I woke to a white Christmas Eve.
Flakes of snow fell from the sky. Tiny flakes caught on the wind and floated down in random patterns.
Trees were coated in snow and became white.
It was a lovely transformation as the night before they were a deep green.
HR-V was covered in a blanket of white for the first time. It was a lovely contrast between the black car and the white snow. It was my first time staying in the mountains and having a white Christmas.
Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona is a small town of around 4,000. At an elevation of 6,804 there is a good chance of snow when there is a winter storm. I love seeing Ponderosa Pines everywhere. It’s relaxing here away from the busy city I’m use to.
I’ve stayed at the Worldmark here twice. Full size fridge is big enough hold all my ice packs plus 4 half gallons of Blue Bell ice cream. Staff is friendly and helpful. Condo’s are well insulated against the cold weather with dual pane low-E windows. I loved staying here. The only things that would make my stay even better would be a larger freezer, big whirlpool tub. Hooking up my laptop to the HDMI port was a bit tricky. Tv needed to be set to either channel 101, 102, or 103 depending on which HDMI port you plug into.
One problem we had with the Worldmark is the lack of insulation between floors. If you are on the ground floor you will hear all the walking of the people above you. Another problem is if you lose something management won’t look for it till the next guest moves out. In Maggie’s case the next guest stole her rolling pin. That was strange as I guess that next guest was a thieving baker…
Pinetop has some good places to eat. Darbi’s Cafe has some great tasting dishes while Grumpy Jake’s has some good bbq. The Chalet has great tasting bread.
Pinetop-Lakeside reminds me a bit of Julian, CA except there are a lot less tourists. I loved staying at Pinetop-Lakeside watching snow falling and painting the world white.
The first stop on our 2019 Christmas road trip to Pinetop Arizona was Ma Lupe’s in El Centro. On our way home we stopped at Rudy’s BBQ in Chandler Arizona. It was an awesome road trip and our last stop before arriving home was Beef `N Bun in El Cajon.
Worldmark Pinetop
2000 South, Worldmark Dr
Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ 85935
(928) 369-3980
Oh gosh what beautiful photos. How far was the drive from SD? Did you need chains (for your car) to drive in snow?
Thanks Faye! It’s about a 9 hour drive. In Arizona they didn’t appear to require chains. They did a good job plowing the roads and there no road blocks for chains.
While I was driving down the mountain the car did slip sideways a few times. We did not use chains however 4 wheel drive would have come in handy in the thick ice areas for sure.
Such a beautiful resort! I enjoyed the hot tub and we all played in the game room too. The movie rentals came in handy.
You are a great driver! I didn’t know the car was slipping.
The resort looks awesome covered in snow.