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04/05 had a bad middle. So much so that everyone gave up. And there was a period (IIRC late Feb into March, or maybe a bit later) that was actually pretty good. Had lots of (cascade concrete) pow days where we had the mountain to ourselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAFKALVS
Something about lemons and lemonade...
I'd love some schmoo to schmear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ted Striker
Pass closure tonight and 6-8” so far. Should be a massive shitshow tomorrow, hopefully we get something out of the storm on Monday/Tuesday.
Stevens was surprisingly decent groomers today and snow falling from 10am on. Good luck to the holiday hordes this weekend.
I went up to Stevens yesterday afternoon for some family laps. Coverage was greatly improved, I found some soft stashes off the main runs when I wasn’t with my 5 year old, and it was basically empty.
I was up in the morning and other than the initial morning rush to get in the lift line, it was not crowded. Snow was great. It finally felt like winter! Once lunch hit, it was ski on to just about every lift. We still need a few feet to cover up the avy debris/death cookies/chicken heads from the rain event a few weeks ago. So, will be staying optimistic about the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by ey_allen
MX83 has been the ski of choice at Mission so far this season. The more I ski them I find that they’re very capable in a variety of shit fuck conditions and firm groomers.
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Hope I'm wrong but I've been getting irky vibes of the winter that shall not be named. It's been downright balmy in Glacier this winter. The biggest weirdness is that its not even weathery, just mild all around. I've split more wood in the last two weeks than I have ever in winters past, and only 1 day was in rain
Same vibes. Finishing my patio project this week. The only silver lining this go is that we don't have the blob to contend with. But those record subsea temps back in June I think kind of told the story...Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardedClam
It switched from unseasonably warm here in town to cold with strong NE outflow winds. Was talking to someone from Glacier and it's warmer up there.
No clouds for precip though.
Did some fitness laps at hyak today while the little guy sledded with mom and grandma. Top skied ok but the lower half had a bunch of open creeks and lots of terrain bumps that are normally filled in. Face and backside were skied enough to leave scrappy bumps.
Hopefully tomorrows storm delivers
Saturday was great skiing, excellent boot top powder, stable, cold, gorgeous views.
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I miss having Paradise as a reasonable day trip. That was a fun day we met, Norseman. You'll have to come up and ski Kulshan with me some timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Norseman
Skied boot-deep pow off of 7th Heaven at Stevens today. Coverage was quite good. Boy was it good to ski conditions like that. Also, nobody was there today. Well, CascadLuke was there…nice to bump into him. [emoji6]
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I was at Stevens too. Today sure over delivered and exceeded expectations!
Not too confident the rest of the week will be the same though.
Stevens was a nice surprise this morning. Seventh provided some great turns first few runs followed by nice chalk to follow. Still need a few more feet though. Hopefully the forecast can make some New Year’s resolutions for more pow.
I was was thinking of hitting Stevens after lunch yesterday but damn! $169 for a one day ticket? I took my skis for a walk instead.
Yeah…it insane. Night skiing is $80-90, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by waveshello
At some point will day ticket and season pass prices converge?
I haven't skied Paradise in quite a while, can someone fill me in on the current situation?Quote:
Originally Posted by kamtron
Good for you. Don’t let them get away with that. I can’t believe anyone would pay that even to have the mountain to themself on a powder day.Quote:
Originally Posted by waveshello
People pay more than that to see a Broadway show or a professional sports game, both of which are over in a few hours or less.Quote:
Originally Posted by wickstad
Closed Monday Tuesday or …Quote:
Originally Posted by counterfeitfake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N52M3TN9KDoQuote:
Originally Posted by yeahman
You’re going to pay more than that per day on your trip to UtahQuote:
Originally Posted by wickstad
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Elisa got us down to $78 per person. But yeah point taken. Also there are two trucks listed by owner for sale on Wenatchee Craigslist right now for over $75,000. That’s more than I paid for my house. Something is not right.Quote:
Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn
Wed/Thursday this week, (Not quite) survival skiing down low, better than expected. Great up high!
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House? Isn’t it a one bedroom condo?Quote:
Originally Posted by wickstad
You bought 20 years ago iirc.
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Looks nice! Good for you finding those turns this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by thefortrees
And I haven’t skied at Steven’s since.Quote:
Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn
Not sure I know StevenQuote:
Originally Posted by wickstad
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And it was a lot less than $75,000. Yeah it’s a bit of a hedge against inflation but like I said something is wrong with inflation right now. Negative savings is what it is. If I put a New York trip on my credit card with a couple broadway shows, then head over to Snowbird where I have on slope side lodging but I’m a captive guest and I drove down there in my new truck (which I’m already upside down on) what’s another $169 x 5 on my already bloated credit card bill?
Are you posting from work? Hopefully it’s slow.
I have to go let Todd kick my ass on Call of Duty.
Schwing!Quote:
Originally Posted by thefortrees
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This thread needs more stoke. I've spent nearly every day the last 2 weeks skiing though I'm terrible at remembering to take pictures. Get it while you can is the name of the game right now.
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How long are you in town?Quote:
Originally Posted by 2FUNKY
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Strong work Ey Allen, and agreed we need stoke. I’m finally completing the family holiday marathon and looking forward to rejoining the search for the good snow
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you can all thank the Raynaud's that took over two fingers on my right hand while eating at Muir that there aren't more pictures
Nisqually chute got shralpped as did whatever the steeper chute/feature/thing just to skier's right after dropping in
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