Old Maid Flats (12/31/10)

With the amazing snow and clear weather, we HAD to get in one more cross-country ski trip before the end of the year. The plan had been to visit the Barlow Road area, but because the snow level was so low, we decided to go to try out Old Maid Flats off Lolo Pass Road.

We pulled in an immediately saw my cousins Roger and Cathy... small world! (Why didn't I take a picture??)

It was our first time at Old Maid Flats, so we headed out toward the Ramona Falls trail head.
Brad brought along all the new filters he got for Christmas:
About 2.5 miles later, we arrived at the trail head (a popular summer hiking spot) and were rewarded with a beautiful view of the mountain:
It was all slightly uphill on the way out... so downhill the whole way back. We cruised to the car in short order and went home for our little New Year's Eve party with the fam. And because we stayed so low on the mountain, skier traffic, predicted to be horrendous because of the holiday, was nonexistent! Bonus!

Brad had wanted to ski Old Maid Flats for a while, but the snow level doesn't always cooperate. We found it to be a pleasant area, but a bit boring. There were no fun hills to ski down, just a flat, wide road. Next time we'll look for the harder trails in the area.

:)