2013/14 Inland PNW thread

[bumski]

Stayed mellow but it felt damn good to stretch the legs. Thompson Pass has the goods...if they only plowed the road!

[Charmander]

Sweet! Can't decide if I want to ski or ride bikes tomorrow, any idea when they close NF-9? Looks like nice skiing up there.

[kevino]

I see BRUTAH got a new hat.

But still has the same stache.

You guys should road trip out here in a few weeks.

[kevino]

Can I contribute my NW montana pics here?

[bumski]

I see BRUTAH got a new hat.

But still has the same stache.

You guys should road trip out here in a few weeks.

Kevin, some things are just constant and BRUTAH's stache should be constantly rad.

[bumski]

Can I contribute my NW montana pics here?

We need see some NW Montana stoke in here! All the more persuasion to get the road trip out your way going.

[spknmike]

When were you up at T pass?

I was there this past Monday and it looked nothing like your photos (obviously).. but I did find good skiing above Revett Lake.

Road closes around thanksgiving weekend.

[bumski]

When were you up at T pass?

I was there this past Monday and it looked nothing like your photos (obviously).. but I did find good skiing above Revett Lake.

Road closes around thanksgiving weekend.

11/17

Yep. We need it to start snowing again.

[kevino]

Happy thanksgiving

[Charmander]

It's snowin' boys!

Just bought some skis, gonna drill em tomorrow, doa little lift served at Schwitzer Sunday. Supposed to dump Sunday morning

[GoldMember]

Schweitzer was great, yesterday. We skied Saturday and it was okay for being my first day on snow. However, it got a little boring. Then the snow started to fall.... 11" new between Saturday night and Sunday. Headwall, Near Stiles and the traverse over to Snagline were excellent. We skied the triple for a few runs to start with then migrated over.

Saw this note from Tom Eddy on Facebook so be careful if you're going up this week:

For anyone thinking about hiking Schweitzer on Monday, please be aware that we received 11" of snow that started out light and ended with some warming sitting on 1 meter + of some weak, unconsolidated snow. This means heavy slab over deep weak layer = potential for large avalanches. Please do not ski in areas not previously open this season. Please make sure you have the right equipment- beacon, shovel, probe, partner, brain. The parts of the mountain not opened yet are backcountry conditions. We have not looked at them let alone mitigated any hazard. Use your brains, it's a long season.

[Charmander]

Schweitzer was great, yesterday. We skied Saturday and it was okay for being my first day on snow. However, it got a little boring. Then the snow started to fall.... 11" new between Saturday night and Sunday. Headwall, Near Stiles and the traverse over to Snagline were excellent. We skied the triple for a few runs to start with then migrated over.

Saw this note from Tom Eddy on Facebook so be careful if you're going up this week:

For anyone thinking about hiking Schweitzer on Monday, please be aware that we received 11" of snow that started out light and ended with some warming sitting on 1 meter + of some weak, unconsolidated snow. This means heavy slab over deep weak layer = potential for large avalanches. Please do not ski in areas not previously open this season. Please make sure you have the right equipment- beacon, shovel, probe, partner, brain. The parts of the mountain not opened yet are backcountry conditions. We have not looked at them let alone mitigated any hazard. Use your brains, it's a long season.

Yeah I pulled out a little slab on Sunday up there, bout 15' wide, down to the last crusty layer, didn't really propogate but woke me up a little.

[Cayuse]

North Spokane Costco has discount tickets for Red, $99 for two includes discounts on lodging as well.

[bourbonisgood]

North Spokane Costco has discount tickets for Red, $99 for two includes discounts on lodging as well.

Lots of 3 for $99 codes floating around out there from the Snowlander Expo. I may have 1 or 2 left if somebody is heading up there soon.

[bumski]

Schweitzer skied much better than I expected yesterday. Coverage is decent. There definitely is a crust off piste but it is highly skiable if you stay on the steeps and better yet in the already chopped up stuff. Groomers are good and not hard pack icy... beware of some surprise rollers and dips.

It's still frigid and 45 minutes of this doesn't help.