NO SNOW RANT - I'M DEPRESSED

[Squirrel99]

I hate bitching, but this is going to far. Just about every mountain in WA is fucking closed. It's January 24. WTF is going on? We can't even really drive to ski a friggin' groomer for crying out loud. 50's, 60's, record highs, record rains, floods, no fucking snow. 0 days on a season pass. no hope for any snow- forecaster today says the 16 day model shows little sign of moisture and the only moisture possible will be above the Passes freezing levels So pissed off. My bro is coming out here on Feb. 18-20 to supposedly ski. There is not a snowball's chance in Hell anything will be open or worth skiing.

Road Trips are cool and all that, but not every weekend or so. It's burning a hole in the credit card All I want to do is ski a few days on my season pass and not drive 8 hours or more to try and find snow. They've had more snowfall in Chicago this year than we've had in WA. WTF. 450" average and we can't get even a friggin' groomer open.

I hate having to keep bitching about winter. It's not even about the powder anymore (well, okay ) but come on... at least let us get a portion of the areas open. Sorry- I had to take this out in the padded room 'cause I'm really frustrated right now. What does a person have to do to get snow in WA this winter?????? Okay, I feel a little better now- but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ULLR, MOTHER NATURE, SANTA ROSA, JAPANESE SNOW DOLL, SOMEBODY PLEASE BRING US SOME SNOW!

[house]

you have lots of company. lots of pissed off company. i too have a pass and it is going to waste. oh and spending the past 3 hours calibrating glassware for quant this year didn't make me any happier.

[Squirrel99]

Ski information provided by Jake Moe at SkiWashington.com

Conditions as of 6 a.m. 1/24/2005:

49 Degrees North
Slope Status: OPEN Fri - Tues
Date: 01/24
Time of observation: 6 AM
Temperature: 33
Weather conditions: Broken Clouds
Snow conditions: Groomed
New snow: 0 New
Base depth (lodge): 10 inches
Base depth (top): 46 inches
Facilities: OPEN Fri - Tues
Hours of operation: 9 - 3:30


Crystal Mountain
Slope Status: OPEN
Date: 01/24
Time of observation: 6 AM
Temperature: 39
Weather conditions: Overcast
Snow conditions: Groomed
New snow: 0 New
Base depth (lodge): 14 Inches
Base depth (top): 25 Inches
Facilities: OPEN Limited Operation
Hours of operation: 9 - 4


Mission Ridge
Slope Status: RE OPENS SATURDAY
Date: 01/24
Time of observation: 6 AM
Temperature: 45
Weather conditions: Clear
Snow conditions: Groomed
New snow: 0 New
Base depth (lodge): 11 inches
Base depth (top): 15 inches
Facilities: Re OPENS Saturday
Hours of operation: Saturday


Mt. Baker
Slope Status: RE OPENS FRIDAY
Date: 01/24
Time of observation: 6 AM
Temperature: 42
Weather conditions: Overcast
Snow conditions: Groomed
New snow: 0 New
Base depth (lodge): 30 Inches
Base depth (top): 40 Inches
Facilities: Re OPENS Friday
Hours of operation: Friday


Mt. Spokane
Slope Status: Temp Closed - waiting for more snow
Date: 01/24
Time of observation: 6 AM
Temperature: 26
Weather conditions: Overcast
Snow conditions: Groomed
New snow: 0 New
Base depth (lodge): 15 inches
Base depth (top): 30 inches
Facilities: Closed
Hours of operation: Closed


Ski Bluewood
Slope Status: Temp Closed - waiting for more snow
Date: 01/24
Time of observation: 6 AM
Temperature: 35
Weather conditions: Clear
Snow conditions: Groomed
New snow: 0 New
Base depth (lodge): 7 inches
Base depth (top): 17 inches
Facilities: Closed
Hours of operation: Closed


Stevens Pass
Slope Status: Temp Closed - waiting for more snow
Date: 01/24
Time of observation: 6 AM
Temperature: 45
Weather conditions: Overcast
Snow conditions: Groomed
New snow: 0 New
Base depth (lodge): 15 inches
Base depth (top): 30 inches
Facilities: Closed
Hours of operation: Closed


Summit at Snoqualmie
Slope Status: Temp Closed - waiting for more snow
Date: 01/24
Time of observation: 6 AM
Temperature: 40
Weather conditions: Overcast
Snow conditions: Groomed
New snow: 0 New
Base depth (lodge): 15 inches
Base depth (top): 30 inches
Facilities: Closed
Hours of operation: Closed


White Pass
Slope Status: Temp Closed - waiting for more snow
Date: 01/24
Time of observation: 6 AM
Temperature: 43
Weather conditions: Overcast
Snow conditions: Groomed
New snow: 0 New
Base depth (lodge): 15 inches
Base depth (top): 30 inches
Facilities: Closed
Hours of operation: Closed

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

damn...you guys have a right to be pissed and a right to rant & vent for sure. damn that sucks. I've been trying to keep myself out of the loop regarding conditions and what not for the past few weeks, so I had no idea you guys were hurting this much. Kirkwood averages about 450 a year too....I can't imagine how much we'd all be whining down here if it was us. rant on mang.

[Svengali]

I'm going to "kill" the next asshole TV"weatherman" who "snickers" when he says
"there's no hope in the extended forecast for you skiers out there" fuckin bowler's all of them I really feel for you folks in the PineapplesNoWay, I'm thankful for the snow we do have, but it's nowhere near legendary yet. I still have hope! and If we get more snow, it will be heading south shortly thereafter!

[Squirrel99]

Okay, they showed Baker, Snoqualmie, Stevens, and Crystal last night on the news. FUCKING WEAK. At 7,000 feet in Green Valley- snow is barely consolidated onto one - that's ONE- semi-skiable slope.

And BAKER, I can't even cry it's too depressing. IT IS ALL DIRT AND GRASS AT WHITE SALMON. That's less snow than fucking OCTOBER, let alone JULY of last year.

When the heck is ULLR going to show some fucking love up here? I'm over it.

[dubu]

yup I donno how lonk can keep my drunken stuper up..

fuck.

looking at the forecast right now is the most depressing thing ever.

fuck

[ak_powder_monkey]

go fishing, go biking, go roller skiing, go hike on rainier (sp?) quit you bitching and go enjoy what you do have: dry trails and open water (we have neither just ice everywhere so much fucking ice )

[Woodsy]

ya know Marriott DOES have jobs in Utah.

just sayin'