I blame the governor's race. When they finally decide on a new gov the weather will improve.
Unfortunately that may take another month.
There better damn well be a La Nina next year.
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I blame the governor's race. When they finally decide on a new gov the weather will improve.
Unfortunately that may take another month.
There better damn well be a La Nina next year.
Rad, you can watch the puddles form and the bushes start to pop out at Crustal on the cam.
Wow you guys missed out huge...I was shredding the gnar all weekend long! Gnar=studying the difference between the RCW and Uniform Probate code with regards to what can revoke and revive a will...oh and don't forget my lines down the "Model Rules of Professional Responsibility", specifically communications with unrepresented persons and candor towards the tribunal...yes that's right. I bailed on skiing(or rather iceskating at Crystal) to stay at home couped up in my apartment studying until my eyes started to bleed. But my finals are tomorrow and tuesday and with any luck it will start snowing tuesday afternoon...god please let it start snowing.....
So now you have no idea how craptastic it was today. No wait...Quote:
Originally Posted by girlski0912
Yup, atomic blow jobs (and sandblasting) on top of REX and Green Valley lifts, thanks to 50+mph ridgetop winds...yes it was a day for the groomers (and they did do a good job of grooming for once), but it was downright unpleasant anyplace but Forest Queer.
Winds were so high, that a tree was downed just outside of Greenwater Ski Shop, knocking power out to the hill. Then, their generators failed, and we had to wait for all the lifties to get on the stationary bikes and pedal like mad to wheel the chairs sloooooooooowly to the top (stuck on the chair for 40mins+; seriously their diesel engines suck!). So, they closed the mountain, and we got $20.00 vouchers for the next time I ski. Considering my lift pass was already substantially reduced, I effectively skied for 5 bucks. Not bad...
Looks like I made the correct call to stay home. When I checked the weather this morning and saw the high wind warning, that tipped the balance and I went back to sleep. Oh well, my first day on the snow will be at Alta Friday.
One thing that irked me anyway is they were charging $40 for lift tickets this weekend. That seems a little steep considering conditions. Speaking of which I got a chuckle from the Crystal website. Conditions were described as "pre-season." No, not early season, pre-season!!
yeah, we were wondering where you wereQuote:
Originally Posted by The AD
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Originally Posted by The AD
Yup, 10 dollars a chair running...except for Chinookie, there really aren't any runs to ski down to it, except one "return to base area" run. That's it!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
Looked like all the mountain might have been a great bit of fun earlier in the week though.
And though it is by the slimmest of margins, Optics still wins his bet with BakerBoy.
I know what I am asking Santa for!!!! SNOW
so I guess I made the right decision and went drinking insted..
so the forecast looks sooo hot right now he.
On the bright side, while yesterday can be described as firm, Garmont, Atomic, Scarpa and BD were all offering free demos at Baker yesterday, so it was not a total loss.
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Originally Posted by dubu
I don't evening want to talk about the forecast.... screwy El Nino bullshit!
You most certainly made the right decsion to stay home. Jumper and I were stuck on the Forest Princess for an hour. Earlier that day we got stuck on REX for about 10 minutes. It would not have been so bad if we had not stopped right at the top; where we just got pounded by the wind.
Get this, at the end of the day Jumper and I went to get our vouchers, and the attitude of "guest services" was, and I quote, "You are lucky to get a $20 voucher". Say what bitch?!?!? I responded by saying, were we also lucky to be stuck on a chair for an hour freezing our asses off? <insert evil looks here>
All in all it could have been better, but hey at least I was skiing. :rolleyes2
I skipped out on Crystal as well. Seemed to be the right decision.
Went out and got shit faced on saturday night instead.
Wow, that sucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by fubar
I was going to take the bus up once last year and it never showed. When I talked to guest services they were very nice. She did, of course, make it clear to me it was the bus companies fuck up, and not Crystal Mountain's.
I'm sure conditions this year are making them as ornery as us.
well, my beef with the mountain was over our backpacks...FUBAR and I had left our packs at the base of REX, in the rack like everybody else. Mine had my lunch, a 12-pack of PBR, cameltoeback, hat, sunglasses, latherman, etc. inside, so it's all stuff I want back (esp. the PBR). So anyway, once they'd finally wheeled the lift enough with the diesel for us to get off of forest princess, some 'trollers at the top explained to us what had happened and told us they were shutting down the mountain, etc., etc. We'd already made up our minds to cut our losses and go home anyways, so no change in plan here.
Anyway we ski to REX, and all the packs that had been stored outside it were gone. THere were a bunch of 'trollers and mountain ambassador-types standing around, and they told us "we've got your packs, and we're taking the bags down to guest services, so go pick them up there." So, we ski down to guest services, get out vouchers, and ask about our packs, and they had no idea about any packs, we should go check with the Ski Patrol. So we go to the 'troll shack, which smell's like a troll's hairy armpits anyways, and ask about our packs, to which they say "yes, we're bringing them down, wait for them in the brown bag room."
well anyway, since when we got to REX the bags were already gone, and we'd already dicked around a bit over at guest services, so we'd given them plenty of time to bring the bags down. So I ask "they're not down yet?" I get no for an answer. THen I ask "So, do you have any idea how much longer it's going to be?", since sitting around in the dark in the brown bag room waiting for the patrol to get its ass in gear had about as much appeal as getting cornholed six ways from sunday. And the dude gives me a blank stare, and walks off.
I'd really been concerned about our skis - we'd left them sitting outside the base-area restrooms, just asking for some of Crystal's rampant ski theft. I wanted an ETA, really wanted him to get on the radio to find out where our bags were, so I could decide what to do about the skis. After this I decided mountain policy could go fuck itself, I was bringing the skis inside the lodge.
Anyway we ended up waiting at least a half an hour. And no they didn't bring the bags into the brown bag room, FUBAR had to go looking for them.
I did get the $20 voucher, so yeah I skied for 5 bucks, but still...
ah well, it was sliding on snow :rolleyes:
Annyone think its funny that customer service at crystal has a timeout room..
Its adjacent to the main room you walk in, if you have a complaint they tell you to step aside into this little room, where you talk to you through a little sliding window.. (not a counter like the other room has..) you know just in case you want to jump over and strangle them or something..
on the other hand I am really surpised you guys managed to get 20 dollar vouchers. that must be a first at crystal..
they would not refund me anything when all their lifts broke down except chinook last year.. yea that was fun..
Saturday was the day, you guys missed it!!!
6" of soft snow in Green Valley (under 2" of hard rain crust.) The crust was breakable and inconsistent and hard to ski in not to mention Tele in. Yes it was fun and there was a good turn to be had, I think I found it several times. If you kept the speed up you could blast thru the shit until the broken crap froze solid to a form I have not seen in a long time.....
Another great day in the PNW, home of the variable freezing level. :cussing:
They kinda had no choice. The whole mountain went down without power, and they stranded half the skiers on the lift.Quote:
Originally Posted by dubu
Christ, I had to lead a freekin expedition party (with a flash light) into the men's room so 5 guys could see enough to take a piss! When we came out I handed the torch off to the next group.
You should have seen them handing out the $20 vouchers... it was like they were giving away one of their kids.
Jumper's little story is just evidence of one more thing (besides an open minded attitude embracing true freeriding) that Crystal is NOT known for- HALF WAY DECENT CUSTOMER SERVICE....some of their employees take asshole to a whole new level. My feelings towards Crystal right now aren't too obvious, are they guys???? And I had to laugh at them charging full prices first weekend. That is adorable.... :nonono2:
OK, you guys have missed the point.
Skiing with a 12-pack of PBR in my backpack + Sitting in the dark + leading expeditions to take a piss in the darkness of the bathrooms = core.
I'm really disappointed nobody picked up on me skiing around with a 12-pack in the bag - that shit's not easy! It was like I had a baby gorilla on my back or something!!! :yourock:
wow, sounds like i missed a steallar opening day at xtal. :rolleyes:
if it makes anybody feel any better cali wasn't that fresh. they got snow (which is something) but they also got a warm storm on wednesday that dropped 4 inches of rain all the way over the summit. there were rain gutters running down the hill all over the place. the drinking wasn't even that good.
i just hope that things start going in the right winter and snow direction soon, cuz this is starting to hurt my feelings.
anybody want to ride bikes this weekend? no really. Guh-fucking-errrr!
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Originally Posted by Jumper Bones
Pfffft.. You guys (especially Montana transplants) are fucking rookies when it comes to drinking and skiing. Nobody picked up on the 12-pack because that aint shit -- I carry a 100oz bladder full of beer just in my Camelpack, and that doesn't even include the reserves! Pussy... :nonono2: