It was the same on Thursday... even with our reservation. It was a full Parking lot. (A true shit show.) Empty slopes and small lift lines. Staff was doing a great job of monitoring the maskless.
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It was the same on Thursday... even with our reservation. It was a full Parking lot. (A true shit show.) Empty slopes and small lift lines. Staff was doing a great job of monitoring the maskless.
Anyone hit meadows today?
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Gonna do the crack of noon start. Look for the guy in a bright red Arcteryx jacket riding on some OLD Nomads.Quote:
Originally Posted by CnRzG
I think the thing with the Timberline lot is that it's really small. Like a 1/3 the size of MHM Parking. It's even smaller than the hrm lot. So, once on the mountain it will be less crowded.
Stadium and ER went on wind hold @ 10:05. They moved the camera away from the maze at MHE...
Having everything open (except Heather, Blue, Vista and Cascade) to start the year is amazing
We may try a noonish start tomorrow
Had to look up what ER was, forgot they renamed red after putting those shitty chairs from old HRM lift there. Lift lines doesn't look too bad considering upper mountain is closed and I'm sure 80% of Hood river is on the hill today for first day of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by k2skier112
Got 2nd chair up Stadium, then rode SSX until 11:30. It is howling out there and that kept the lift lines small at Star (looks like I timed it well as it’s on wind hold now)
Storm riding for sure all morning [emoji41]
I ate my turkey leg in the truck and took a tour of the new building
Sorry no pics
& riding with the buff up was unpleasant...it soaked thru by my 4th run
Oh well, whatever it takes
Not really any staffed line management but they had lines marked out ok
People were good about taking turns and teaming up singles
I even rode a 4some all singles. People were pretty chill today from what I could tell
Felt more like January than November! So deep in the all the right places. Felt good to get back to lift-served storm skiing. Lift lines were better than expected - nice to have so much terrain open already. Epic start to the season.
The new chairs on Red were designed by Sky Track, not Yan chairs, except they're both outside bail chairs. Yea, they suck ballsQuote:
Originally Posted by fatnslow
What time did you get into the lot, and how many rows back?Quote:
Originally Posted by ::: :::
Off to buy a Snowpark and put on studs
Got there at 8:10 and was parked well past the Providence Clinic.Quote:
Originally Posted by k2skier112
0710 for 6th rowQuote:
Originally Posted by k2skier112
Welp, bought the wife a new Subie. And just like that I have a pass. Wasn't even thinking about it until they told me. Guess I'll be back on snow with a Fusion pass. T-line is pretty meh, but I'll be stoked when the bowl fills in.
You sold all your gear right?Quote:
Originally Posted by PhiberAwptik
Keep saying that. Then all my little Timberflats stashes are safe. There'll be a good spell when it is going off at skibowl. Especially in a La Nina year. Damn climate change though is fucking with the snow levels and shortening the ski bowl season.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhiberAwptik
Closed out the second half of the day in near whiteout conditions lapping the bowls off Mex. Not a bad way to start the season.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...92f25645ac.jpg
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How quickly did the lines move today at MHM? I am headed up tomorrow.
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Kinda slow until very late in the day. VeryQuote:
Originally Posted by PNW-skier78
few full chairs and lots of wind holds/pauses.
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I still have a metric fuckton of outerwear, and a snowboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by thefortrees
MHM main lot full on a Tues with only passholders showing up
(altho, cams show small lines without even Vista or Cascade open)
"first few days of passholders only" really sounds like Sat will be first full open -- parking is gonna be a challenge with the full public access
Crazy that cascade is open on the second day of the season
Didn't it take forever to get that open last season?
Makes for more room in the water, if you're willing to swim with sharks.
And yes, I have the same recollection about it taking a long time last year.
Rolled in close to 10 and even HRM was parked out towards the nordic center. Surprisingly it was just walk-on lifts though.Quote:
Originally Posted by ::: :::
Enter meadows parking shitshow even on weekdays :(
The current passholders only situation also includes passholders from last year who didn't renew. I know the website says it's only for a few days but according to an email I got last week they're not planning on selling day tickets until Dec 21st when people can no longer use last years pass.
They lied to you. Day tickets going on sale this Wed, Thur, Fri. https://www.facebook.com/MtHoodMeado...59155723279878Quote:
Originally Posted by doubleeject
The unmitigated gall! I don’t believe I’ll ever be able to love again.Quote:
Originally Posted by thefortrees
If they’re able to keep Cascade and/or Vista spinning it keeps the crowd dispersed and the lines moving, here’s hoping.
you got more info on this?Quote:
Originally Posted by doubleeject
i got a spring pass last year and havent heard shit from them since they closed up the day after i bought the damn thing
It won’t help you ski tomorrow, but call themQuote:
Originally Posted by forty
There was a long winded email months back that broke down what they were offering and I don’t remember all the details. I’m not sure if it includes spring passholders or just the full season passholdersQuote:
Originally Posted by forty
It was an awesome first day, started bright and early around 12:40 ish. 5th row in HRM lot. Never had HRM open on my first day of the year, or had Cascade turning. MHM did an awsome job getting the lift mazes, and the top of Cascade in condition to open this early. I can't remember the last time this much was open this early, great job.
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you luggin' around an actual camera K2? Pics look good.
hey yeah what is this quality?
Checking into keep an eye on yall shifty neighbors
It's a rugged camera. New for this season a Fuji XP140. Just a basic point and shoot
Ski Bowl doesn't open until 3 PM midweek. So i can ratfuck all your stashes, go have a cocktail, and then hit Ski Bowl opening.:fmicon:Quote:
Originally Posted by CnRzG
Since I'll be in the groove I'll move over to Meadows come spring time. Maybe Mattig can provide me some good wiskey.
Right on. I love that about the upper bowl. To be able to work a day remotely. Load the car while working and drive up to end the day with a few hours of untouched pow at twilight is pretty damned awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhiberAwptik
Corn cycle and crowds for the weekend?
The kid will get to ski his new stix on sat
See y’all lapping sun laps on CSX
Mashed potato snow today and some awesome light.
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An Ode to Ms TBS, the best, smartest wife in Central OR, if not the entire PNW.
This Bachelor parking reservations thing was driving me nuts. I got reservations for the first five days. Now I can’t get free parking until Jan 11! So much for the strategy of reserve & cancel.
Mt B mgt tells me they will make more parking available “the week of”. How much more and when they make those slots available to reserve is a gi-fucking-gantic TBD. The poor person I talked with today was pretty frustrated with the lack of guidance as well. “I totally get it. At least you’re being nice about this” they said. “I had some guy earlier today yelling at me and said he was calling his lawyer. And I just heard that we are the only resort in the USA doing this parking reservation thing. Great...”
So, the question became one of
- do I ditch my MtB pass (gotta do by 12/15, IF I don’t use it before) and pick up a Hoodoo pass for $200 less, or
- do I just Trust In The Lord and MtB Mgt that parking will be magically become available when needed M-F?
So I’m explaining my dilemma to Ms TBS, with all the variables - better snow at MtB, Hoodoo closer but closed Mon-Tues, no parking reservations req’d at The ‘Doo, MtB will likely be more crowded, impact of La Niña, yada^3...
And she sez
“Why not keep your Bachelor pass and go buy a Hoodoo pass too?”
Brilliant!
Love ya darlin’
Get this shit rectified by spring break - visitors wanna visit
And tailgate
Anyone know when the meadows lots are filling up during the week? Heading up tomorrow and I have a 730 call that I need to plan cell reception around.