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I won’t be able to ski Baldy midweek after the storm, but I am thinking about touring options the first weekend of March. The low snow levels mean San Gorgonio could be skinning from the car instead of mud (maybe have to wait for road melt out first) and I wonder if Snow Creek on the north side of San Jacinto will be in play. Might end up at Baldy that weekend anyway.
They might not like you doing this while they work on the lift and control workQuote:
Originally Posted by abcdethan
Fingers crossed.
Anybody thinking of going Friday? Considering playing hooky to catch the start of the storm, 2-3ft
Marketing ops in full swingQuote:
Originally Posted by 1000-oaks
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Considering Bear is calling that they've already seen 3ft, might be hard to actually get up there tomorrow, though it doesn't look like 330 has been closed yet, just no exception chains.Quote:
Originally Posted by KillerMonkey
118" per Open Snow...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d06ed73ca3.jpg
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https://twitter.com/abc7marccr/statu...mg1F9Ry-2NASjA
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Baldy closed Friday, if Saturday happens I'd expect a late opening. Sunday will be a snowplay shitshow along Baldy Rd, bring a sleeping bag and be prepared to overnight in your car.
If it’s even 8 ft of snow, you think Baldy Resort can clear that out? And the roads?
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Any chance waterman opens?
I'll bet they open well after the storm when the roads clear. You can email and Beth will respond. They update the website every day. Will be good to tour for a long time prob. Supposed to get 115"
Looks like they aspire to open Sunday
http://www.mtwaterman.org/
That’s cool. I had no idea waterman still operatedQuote:
Originally Posted by bry
A buddy sent a couple pix from today. Derp.
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Dang that would be fun at Baldy
They may open chair 1. That’s it. I’m stoked for when they finally open Thunder
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https://twitter.com/mtbaldyresort/st...CSMivncYlBDzaQ. I’m impressed.
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Awesome photo of bottom of chair 1!
Wow!!!!
Hopefully they will be able to get things going soon. With a small crew and this much snow it will be difficult.
I have only skied Baldy in May a couple of times, if ever. Hopefully this year that works out.
I might be able to head up tomorrow or Tuesday, depending on when they get things open.
They are already advertising season passes for next year, and I can't blame them. But 799 seems steep. I typically get about 10 days a season at Baldy, sometimes 15. My wife usually gets 5-10. At that price I will probably still get one, but she won't. If they were offering season passes for 500 and the ability to pay 700 for a pass that would cover both this season and next season would be much more appealing. One of my Mammoth ski lease mates, who didn't buy a Baldy pass this season, might well pounce at those prices. I know they want to capitalize on the excitement, but that price is pretty steep.
Any reports from
Baldy? I saw from their Instagram that they got loft 1 running but otherwise it was hard to figure out what was going on
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Someone grabbed one of my CR on chair 1, their Strava didn't include any other chairs.
Baldys insta has some nice pics on its stories
1 and 2, was great until the cold fog rolled in.
Did they say when they expect 3 and 4 to open? Thinking about Thurs or Fri. It looked pretty epic today.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1000-oaks
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Monday theoretically for 3, but the weather forecast is calling for substantial wind.
Couple more feet in the NOAA forecast over next few days for Baldy. :eek:
Also, they are charging $899 for an anual pass :eek:
Some epic turns posted from Baldy yesterday. Don’t think I’ve ever seen better pow there
Seriously, how do you justify an Ikon pass plus this...Quote:
Originally Posted by Long duc dong
Going to try and get out here to tour Saturday maybe. We will see how the roads look at that point.Quote:
Originally Posted by bry
Looking towards some spring targets…
What a monster, if we're lucky it buried the choke and extended the lowest skiable elevation a bit
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Sounds like the new owners don't want to actually open to the public but act like it to keep their permit? Once the road is open, we'll see what excuses they come up with.Quote:
Originally Posted by KillerMonkey
I grew up skiing Waterman and had some incredible days back in the late 80's/early 90's when the Newcomb family owned it. There is some legit slackcountry terrain when it actually snows. Avy chutes should be all-time after this storm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNLK7ESyVvQ
Colin Sander and I riding on 2.26.23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MmAbdR6xlU
Me in LA on Sunday.
Yeah, I love Baldy but I think this is a bit much.Quote:
Originally Posted by KillerMonkey
The Ikon gets you Summit and Bear, so if you are a Mammoth weekender you can still get days down here when you don't go to Mammoth. Plus, Summit and Bear are more reliable.
I love Baldy, but I really think this is a bit steep. Even if you are going to ski Baldy a ton and Mammoth occasionally, probably getting Ikon base, this is still quite a bit. And with Baldy you always take the risk that it won't open much next year.
I could see making an offer where people can buy a pass for 700 that covers them the rest of this season AND next season, and maybe allow people who have passes for this year to renew for 500. But these prices are pretty high.
I agree that's too high regardless, surge pricing w/ 2x the time so it feels fair, sort of
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Everyone in SoCal is closed today. High winds, high avy danger, and 18, 38, 330 still closed. Have a ticket to Baldy for Saturday, hopefully they can get everything up and running by then.
Honestly, the 899 for the rest of this year, summer and next year doesn't seem as bad as 799 for this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by bry
If they offered 799 for the rest of this year and next year, without the summer, and a renewal of 599 for next season only that would seem more reasonable.
I'm sure part of this is that they want to get people there in the summer, and to sell summer passes. I'm just not going to go there in the summer, so it's pretty much moot for me.
With this snow I can't imagine them not being able to last until the end of April.
We were going to hit Mammoth this weekend, but with how bad the roads are in town and how good Baldy should be this weekend, assuming they can get the roads open, we're going to stick around and hit Baldy this Saturday, Sunday and possibly tomorrow or Friday for an afternoon. I would love to do an afternoon session tomorrow, but I do wonder about the roads. The Mt. Baldy Fire Dpt. just said they got another foot in town and 2 feet at the resort. The road is closed and might take a bit of time to open.
Well good for them if they can get it I guess, hopefully they can put the extra money into maintenance. And higher price might keep crowds down.
Will be interesting to see what roads get open for Saturday. Should be warm and sunny Th & Fr and the weekend.
I got a lift ticket for tomorrow, but the resort is closed, along with any recreation in the Baldy area due to an avalanche that slid in the road this morning. Winds pick up beginning Saturday.