PSMINI Snow Day

Everyone is no doubt looking forward to the Holidays, but I don't think there are any suggestions for starting the New Year.  Aurora and I thought a MINI Snow Day was a good idea.  I'm thinking Saturday, January 15th.  We could start with lunch at the XXX Root Beer Drive-in ( http://issaquahhistory.org/sites/xxxdrivein.htm ) in Issaquah, then head up Snoqualmie way to play in the snow.  I did some checking last night and the state parks have non-motorized (so you don't get run over by a snowmobile) snow play areas.  Some of them have groomed runs for tubes and sleds.  There is a day fee of about 8 bucks per car.  I know there are places east of the pass but I think there is one on the west side which would make travel that much easier.  Start thinking of building that MINI sculpture out of snow... 

I'll do some more research.  If people like the idea but personally know of a better location I'm open to suggestions.  This is our first winter here.

I can now vouche for the MINIs snow driving ability. I have now driven mine a bunch of times in the snow and she has done great! And I still have the Dunlop run flats that have a "0" rating for snow .

From the research I’ve done I think the Crystal Springs Snow Park may work best, snow willing.  Crystal Springs is 8 miles east of Snoqualmie pass at Exit 62, so it would still require getting over the mountain. 

Does anyone know of the area I think I saw west of the pass?  I’ll have to motor out there and take a look if I can.

What we really need is some darn snow.

“Whether the weather is hot,

or whether the weather is not.

We’ll weather the weather whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not!”

If Mother Nature cooperates, who (at this point) is interested in the event?

SNARL wrote: What we really need is some darn snow. “Whether the weather is hot, or whether the weather is not. We’ll weather the weather whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not!” If Mother Nature cooperates, who (at this point) is interested in the event? __________________________________________________

 Minirox is up for it. 

MizzP and both Cooper's are in.

We had 3 trips to Whistler last year on the run-flat stock Dunlaps.  No problem.  (then again, I grew up and learned to drive in Wyoming, so I know how to handle the snow!)

Havent been to that place, but for sure, any place with snow and a little hill and we'll be there! 

pst

All the wee ones are tucked in their beds exhausted from the Christmas days events, so I thought I'd check the numbers...

It looks like we have up to 8 or 9 MINIs for this event.  That looks pretty good.  We'll let it ride for now and watch the Double Doppler radar and make a determination about a week out.  If there is no snow then we can trump up some other event for that day anyway...I'll start checking on Rainier as well...and that's a beautiful motoring route.

Hi,

Brett and Ina will be there as long as we don't have to wear skin-tight ski wear.

It's looking GOOOOD for the snow!  Let's go play!

Ina

Okay, I was up there today.  Absolutely beautiful.  There is plenty of snow up there for what we plan to do.  There are a couple of places to casually sled around at the first of the three exits to the Snoqualmie Summit area.  It is only 30 minutes from Issaquah with clear roads.  Unless it is actively snowing at the time we head up there I'm sure it will be "no restrictions".  My MINI with factory all-season runflats did just fine on the packed snow of the parking areas. 

If I read the thread correctly here’s the list of interested folks:

SNARL

miniwayne

Minirox

Joemini

MizzP

kristin

prs1 (maybe, if he beat’s the honey-do list)

inamini

That leaves Firemarshal Bil and RevKibosh who posted but didn’t say if they were going…Are you guys up for it?   

Here’s the plan (slightly revised from initial post): 

Saturday, January 15^th

Meet at the Starbucks near the QFC on Gilman road in Issaquah 9am or so.  My lovely bride (La Fiesta Mini) will be working at that particular location and will graciously donate coffee beverage of choice to the first 10 PSMINI members.  I’ll work on getting some reserved parking for us as well.   

The address is:

1460 NE Gilman Blvd
Issaquah, Washington 98027
425-427-1890

By 9:30 we should be on the road up the hill to play.  We can play until lunch and decide if we want to eat as a group or whatever.  Should be a good time.