Oregon ‘23-‘24 El Niño Schralpadelic Rumble Thread

I would imagine that Heather is a for sure no go because of the High Avy risk up mountain that can push down into the controlled terrain.

From NWAC:

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“THE BOTTOM LINE

The threat of very large and destructive avalanche from the upper mountain peaks Thursday night into early Friday. Don't expose yourself to large avalanche paths originating from the upper mountain until the storm relents. Storm snow needs more time to settle and can be triggered on or above slopes 35 degrees and steeper.“

Anyone going to brave an MLK weekend? B went for a job interview Saturday and bailed on our Saturday. I'm thinking of going Sunday and or Monday, anyone heading up?
I was planning on missing this weekend, then I saw the long range forecast for Wednesday. FUCK!

Props to the crews up at the Oregon ski areas this morning. And everywhere else for that matter.

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Anyone going to brave an MLK weekend? B went for a job interview Saturday and bailed on our Saturday. I'm thinking of going Sunday and or Monday, anyone heading up?
I was planning on missing this weekend, then I saw the long range forecast for Wednesday. FUCK!

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Might do. Will let you know if so.

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Well we've got a base......holiday weekend. Fast Pass ftw. BBQ in subzero weather sounds better.

Well, tried again. Went to Meadows, got to HRM lot and HRX went on Maintenance Hold. Main lot was full and they’re bussing people from HRM to Main. MHX and Buttercup are all that’s turning. Jeebus was it crowded too. So, we just u-turned and went back home. Maybe Bowl will be better if I get there right at 3:00…

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Well, tried again. Went to Meadows, got to HRM lot and HRX went on Maintenance Hold. Main lot was full and they’re bussing people from HRM to Main. MHX and Buttercup are all that’s turning. Jeebus was it crowded too. So, we just u-turned and went back home. Maybe Bowl will be better if I get there right at 3:00…

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How long did u wait for HRM to open? I thought I saw it opened about 9:30, then shut down again for "maintenance ", reopened at 1:00
It's been a brutal storm cycle
Luckily the r**n in the forecast is decreasing

Meanwhile @ Rancho Deluxe> 3°f snowing sideways.
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HRM was open 9-12 & 1-4. The last two days have been wild over there.

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The HRM lift was shut down around noon yesterday too. It was not weather related but a maintenance issue. I had to catch the shuttle back to the main lot on both days… karma ;) I’m staying clear from Hood for the next 2 days but I hope they can get some more lifts going on the weekend for you peeps, especially Star that should be phat!

Ski Bowl is closing at noon. See ya manana. Unless they're still closed tomorrow.

Tline closed for power now

I wonder if the cat at the top of MHX is for power?

Did star ever open? Online says no.

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Did star ever open? Online says no.

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Wasn’t open yesterday while I was there.

The wind is ripping and seeing its effects on multiple aspects, even below treeline. Went for a walk yesterday and found reactive wind slab, easily cracking underfoot about 6” deep on SW aspect @ 5k.

Went for another walk today, same thing, different aspect, below treeline, NW aspect @ 5400ft.

If the winds keep ripping tonight, it will seriously impact ski quality even as this snow is falling as montucky cold smoke

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Congrats to MtB lift ops for getting CCX & PMX open today!

Star has not operated since this storm cycle began and getting phatter by day... but as the fortress said, highly wind affected and 2 feet skis like 2 inches mostly

Temp comes up tomorrow so it’s gonna set up further

Dang winds! Stupid power outages! Might wait till Monday..... and/or Tuesday, if school gets called off.

WP hasn’t been able to open EPA yet, they claim due to rime. The Doo hasn’t been able to open Green yet either.
Methinks tomorrow morning driving conditions may be worse in the valley than on the passes … At least things haven’t switched from snow and sleet to freezing rain yet down here in the Shire. The original forecast had a half inch of ice as a possibility!

It just turned to snow in the valley
2 hours of sleet

Power just went out at my house. I think I'll skin up Bergis road and slay that 2 inches on asphalt

I’m just sitting here listening to the wind & generator and hoping none of the 100ft trees drop on my house…all sorts of cracking and shuddering going on out there in the forest

i watched a tree take down a couple others and our power/internet lines one pole from our house. The road is blocked entirely and live power on the road. If last time is any measure, it’s gonna be days before they repair it

What a great day. 0 degrees in Bend, 28 at the hill, super quality snow.

What a bizarre couple days. Hoodoo yesterday and mtb today were WAY warmer than Redmond/bend so melty snow on the truck went to flash freeze in minutes. Crazy. Had throw a shoulder into the door to open it.

So nice to be able to (mostly) tree noodle with confidence again.

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Power just went out at my house. I think I'll skin up Bergis road and slay that 2 inches on asphalt

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Just watched a guy being pulled on skis behind a Dodge Ram down our street. Shin deep pow turns are readily available.

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Congrats to MtB lift ops for getting CCX & PMX open today!

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Yes, but PMX took a bit longer and a lot of unhappy customers who weren't getting much info on tentative opening. I spent about 45 minutes in line and was just about to just head over to Red for one more lap when Pine popped.

The best lap, however, was the one that no one cares about. Damn fine untracked turns were had. Might try again tomorrow, but I took a spill when I transitioned off a groomer and had a tip dive into a very firm wind drift and went down hard on my right side. Upper ribs right below the arm pit are in a bit of pain. Called it after that event and then enjoyed a white knuckle drive down Century.

Hopefully lift ops gets things open sooner than today.

Considering all the Big Boy lifts have been down for days due to the wind/icing, getting PMX open by noon ain’t bad at all. Wouldn’t surprise me to see OBX spin tomorrow sometime.

Glad your cone laps were $$$$. Bummer about your crash. Heal up. Young guy like you outta be just fine tomorrow.

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What a great day. 0 degrees in Bend, 28 at the hill, super quality snow.

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Pics or it didn't happen.

How about this pic? Right now at 925 pm. The friggin butte only has 900 ft of vert, right?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6ddfaf3b63.jpg
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Went up for swing shift at MHM. Currently 7 degrees w/ rime starting to build up. Might get a wee bit funky.

What a strange few days at meadows. Deep and uncrowded with some patience involved.

Serious question…. Why would you stand in line for a lift without inquiring when they planned to load it?

I asked a lift mechanic and he told me very plainly they weren’t going to load big pine to the public until after Cloudchaser was online.

I went back down to the singles line at Red and told a few people standing around me, they all told a few other people. Some of those people turned around and walked up the hill to stand in line for 2 hours. Why stand when you could ski the same terrain from a different albeit slower lift?

Beauty of a day I thought. Warm and plush. Good turns to be had all over the lower mountain.

Also, props to the state of Oregon, Deschutes County, and the City of Bend for that third world plow job today. I think Mississippi could have provided safer roads today. Dozens of people in distress from the conditions of the roads.

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Sweetness. Thanks Tapper.

Maybe Wolf Rock is in

Just checking in from SW OR. Mt A opened Thursday with some of the best snow in years. Friday was great. Saturday power outage at 2:30 in the afternoon was not ideal, but the skiing was good. Sounds like the winds and ice have been slowing ops down across the state. At least we have snow!

WP and Doo closed today. Chains required on all vehicles on Santiam Pass.
Tombstone closed.
30% of Lane County without power.
Ice in Eugene is bulletproof but textured enough to drive with good tires or chains.

(Edit, both Doo and WP closed now)