In VT we call that a creemeeQuote:
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In VT we call that a creemeeQuote:
Originally Posted by Wapow
I had to go check the Skintrack Stoke thread to make sure that last one got posted over there. Excellent.
Anyone make the Stevens opener today?
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Originally Posted by Bandit Man
This was opening day like 2016 or 2017. I know itks tough out there right now but this happens from time to time.
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by BaseFloopy
I went to the stevens opener and had a lot of fun; good to see flying sofa friends again. I haven’t had a pass since Vail made it suck for a couple years. I got a midweek pass for the nearby touring and half days when I’m getting home from work tired. Not much was open and the modest crowd felt bigger than it was, but groomed snow and anything skied enough to break up the crust was fun. Did several laps in the Winnies. There was beautiful rays of sun through the ridgetop clouds in the trees that I liked very well, and occasionally full sun. Well worth the trip.
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But would you go back before it snows again? I’m guessing this weekend is going to be bonkers. Maybe go just to gather “Jerry of the Day” content?Quote:
Originally Posted by riff
Skyline is worth a half day just to get back on snow. Smoother than Tuesday and better vis. Better than Crystal where every run except Green Valley included some manner of shitty icy bumps and/or rocks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bandit Man
Mission was pretty sweet today. Stayed a lot longer than I intended. Piste only for now I’d say though.
If it's anything like Blewett, looks nice but low tide, and there's a heinous rain crust topped with a dash of hoar frost. Need more snow, and I think this crust is going to haunt us for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by wickstad
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Mission wasn’t really that sweet today. Groomers were all right early but still limited and the choke on Tumwater isn’t very pleasant after a couple hours. Off piste was trenched out refrozen, rain crust and very thin.
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Snuck up to Stevens this afternoon. Was pleasantly surprised by the coverage and quality of the snow. Didn’t venture off trail, but the “groomed” trails skied well. Still lots of creeks holes, random ripples, and avy debris on steep slopes. Also, the choke points are panic inducing. But, by this afternoon, crowds were gone and it was a good time.
Plus, it was gorgeous…
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Forgot to mention. Got to ride the new Kehr’s quad (aka “Bigger Chief”). I think it might be slower than the old double, but the seats were padded. [emoji41]
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Line speed is probably a bit slower but the uphill capacity is increased with half the chairs. Vail will lower maintenance costs (labor) and parts will be readily available beyond 5 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bandit Man
That makes sense. I wasn’t complaining about the speed,just making an observation. Outside of the initial mob on a pow morning, there isn’t the demand to require a faster lift. Also, the unload area is so small now that there just isn’t room for a detachable quad unload area with all the mechanical requirements.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackattack
Bigger Chief felt like it was running on half power yesterday, to include stopping a couple times. Also probably don’t have the coverage to keep it running much more unless these freezing levels drop sooner than later. I guess that goes for everything not on skyline or brooks though
Fun storm skiing at Mission today. Stayed mostly frozen precip, snow and a bit of sleet. Windy up top. Soft turns everywhere. A bit of off piste but it’s punchy in areas that haven’t seen traffic.
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The seats and I think the seat backs used to be painted wood. Really fun chair ride in freezing rain. I think the newer seats were from the Thunderbird chair at Snoqualmie which were also yellow but padded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bandit Man
Fun to ski with you today. No rules when you’re having fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn
I memba yellow big chiefQuote:
Originally Posted by wickstad
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Nope, the old Tbird chair had no bar in the middle on the seat unlike old Chief, the bar came up over the back. It was a yellow chair though.Quote:
Originally Posted by wickstad
I’ve known wickstad for nearly 20 years now, I’m going with Mofro’s recollection.
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Not to mention all the choppy bumps with twigs. One lap and it was back to Skyline, which was actually good. Sorry I missed you.Quote:
Originally Posted by XavierD
Love checking the forecast and seeing predictions getting lower and lower as each day passes. Bout to be skunked on our guided tour next week.
And squirmy little kids will get seated properly since the chair wont whip around the bullwheel causing them to fall off onto the run (saw it happen several times last season).Quote:
Originally Posted by jackattack
Most folks don’t know how to load a fixed grip double anymore, let alone a center pole. Detachable quads have made us soft.Quote:
Originally Posted by LegoSkier
Seems like every 10 years or so WA gets skunked on winter. We are 9 years on from the last skunking (my first year here). I guess i should get the MTB overhauled sooner than later.Quote:
Originally Posted by eSock
04-05, 08-09, 14-15, 23-24.
But 05-06, 09-10, and 15-16 were great winters, let’s hope the pattern holds true again for 24-25.
Fast groomers, mild temps, and blue skies at Stevens today. Oh, yeah…and light crowds for the first few hours.
Hogsback line at 10:30:
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Skyline and Brooks at 10:30
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The snow up on Tye Mill was softer and more “winter-like” than expected, but the single-cat width groomer made for some mayhem. Coverage on the backside didn’t look as terrible as one would imagine. Still hopeful…
The bottom of the backside is where its really bad. lots of open creeks trying to get the jupiter chair, but the top 500 feet or so is skiing pretty well.
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Originally Posted by goCougs
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In still skiing and having a good time, and I’m still optimistic about the season.
Another storm is brewing so do some snow dances to keep temps cool.
I googled it and found an answer on Facebook. Only the seat bottoms were wood. The chairs were not replaced by the T-bird chairs. They were modified (the process was over my head) to accept normal seats in the eighties. Then in the nineties even more modifications were done. Sorry I just read it but I think my memories from the early eighties are clearer than from five minutes ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn
Ya seen this before. The current pattern is similar to the years quoted above. High and dry, see hope on long range forecasts, get excited, 2-3 days before storm the forecasts turn warmer or at least finish warm and rainy, get depressed, high and dry, rinse repeat.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAFKALVS
I for one, am embracing the writing on the wall. If I keep my expectations low, I can be pleasantly surprised.
Helps that the biking’s been good
When coverage up high is good, I can accept the high end dry patterns by getting out skinny skis and walking my brains out for big stuff; some pow farming here and there would be nice though!
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Looking north towards the Lake Wenatchee country and beyond from Mission yesterday, the snowpack looks decent above 5500-6000’.
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2015 was really bad at the ski areas, but I remember some good mid-winter tours into the alpine with access that isn't possible on normal years. Valentine's day perfect corn on Larrabee followed by top-to-bottom corn on S side Baker was a highlight. I think that was the spring where we actually got a really nice bunch of powder in WA pass after it opened too, and then the usual volcano seasons was good if a bit earlier than usual.
Yep, was just thinking about that year. I was touring from Paradise a bunch with midwinter corn conditions and it was great. Went up there like 20 times.Quote:
Originally Posted by kamtron
I think I met you that year, when we skied with Amar from Muir to the bridge.
And yeah, the early pass opening was cool. Maybe the best skicamper trip I ever did.
The coverage is good enough up high that I was thinking a traverse following the county line from Mission to Blewett might be good. Kinda like the hogloppet but with more up and down, less road
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I went up to Crystal today to get some turns with my 8yo during her winter break
It is… rugged. Pouring rain until half way up the Boulevard. Sleet in the parking lot. Actual snow in, around, above the base area but windy.
Fun day skiing Queens run over and over with her.
Going to take a couple good storms to fix things though. Bare dirt under the tree cover below about 5k feet. Paradise has *a lot* more snow at the same (and lower) elevations.
Super weird to me that despite temps <32 they weren't running any of the snow guns… even the ones runs that with really sparse coverage and no skiers (eg lower Bull Run, upper Quicksilver). Given how little snow there is around the base area it seems like some big piles in reserve on lower Bull Run would be useful to push around after the next rain storm. Seems weird.