I'm not going up today but Alpine should be holding some goods in the high yellow - art's knob area. Yesterday Keyhole to Art's knob was absolute money with relatively little traffic. On my 8th run I was still getting completely fresh tracks in the Sherwood cliffs. God's groomer on the steeps was in full effect. Had to give yourself more room to slow down than what your eye made you think (definitely skier snow vs snowboard snow, but I love that dense shit too). No Beaver or Estelle but apparently High T is sheduled. Steeps in the backcountry sound a little scary. I was actually ski cutting things inbounds yesterday due to the dense slabs that kept breaking off everywhere.
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03-22-2013, 07:51 AM #3201
Banned
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03-22-2013, 12:30 PM #3202
Gripped
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Ugh, so far none of my theories for finding fun snow at Squaw have panned out. Rethinking over an early beer. Seems warm and calm enough, but not much softening so far.
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03-22-2013, 12:51 PM #3203
local boob
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when i can't find good snow anywhere, i generally go to headwall and lap hogsback for the rest of the day...
disclaimer: you probably won't enjoy it (but i usually do).Still waiting...
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03-22-2013, 05:23 PM #3204
Deepo days
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Morning hot laps on sentinel groomer. It was some of the bra groomer skiing I can recall. Mid day lap on head wall. It was wintertime goodness. West shore is basically been hit fyi.
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03-22-2013, 07:06 PM #3205
Old Man and the Ski
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What didn't they open?
Originally Posted by powdrhound
powdork.com - new and improved, with 20% more dork.
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03-22-2013, 07:34 PM #3206
La puta que te parió
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Anyone know when next year's Squaw season passes are scheduled to go on sale?
Do you by chance happen to own a large, yellowish, very flat cat?
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03-22-2013, 08:12 PM #3207
Finally A Ski Bum
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Did something happen at Alpine today? I am seeing the following search terms pop up in the search terms results for UnofficialAlpine.com today: "ski lift accident alpine meadows" and "lift accident at alpine meadows". I heard that Big Blue was shut down at Squaw after multiple rollbacks but have not heard a word from Alpine today.
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03-22-2013, 08:20 PM #3208
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DING DING DING DING DING We have a winner! Originally Posted by jahroy
"The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."
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03-22-2013, 08:44 PM #3209
Si, vino por favor
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Originally Posted by gone2alpine
We left the mountain around 11:00 to check out the Super G at Squaw and pulled over for multiple EMS crews heading up the road.
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03-22-2013, 08:48 PM #3210
Expert Jong
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Is hogsback really a secret? I mean... I have my spots, but didn't think that was one of them.
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03-23-2013, 12:54 AM #3211
local boob
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it's definitely not a secret at all.
i was just saying it's one of my goto runs when good snow is hard to find.
i don't really ski any runs that are secrets...Still waiting...
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03-23-2013, 01:42 AM #3212
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Headwall opened while I was taking a break (11am or so). Hogsback/Headwall Face had some of the better snow today, but conditions were pretty variable. Good sized recent slide on headwall face so there's that debris field to avoid, death cookies, roller balls, heavy softening untracked, point releases all over the place. Spring solar radiation with solid refreeze overnight has done a number. Interestingly, the bed surface of that slide held some fun snow. Also some surprisingly pleasant conditions in Shirley Bowl. Originally Posted by jahroy
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03-23-2013, 09:28 AM #3213
Any powder will do fine.
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For the storm day, Wednesday, Palisades did not open. On the backside, the Left turn off of the chair was roped off for the first time in memory. I do not know how far down slope was roped, we went the other way. Originally Posted by powdork
I was told they were short staffed because of avi dog certifications, and some important conference call. Nothing to do with conditions.
Not enough people to run all of the routes.
It was nice to have it saved for us on Thursday, though.
I love Spring storms.
Let it Snow!
Tuesday/Wednesday next week would be nice, Mom. Thank you for this last one.
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03-23-2013, 05:22 PM #3214
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Squaw posted their pass prices. Gone2Alpine had them right.
Link for mobile:
http://m.squaw.com/the-mountain/lift..._mc_id=IEM0200
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03-23-2013, 07:27 PM #3215
click here
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The cold, clear night worked wonders for the snow last night. The few patches of untracked improved, and the groomers were awesome all day. CPSSR may have been nice if anyone visited.
10/01/2012 Site was upgraded to 300 baud.
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03-24-2013, 01:54 AM #3216
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the sleds are back at the divide.
the snow is fun with some enhancement.
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03-24-2013, 03:42 PM #3217
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Was at Alpine yesterday. Palisades to the lower part of Our Father was really good. Didn't hike, get lazy when I'm alone. D's and Pete's were fun when it softened up. Snow is holding up OK
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03-24-2013, 05:23 PM #3218
local boob
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great weekend.
wintery yesterday, slushy today.
both equally fun.Still waiting...
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03-24-2013, 06:56 PM #3219
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Agreed. First day at Heavenly in two+ years, Killebrew turns were super, super fun. Originally Posted by jahroy
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03-24-2013, 10:37 PM #3220
can fly!
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young Owen and Krystal Kartwright and I are inbound for Far West Championship races at Squaw this week - races Thu-Sun - come watch the little ripper race
we'll be at a house in TD with TurxSki and friends - all Maggots invited to dinner Friday night - RSVPI didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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03-24-2013, 11:05 PM #3221
Da TGR Hui
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Steeper than anything at inbounds KW right? Pipeline is the shit. Originally Posted by Steven S. Dallas
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03-24-2013, 11:43 PM #3222
Aging Badly
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KILLEBREW KREW: ASSEMBLE
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03-25-2013, 08:52 AM #3223
...darkness is beautiful
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Seriously though...this next warm storm may yield sweet high elevation turns in there.
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03-25-2013, 09:17 AM #3224
Ginger
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Found some sweet high elevation turns in the Moon Crescent on Sunday. Was surprised it hadn't been destroyed by anyone since the storm last week. Pics and Video coming soon. Originally Posted by skier666
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03-25-2013, 09:29 AM #3225
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niiiice score ^^^!!! we were headed there the other day but went across the street instead. woulda thought it was all windslapped
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