The Port authority removed the old, single walled, underground fuel tank from the airport early in the fall of '25. The new, above ground system won't be operational until mid-summer of 2026! That's some really bad planning, and there are lots of excuses. It isn't a huge deal for me because fuel was so expensive at my home drome that I usually flew elsewhere to top off my tanks. Well, it was time to do that again and we got a short window of clear, winter weather. Cold, dense air, snow capped mountains all around and time to spare, so I flew an unusually circuitous route to my fueling destination. Winter flying conditions are seldom good in this area (the Pacific Northwest) but when they are, it is a spectacular place to fly!