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>>> WELCOME BACK. WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE
BIG NAMES.
BIG NAMES. BIG SKY AND MONTANA TO THEM
HERE AT HOME, BUT THERE ARE
PLENTY OF LESSER KNOWN SPOTS.
HERE TO SHARE NEW PLACES IS THE
TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY AND
JOURNALIST.
JOURNALIST. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
WE THINK OF THE BIG PLACES,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? WE
RIGHT? WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON, BUT
WE FORGET THERE COULD BE A JOY
THAT DOESN'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE AROUND US AT ALL TIMES.
THE FIRST ONE ON YOUR LIST IS
WHITE WATER.
WHITE WATER. TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> AS THEY TAKE OVER, THERE ARE
FEWER OF THESE HILLS.
SO IT IS WHAT I SAID IT, IT'S
ABOUT FOUR HOURS FROM SPOKANE.
ADD ON ABOUT NINE FROM HERE.
IT'S THIS WONDERFUL PLACE THAT
DIDN'T HAVE SHARE UNTIL TWO
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. IT'S 2,600 VERTICAL AND YOU'RE
IN WONDERFUL SNOW.
THEY GET ABOUT 450 INCHES A
YEAR AND IT IS VERY DEEP WITH A
LOT OF DEEP AND WHITE WATER IS
ALSO VERY WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR
STEEPS, SO IT IS AN ADVANCED
HILL.
HILL.
HILL. NOT
HILL. NOT SO MUCH OF A FAMILY HILL IF
YOU WILL.
YOU WILL.
YOU WILL. BUT THEN CRAZY THINGS, THE
LODGE LOOKS VERY NORMAL, BUT
IT'S A WHAT THEY HAVE INSIDE
THE CAFE AND THAT WILL HAVE A
BIG PUBLISHED AWARD WINNING
COOK BOOK AT THIS TIME.
>> THAT'S FUN.
YOU'VE GOT THIS GREAT
RESTAURANT TO EXPLORE.
AND IT IS IN WENATCHEE.
THE AREA.
THE AREA.
THE AREA. >> I WAS OUT LAST NIGHT WITH A
FRIEND AS HE WAS TALKING ABOUT
THAT AND KEEPS FINDING THE
PARKING LOTS FULL.
THEY ARE ONLY TWO HOURS AWAY
AND IT IS REALLY ONLY TWO AND A
HALF HOURS AWAY AS YOU NEED TO
GO OVER THE PASSES TO GET
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. BUT IT'S A GREAT FAMILY HILL
THAT EVERYONE COULD GO ON TOP
OF CHAIR FIVE AND SKI A
DIFFERENT ABILITY LEVEL.
AND YOU COULD GO TO MICROWAVE
AND REALLY HIT SOME, YOU KNOW,
STEEPER CHALLENGING RANGES,
WHICH WILL BE DRY SNOW, WHICH
IS VERY UNUSUAL, WHAT WE
ASSOCIATE WITH THE WASHINGTON
SKI RESORTS.
SKI RESORTS. THAT'S VERY GOOD.
IT IS AFFORDABLE.
THE PRICE WILL BE RIGHT.
>> THIS IS A FAVORITE, NOT ONLY
MY SON IS A BOB CAT AT MONTANA
STATE UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS LESS
THAN 26 MILES, BUT BOSEMAN IS
BLOWING UP WITH RESTAURANTS.
ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PLACES
WHERE THEY ARE DONE TRYING TO
COMPETE IN THE CITY THAT IS
HAPPENING IN SEATTLE AS WELL AS
I WANT TO GO OVER MY DREAM
PLACE WITHOUT THE STRESS.
SO YOU WILL HAVE THEM.
THEN IT IS VERY HIGH UP.
YOU COULD GO TO 8,7 HUSHES
FEET.
FEET.
FEET. SO
FEET. SO ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH.
IT'S FILLED WITH KIDS FROM
MONTANA STATE.
MONTANA STATE. IT'S A GREAT SPOT TO GO IF YOU
FLY OVER EARLY.
YOU ARE GOING TO BIG SKY, WHICH
IS 45 MINUTES IN THE OTHER
DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. AND THEN YOU COULD HAVE YOUR
MORNING SKI OR IF YOU ARE GOING
TO GET AWAY, GET UP, SKI FOR
HALF THE DAY AND THEN BE THERE
FOR AN HOUR OR 45 MINUTES.
YOU'RE LANDING AT SEA-TAC.
>> THEY ARE NEAR THAT SIDE?
>> THIS IS AN UNKNOWN MOUNTAIN,
BECOMING VERY POPULAR WITH THE
SUN PEAKS.
SUN PEAKS. IT'S IN THE MIDDLE.
YOU CAN FIND THE GREAT WINES,
EARLY ON IN THAT HOLE AND A
TREMENDOUS PLACE.
TREMENDOUS PLACE. BUT ITSELF, THEY HAVE ONLY
THREE SKI LIFTS.
THEIR AVERAGE WEIGHT LINE IS
TWO MINUTES.
TWO MINUTES. EVEN WITH TWO SKI LIFTS, THAT'S
ALL YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AND
THEN THERE IS THE SLACK
COUNTRY, THE PATROL AND OVER
12,000 ACRES OF THE TERRAIN.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
>> YES, IT IS.
OF COURSE, THEY WILL BEAT STEVE
BY .21 SECONDS.
ONE TOOK GOLD AND ONE TOOK
SILVER.
SILVER.
SILVER. THEIR DAD HAD RUN THAT WHITE
PASS.
PASS.
PASS. VERY FAMILIAR FOR PEOPLE WHO
LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
CASCADES.
CASCADES.
CASCADES. NOT SO MUCH HERE, AN EXTRA BED,
FANTASTIC TERRAIN WITH A LOT OF
UNNAMED TRAILS.
UNNAMED TRAILS. THEY DON'T REALLY BOTHER NAMING
ALL THEIR TRAILS.
BUT WHEN YOU COME DOWN OFF THE
PEAK, THE MOUNTAIN, THEY WILL
NEED TO SPREAD OUT THE RESORTS.
JUST GREAT SKIING THAT PEOPLE
LOVE SO MUCH, INCLUDING MYSELF.
WE LIVE IN DEEP SNOW COUNTRY.
YOU SEE THAT YOU WILL HAVE
VISUALS WITH THAT PARTNER.
THAT'S ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES?
>> IT IS NOT A SECRET, BUT IT'S
A GOOD REMINDER.
IT'S TREMENDOUS TERRAIN AND
MOSTLY ADVANCED.
MOSTLY ADVANCED. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK AT
CERTAIN COMPANIES IN TOWN WHO
WILL TAKE THE MORNINGS AND THEY
COME IN AROUND NOON AFTER
LUNCH.
LUNCH.
LUNCH. WITH THAT FRESH FACE SMILES.
THEN WORK UNTIL 8:00 OR 9:00 AT
NIGHT, TREMENDOUS.
NIGHT, TREMENDOUS. CRYSTAL IS WORKING VERY HARD TO
GET PEOPLE THERE AND BECAUSE
THEY ARE FILLING, SELLING OUT
EVERY WEEKEND.
EVERY WEEKEND. >> THAT IS WHERE I WENT WHEN I
WENT TO GO SKIING DURING THE
DAY AND I WORKED HERE AT NIGHT.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> IT WAS SO GREAT.