That’s what the sign said was their record in the winter of 1998-1999…  747 inches.  62 FEET.

That’s A LOT of snow!

Hurricane Ridge is in Olympic National Park, an easy drive from where we are staying in Port Angeles.  The views of the Olympic Mountains were beautiful, although not as clear as we’d hoped.

This sign shows what we should have been able to see:

Nope, can’t see it

Still can’t see it

There was a long, winding road to get to the top of the mountain, with just a little bit of nail-biting going on.  We particularly enjoy the tunnels that make the ride so interesting.

What fun – a tunnel.

Hope the horn works.

Oh, look. It’s another tunnel ahead

Rachel and Summer have been desperate to ski or snowboard, but settled for sledding at Hurricane Ridge.  They had to make their own trail, but it was still a bumpy ride.  Check out Rachel’s page for some funny videos.  Particularly, Peter’s…

Trailblazing

Rachel vs Sled

The views from the top were spectacular.

View from the ridge

Snow on the drive up the mountain

we drove this winding road to get here

The nicest view

The view keeps getting prettier

Winter wonderland in November

It’s a good thing we didn’t bring the motorhome up here. Peter would’ve taken the dare.

This means you, Peter

This little guy seemed pretty happy up here

The drive back down was fun. The windshield was a bit dirty, but mostly it’s the fog you can see. Not the road.

Fog is fun