day tomorrow. The weather is getting slightly better. We figure Big Sky is our best bet for skiing.Read more
Nick BerardiI don't want to tell you what to do, but you need to up your photo game, no more parking lots and highways. If I'm gonna live vicariously through you I need the goods.
TravelerThis blog is supposed to be a real life depiction of our trip. That's all I got. I was sitting in the car bored.
Nick BerardiWell I'm glad to say I just finished a powder day at sunapee so I think I'm winning so far haha
BIG Sky
March 17, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Finally something to write about. There have been complainers. Big Sky with views, but not much snow. That's me complaining. We still had a nice day. People are nice. Lone Peak was beautiful to lookRead more
Montpelier, VT
March 20, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Wait.. the Ski Bum Tour continues. In our quest for snow, we had to run to northern New England to salvage the tour. We're at the Three Penny Tap Room in Montpelier, VT. Drinking local beer beforeRead more
Stowe Mountain
March 21, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ -1 °C
Foggy. Couldn't see a thing up top, but there was enough snow on the trail to work on my form. Like riding blind... Interesting. Big wide groomers which made it easy. Not exciting, but at least weRead more
Mad River Glen
March 22, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 -15 °C
Two challenges today. Cold and windy and I don't know how to ski. Snowboarders not allowed here, so I rented skis, got on the chairlift and struggled down. Not pretty, I am a fish out of water. At theRead more
