Thursday, January 6, 2011

Girdwood Photos catch up

Gav got covered in snow over night

Drivers side first so we can start the warm up process

lots of snow

There we go - don't you just love the reflectors

Just the roof to go

The petrol saga begins?

Can you see the call button???

On our way to the coast

The sunrise of the coastline 

Is that the ocean????

Yeah - just a wee bit frozen

Really really frozen

Coastal road

OMG - just stunning

Frozen waterfalls on other side of the road

Yep - in the rock face

Road to Girdwood

???? We try to follow the road signs.

Gorgeous!!!

This may look like water - but its ice!

Told you

More snow coming

Elona's fascination with snow covered trees

More snow covered trees

Now we have a combo of snow covered trees and power lines whilst snowing

Made it - Yeah

View from car park wait till we are on the mountain

Base of mountain - full powder promise

Slalom - kiddies

Really nice winter skirt - have not found any in the shops

View from base towards the car park

more

Panoramic towards car park from base

Slalom finish line

Snow covered trees really - Megs is just a decoy

Told you

It is becoming an obsession

Elona by fire

Only box jumps - located at base of mountain

Tim - helpful Alaskan

Bell Lady

Snow covered hospital

Real Snow Flakes - Like in the movies

Close up

This one is for Dana

Apartments on the way to Aleyaska

Road to Aleyaska (Trees????)

OK

HMMMMMM

Front of Aleyaska Resort - World Fire

Very Nifty

Megs and Nutcracker

Frozen bear

Look Moose

WATCH OUT

Tram

Crazy wedding party

Us on packed tram

View from the top

Almost the top

Still further

Us at the nearly top

Stunning and no trees

This was not photoshopped 

View to the east

Megs - view to the west

West and again not photoshopped - it is the hat!

AHHHHHH

Megs on the way down the mountain - by tram

Jack Bauer - escape hatch

Not Jack Bauer

View from resort foyer

Check out the polar bear

Walrus - very protective creatures apparently

The scenery is just breathtaking

As is the car park - Gav where are you????

We were not parked that long

The Two Mushys - closed until 5pm

Welcome only when it is open

Hot cider at the Girdwood roadhouse

inside the roadhouse

Here you go Patrick - Halibut

ready?

All good

Backward glance at mountain on our way back to Anchorage

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