Utah Snowbird Resort - September 7th, 2013
Taking Highway 210 east to the ski resorts
Our destination is the Snowbird Ski Resort
Enter the Wasatch National Forest on the way
Great view from the trailers
Find the Snowbird main building with aerial tram
We will check out Oktoberfest when we come back down
Wait for the aerial tram with $17 ticket in hand
The tram will climb 2900 feet in 10 minutes
Big crowd forces us to wait for the second car
Finally onboard with great view of where we were
Resort hotel is getting smaller
Now the mountain behind the resort is getting smaller
Entire resort can be seen through the viewfinder now
We crest the first mountain and continue toward the top
Reach the top, Hidden Peak at 11,000 feet
Depart the aerial tram zenith for photos
David with his game face at 11,000 feet
Consider taking the Peruvian Chair Ride back down
WinPhone panorama photo came out pretty good
Unused ski lift during the "summer" months
Sugarloaf Mountain looks way different in the winter
Clouds, mountains and valleys, so nice
Chicken out on the Peruvian Chair, might be too cold
Summer hike/bike trails lead down the mountain
Peruvian Chair lift is tiny compared to the mountain
Red tram car passes us as we descend
Crest the final ridge for our final descent
Others wearing shorts on the Peruvian Chair, . . . oops
See the other available rides a day pass would enable
The mountain coaster would have been fun to ride
Alpine Slide and Mountain Flyer over the same ground
Back on the ground and straight to the Oktoberfest
Decide on the Moab Brewery for beers still untried
Dave goes first, now what beer and what glass?
Six to choose from, we'll know half of them when we leave
David gets the 24oz mug of Porcupine Pilsener
Brad gets a 32oz stein of Rocket Bike Lager
Dave selects a 32oz stein of Dead Horse Amber Ale
I liked the german bird on the 24oz mug better
Brad and Dave have climbed many a mountain recently
On second thought, maybe I won't mix in a water
My most authentic German Oktoberfest ever
Nice Ferrari pulled up while we were up top
Valet right at the entrance if your ride is nice enough
Awesome clouds as we head back to the parking area
Time to get ready for the game and head to the train