It's Been A Long Time

I know it has been a long time since I have written anything here, but I have recently had some great Bad Gramps stuff to share.


I recently met the granddaughters at Steven's Pass to go snowboarding for the second time.  It was a great time, and they are doing very well for only a little work. So what you ask is so bad about this?

I'll tell you.  It is potentially entrenching a sport they will grow to love which will cost my son a fortune.  Nuff said.

Steven's Pass is only 40 some miles from a wonderful little Bavarian Style village called Leavenworth, Washington.  This evil place has marketed itself into having some ridiculous special week-end EVERY DAMN weekend.  Octoberfest (for 6 weeks), Christmas Tree Lighting, Couples Weekend (no it's not Valentine's Day, but the WEEK before), all kinds of other evil celebrations.  Oh yeah, the hotels are almost always full, and there's NO OFFSEASON rates.  It's always "special rates" for some pagan celebration that has been co-opted by the church. (Mardis Gras, etc.).

Here are some pictures just outside of Leavenworth on the way to Steven's Pass.  You can see that these are dangerously enticing, much like the Sirens of old.  

So, here's a picture of how enticing Leavenworth can be. 

Ok, you ask, how does this pan out for the snowboarders?

See in the attached pictures from the first day.  More later when I figure out how to get the videos uploaded...

So, you ask, what is so bad about this?  Nothing for the girls....the parents will feel the pain if they like it.  Which they seem to do.