Riblets represent an era of skiing that seems to be quickly fading.
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Riblets represent an era of skiing that seems to be quickly fading.
Feels more like stepping back in time whenever I get on one nowadays. Simpler times when riding without a foot rest- or any safety bar for that matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
Speaking of riblets, I have been fortunate enough to acquire some old run down riblets chairs that I’ve been learning to refurbish. If anyone on here is interested, send me a PM.
Can deliver within the puget sound, and driving back to MT next week for the holidays so there’s an option there.
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My girls grew up riding the Riblets at Mission, still have three. It’s funny watching people that have only skied at more modern hill loading. Chair One is usually not too fast but Three and Four are cranking sometimes. Center pole, no outside support to speak of I love them.
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Is the old double 7th Heaven lift a Riblet? I rode it today a few times and it led to some really nice skiing.
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Yes, 7th is a Riblet. I absolutely love old doubles, it's what I think of when I think about a ski lift. HSQs are such a sterile experience you really have to try to eat shit loading up, but one wrong move on a fixed double moving at high speed and its a great few minutes of entertainment and excitement for even the most experienced.
I can honestly say being a lifty at a tiny mom & pop ice bump back in the 90s was the most enjoyable job I've ever had.
That's a cool article.
I'm proud that my three boys all started out skiing on riblets. Scared the shit out of me sometimes, but I appreciate that they caught a bit of that era.
I enjoyed that too!Quote:
Originally Posted by The AD
Rode up with a lift mechanic recently, that had worked at Park City on Doppelmayr and now Aspen's Pomas.
Vastly prefers Pomas. Says Dopps are unnecessarily complex and cramped to work on.
Crystal was a shit show .. going back to unlimited with ikon was a terrible decision. Hopefully nway and six got opened . I bailed at [emoji637][emoji637]:[emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]]. Guess all the base got blown of the front side because there was better coverage two weeks ago .. there is way too many fucking people here . Fucking can’t stand teslas .
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Hey now, it's not the Teslas that're the problem, it's their owners [emoji57]
There has to be some relief once Snoqualmie gets going, there just has to be. Here's to hoping the RTO mandates help spare the weekday crowd..
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Started the season with a couple hyak laps. Snow was lighter than expected and the face was moguls past the top pitch but it was nice to see some sun.
Summit West opening on Tuesday (source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDnTmdMTvm3/), right before they get slammed with rain on… Wednesday ??????
Yeah, saw that video. Open Tuesday to close again on Thursday [emoji3064]Quote:
Originally Posted by ptavv
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Huh, this being only our second season out here I just assumed that the Tesla invasion was just part of living near Pugetopolis. Still plenty of beater trucks and cars for each electric vehicle up there. I think there are worse things to be annoyed about…
Watched the shitshow on Saturday from the comfort of my bed. Wind kept the upper mountain closed until after 12:30- patrol couldn’t even get up on the ridge until 9am as there were triple digit winds recorded.
South faces are still spicy, but the refresh has been more than enough to train the legs.
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Lots filled up, but by the afternoon the mountain was empty from all the weak legged techies tapping out.
Hey wow I skied all those same places today. Snow was above average, crowds were mostly well behaved, and the traffic was as good as the artwork.
I left at an embarrassingly early Sunday morning and fairly smooth sailing on the roads.
Was at the rope drop for the Upper NorthWay cat track. While not untracked through the powder bowl, was nice. Real soft down lower. (Call me crazy, but an untouched run that is groomed, and has a few inches of new is fun...)
Next run was Bruce's bowl. Found some untracked goodness there. So nice to be out in front of the crowds!
Entries up top are pretty touchy with coverage. I'm still relatively new to this hill. With a later season\good base, there are some sweet lines to be had...
For those up there now...enjoy!
The hidden stashes stayed hidden, and more importantly, shaded. Sun-exposed faces got cooked quickhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...53a6ad8d9b.jpg
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On Sunday, I learned the hard way that 6:30 a.m. on a weekend is far too late to depart Seattle for Crystal. 1hr+ of stop and go to get the final couple of miles into the parking lot. I've been on Epic for the last several seasons and didn't realize there was an arms race taking place of leaving earlier and earlier to avoid traffic.
Other than that, the weather was phenomenal and the snow was great, albeit low coverage in some places. Very rocky navigation around the top of chair six
what a great day at crystal! Apparently I need to quit my job and just go on weekdays cuz that was perfect.
Sucks itll be gone tomorrow, but today was sick up at stevens. Stuff is filling in nicely, but still need more down low snow
Fun while it lasted
Yesterday afternoon at Mission was great storm skiing. Got a late start due to a burst water heater but it worked out, arrived just after noon about an hour after the storm started. Filling in to boot top on the groomed runs and knee deep in area off piste from Sunday night’s storm. The snow was very reactive by fifteen hundred, shooting cracks and small slabs moving with little provocation on steeper wind exposed slopes. Good skiing if a bit thick.
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Stevens this morning was awful.
Raining pulling into the parking lot, Every lot was inches of slush,
Warming up and raining in the morning, lower mountain was bouncing back and forth over the 32 deg F line,
Tons of lifts closed..
The first 10 turns up high we nice, and it quickly degenerated into the nastiest wet concrete on top of a thick crispy crust, to pure cascade concrete that you could wring drops of water out of while making snowballs..
Anyways... TLDR. I skipped work, went skiing. Conditions were terrible, it was still great. Gnar shredded..happy.
Fun FactQuote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
C8 at Baker is the longest distance riblet quad in the world and has the most cable splices of any riblet currently running
Yesterday was great at Mission, grippy fast groomers transitioning to fun crud by the afternoon. Only an occasional icy spot.
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Friday was spring mush up at Stevens but today there were a few soft pockets with a crust hiding just under the surface and refrozen crud abound. Left around 4:30 and it had been snowing hard since about 1. Tomorrow could be a good time to be up there.
Saturday at Stevens was meh. Groomer day.
Yesterday was much better. Rain crust froze up to be (mostly) supportable then added 4" on top of that. Jupiter opened for the first time and I hit it right for four quality laps until the crowds showed up.
My daughter's race season is upon me so I will be up there pretty much every weekend day (including 6 in a row between Christmas and New Years for holiday camp). If any Mags are ever around, it would be good to make a few turns together.
Really deep and heavy at Stevens today. Steeps are fun. Lower angle is tough until it starts getting some traffic. Classic Cascade Crud on the menu. Also, feels like everything is sliding down to the ice/crust layer from a week and half ago.
Anyone ski crystal ?
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I skied Crystal yesterday. Deep and heavy snow and super windy and foggy - even Forest Queen was on wind hold about lunchtime.
As always, we had a great time!
Any reports on Stevens today?
Was ok. A bit heavier than yesterday morning but a bit better than yesterday afternoon. Untracked run under southern cross about 10 was money ( heavy money). Later in the day stuff that had been skied out (like double diamond) was pretty good despite the ice fog/ freezing rain moving in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bandit Man
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Spent a soggy day at Stevens today. As has been the trend of late, the top half of the mountain skied well, albeit a tad heavy but deep. The bottom half of the backside was reminiscent of deep spring mashed potatoes that is just begging to shred the ligaments of an unsuspecting knee. It never rained, but it sure felt like it did. Soaked to the bone after a few hours of skiing. Everything is filling in nicely now, so anxious for some cooler temps and less challenging conditions. Parking never filled up and roads were bare and wet coming home.
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Crystal on Friday . Snow warmed up heavy and sticky by afternoon
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Hell. Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by ego7man
Nice work
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rippin!
Dope
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Never seen so many yard sales before as today at Baker - the hottest of hot pow. It was practically raining on the entire mountain save for the top 100 feet. Took a few runs and decided I didn't want to risk my knees anymore. Some real trial by fire initiation into PNW skiing for me.
Imagine learning in those conditions on the gear we had in the seventies and still loving the sport. Just blows my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jvhowube