BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:119@onc-pdx.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE:20160213 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE:20160222 DTSTAMP:20160115T025007Z URL:https://onc-pdx.org/events/yellowstone-national-park-dream-trip-wy-2/ SUMMARY:Yellowstone National Park Dream Trip\, WY DESCRIPTION:Feb 13–21\, Sat–SunAll Abilities SkiYou have been there in the summer with all the tourists. You have heard about it from others who have been there in the winter. Now it is YOUR opportunity to experience th e dream: YELLOWSTONE IN WINTER! Twenty lucky people will have the opportun ity of a lifetime this ski season for this Presidents’ Weekend ski trip. We’ll carpool from Portland on Saturday\, February 13\, arriving Sunday afternoon\, at Mammoth Hot Springs near the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park and staying at the historic Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel\, wher e we’ll meet for dinner. Accommodations are in rooms with double beds an d shared bath. On Monday morning\, a snow-coach ride takes us to Old Faith ful where we move into modern western cabins with two queen beds per room and private baths. For three days of skiing among the magnificent geysers\ , including those in the Old Faithful basin and Lone Star Geyser\, up to t he Continental Divide\, the Mallard Lake Trail\, all while viewing elk and bison (and perhaps wolves)\, catching the Yellowstone that most tourists miss. We expect dry snow and clear days. On Thursday afternoon\, we will r eturn to Mammoth Hot Springs for three more nights. On Friday and Saturday \, we will ski in areas accessible from the Mammoth Basin Area – either Tower or Indian Creek areas or you can book (individually) a trip to the G rand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Sunday morning after breakfast\, we take o ff for home\, relaxed and full of stories of our adventures and wild anima l sightings. There is a wide selection of trails available\, from beginnin g to advanced\, something for every desire.For those who wish\, there is a n option for beginning the trip a few days early or extending the trip for one or more days at the end. It is also possible to fly to Bozeman to avo id the drive. Please contact the tour leader for information.Trip limit: 2 0 participants\, including the leader.Cost: $850 per person\, includes sev en-nights lodging and breakfasts (four at Mammoth and three at Old Faithfu l) and snow-coach to Old Faithful and return to Mammoth. We’ll have rese rvations for dinners (costs not included) at the Mammoth dining room and O ld Faithful Snow Lodge dining room. Costs for carpooling and lodging en-ro ute are not included. Special rates are available for children under 12 sh aring a room with parents.Sign up at the Overnight Trip Extravaganza in Oc tober. Afterwards\, if there is room\, you may sign-up on the ONC-PDX webs ite or send your overnight trip application and $850 check payable to ONC- Portland Chapter to the trip leader\, Ted Scheinman. There will be a pre-t rip meeting scheduled to plan for details and carpool. For more info conta ct Ted 503 452-7432 or tedskier@gmail.com. CATEGORIES:Cross Country Ski,Snowshoe LOCATION:Yellowstone\, 1 Grand Loop Rd\, Yellowstone National Park\, WY\, U nited States GEO:44.455940;-110.827980 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1 Grand Loop Rd\, Yellowsto ne National Park\, WY\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Yellowsto ne:geo:44.455940,-110.827980 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20151101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR