Ski Trip to Mt. Eyak, Alaska

By Adrian

Day 1 Nov. 19

• 7:40am Depart Kelowna to Vancouver # WS617• 8:35am Arrive Vancouver $211.18• 10:40am Depart Vancouver to Seattle #2033• 11:28am Arrive Seattle $339.82• Eat lunch $10-30 • Walk to Marriot and get room for $129 for one night• Wander around Seattle till 5:30 $10 on anything• 6:00 Eat at any restaurant you like $10-60 approx. on food• 9:00 Return to hotel, sleep

Day 2

• Wake up at anytime, but before 9:00• Eat breakfast at hotel• Enjoy Seattle till 11:00, Eat lunch wherever $20• 12:15pm Catch flight to Anchorage #107• 2:55pm Arrive in Anchorage $685 (SEA-ANC ANC-CDV combo)

• Look around for about 20 mins. $20 on whatever• 3:36 Depart Anchorage #812• 4:24 Arrive in Cordova

Day 2 cont.

• Call Taxi @ 907-424-5982 $3-5 approx. to Cordova Rose Lodge $145 per night.

• Settle down, look around check things out by snack wherever $3-10

• 5:30 Call Taxi $3-5 Eat dinner at Baja Taco $10-40 approx.

• After Taco, Call Taxi $3-5 Arrive back at Rose Lodge, look around, go to sleep

Day 3

• 6:00 Eat breakfast at Rose Lodge $5-20 approx.• 7:30 Call Taxi $3-5 go to Mt. Eyak $15 to Ski All day• 11:35 Call Taxi $3-5 go to Harbourside Pizza $10-35• After lunch, call taxi $3-5 back to Mt. Eyak ski some more• Ski all day, return to rose lodge by taxi $3-5 at 5:00• Settle down, prepare for supper• 5:45 Call Taxi $3-5 to Ambrosia $30-120• When finished with supper, call taxi $3-5 back to lodge• Settle down and go to sleep

Day 4

• Eat breakfast at lodge, reindeer sausage, eggs, etc.• Call Taxi, $3-5 to Mt. Eyak $15 Ski till 11:35• Call Taxi, $3-5 to Picnic Basket $10-30 for lunch• Call Taxi, $3-5 to Mt. Eyak Ski till 5:00• Call Taxi, $3-5 to Rose Lodge prepare for supper• Call Taxi, $3-5 Eat at Powerhouse $10-65• Call Taxi, $3-5 Return to Rose Lodge, sleep

Day 5

• Eat breakfast at lodge, reindeer sausage, eggs, etc.• Do a final look around town, eat lunch anywhere $10-45• 4:00 pm Pack up and call taxi $3-5 to airport• 4:58pm Catch flight #66 to Seattle $685• 11:20pm Arrive in Seattle• Call Taxi, $2-10 go to Marriot and get hotel room for

$129 for one night• If hungry, eat dinner anywhere $5-15• Return to hotel, sleep

Day 6

• Wake up at 8:00am Eat breakfast at hotel• Call Taxi, $2-10 go to airport• 10:45am Catch flight 2748 1 to Kelowna• 11:48am Arrive in Kelowna $753• Drive home, Eat lunch at A&W $5-15• Arrive home in Summerland

Altitude

• Summerland B.C. Canada to Cordova Alaska U.S.• Summerland Alt. 382m• Cordova Alt. 25m• Top of Mt. Eyak 366m

• Change from Summerland to Cordova: -357m• Cordova to top of Mt. Eyak: 341m

Temperature

• Cordova Average: 0°C• Summerland Average:3.1°C• Mt. Eyak Summit:-36°C

• Cordova to Mt. Eyak: -36°C• Summerland to Cordova: -3.1°C

Money Spent

• Total: $4197• Flight: $2674• Food: $485• Stay: $834• Taxi: $100• Average cost per day: $258.75

• Budget:$1500• Total over-budget: $2697