Perfect Ski Day at Mt. Baker

First time skiing at Mt. Baker. Even though it hadn't snowed in 7 days at Baker, the snow was still very soft, forgiving, and... comfortable. I had to say the drive up to Baker is very interesting in two ways: one, the scenary just gets whiter and whiter from Vancouver, which is really nothing special, any drive up mountain would feel this way, so scrap that. Two, seeing the suburbs of the US is quite depressing. Just passed the Abbortsford border, more than 70% of the business are closed. You don't just see empty buildings, you actually see torn down, breaking down walls of what used to be a business. And the drive up to the slopes, you don't see booming communities like you see on the way to Whistler, you see abandoned houses, trailers, and trailer pretending to be a house. This really makes me feel lucky that I have a stable job and have a roof over my head.

Sausage Fast Break at the White Salmon Day Lodge - Sausage, cheese, and egg in English Muffin. But I didn't realize it is really sausages and not sausage pattie. Doesn't seeing a row of sausage tells you a good day of skiing is on the way?

 Wind blowing on top of the mountain = soft powder. But there is no way I will hike up the mountain that that...

 Beer and Wine Boundary... per the State of Washington.

 Supposed to be salmon chowder in bread bowl. But I don't really see salmon... it is definitely creamy, lots of calories in this one.

 Lift ticket - US$51, Sausage Fast Break - US$5.50, Chodwer Bread Bowl - US$8.50, watching the sun go down and chilling on a lawn chair at the end of a great ski day... priceless.