I've always wanted to cross country ski from Skyliners SnoPark up the ridge to Swede Shelter and I thought yesterday would be the day. I've been hesitant in the past because the route isn't marked and when the weather is bad you can't tell one ridge from another and everything looks alike. I've ridden that trail at least 100 times on my mountain bike, but it looks so different with 7 feet of snow. I had to at least try it though. It ended up snowing really hard the whole time we were up there and we had to turn back after about 2.5 hours. It was just taking so long because I was breaking trail the whole way. Still, it was fun and good to get off on our own. By the end of the winter we will do it. It's my goal.