Mt Rainier Copper Creek Hut Skiing and Sledding

January 2007

Mt Rainier MTTA Copper Creek Hut cross-country skiing 2005

For our 5th year at the MTTA Copper Creek Hut we had a good time with friends from Seattle. Lots of cross country skiing, plenty of sore-butt sledding, M&Ms and gummi bears in the pancakes, and even a full-on steak, salmon, and wine dinner. It was gorgeous weather and a great weekend to be at the mountain.

Edited 4 minute video of the trip, music by Marcell Marias

(This is a very large 35 MB video file and is intended for computers with fast Internet connections. I recommend clicking on the link and just letting it download in the background since it may take a while, depending on your connection speed.)

Group at Mt Rainier

Kristine, Scott C, Lori, Karen, Scott, Aliza, and Josh

Karen and Scott hiking in on trails before cross country skiing to MTTA Copper Creek Hut by Mt Rainier

Karen and Scott hiking in a bit before putting on the skis (photo by Josh)

Aliza, Karen, Scott, and Lori on snow-covered deck of MTTA Copper Creek Hut by Mt. Rainier

The Copper Creek Hut deck was covered in snow, so we enjoyed the warm sun by just plopping the fold-up chairs right into the snow and hanging out (photo by Josh)

Scott cross-country skiing on trails to Mt Rainier

Scott cross-country skiing on trails to Mt. Rainier (photo by Josh)