The New and improved Oregon 2020/2021 Ski Season Thread

[PNW-skier78]

Kind of a different situation - mostly due to house parties - but definitely a reminder not to get too up close and friendly with that liftie who's bumpin your lift seats!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ster-1.5842980

I agree. Oregon mainly has ski areas and not ski resorts. Sort of different. I’ve been packing snacks in my pocket and avoiding going inside the lodges at all this year.


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[river59]

Can we get some more pics in this thread? Life in the covid trenches has me bummed. Let me live vicariously through your shredding.

[Toadman]

I have one tomorrow I do not need. I can transfer if anyone needs. Pm if anyone wants

Looks like some spaces opened up for today. Fingers cross that the same occurs for tomorrow.

[Bobcat Sig]

Thank you for having that discussion. The maskless idiots are the ones that run the potential to take all this away from us again (aka like Europe). My wife made a great point about the “majority” of those that seem to refuse keeping the mask pulled up: “doesn’t it seem like those same people are the ones that originally wore masks to cover their faces in the first place, because it was cool and anonymous? Why are they pulling them down now?”

Because some people just want to see the world burn? Or maybe they are contrarian? I don't know...

What I do know is that in times like these, kindness goes a long way. I've already seen some escalations in lift lines where someone rather rudely got after someone who forgot to pull up their mask. It was meet with an equally unkind response.

Shit is hard enough already during the Covidz; no reason to make it shittier. Everyone has to take a bite of this shit sandwich and I've found a bit of kindness and courtesy goes a long way.

Yes I’ll probably be there

Let's rip it.

[CnRzG]

Because some people just want to see the world burn? Or maybe they are contrarian? I don't know...

What I do know is that in times like these, kindness goes a long way. I've already seen some escalations in lift lines where someone rather rudely got after someone who forgot to pull up their mask. It was meet with an equally unkind response.

Shit is hard enough already during the Covidz; no reason to make it shittier. Everyone has to take a bite of this shit sandwich and I've found a bit of kindness and courtesy goes a long way.


Let's rip it.

I agree. Which is why I am respectfully and constructively going through management to see if they will modify the protocol.

[SchralphMacchio]

That’s also where I was impressed with Doo staff. No COVID shaming of people in line, most of whom probably legitimately just forgot to pull up the gaiter, just a friendly and very quietly stated “excuse me man/miss, can you just pull that up for me while you’re in line?”

[CnRzG]

That’s also where I was impressed with Doo staff. No COVID shaming of people in line, most of whom probably legitimately just forgot to pull up the gaiter, just a friendly and very quietly stated “excuse me man/miss, can you just pull that up for me while you’re in line?”

Timberline lifties were great and did what they were supposed to do. It was just outside of the lift line where some people acted like it didn't matter.

[Toadman]

That’s also where I was impressed with Doo staff. No COVID shaming of people in line, most of whom probably legitimately just forgot to pull up the gaiter, just a friendly and very quietly stated “excuse me man/miss, can you just pull that up for me while you’re in line?”

Spent a week at JHMR last week, and this is how the lifties there were handling things. But there were also several ski hosts with yellow and black jackets out and about, and they were thanking people for visiting and for wearing masks.

It was clear to me that the lifites at JHMR and gone through some type of training on the COVID.

[Bobcat Sig]

Thank you for having that discussion. The maskless idiots are the ones that run the potential to take all this away from us again (aka like Europe). My wife made a great point about the “majority” of those that seem to refuse keeping the mask pulled up: “doesn’t it seem like those same people are the ones that originally wore masks to cover their faces in the first place, because it was cool and anonymous? Why are they pulling them down now?”

That’s also where I was impressed with Doo staff. No COVID shaming of people in line, most of whom probably legitimately just forgot to pull up the gaiter, just a friendly and very quietly stated “excuse me man/miss, can you just pull that up for me while you’re in line?”

My point wasn't lifties; the ones I've seen have been great. It's been other skiers and riders being assholes to each other. Or more precisely, some classic PNWet passive-aggressive whisper-shouting.

Regardless, a reminder to be kind to each other, even in the lift line.

[CnRzG]

My point wasn't lifties; the ones I've seen have been great. It's been other skiers and riders being assholes to each other. Or more precisely, some classic PNWet passive-aggressive whisper-shouting.

Regardless, a reminder to be kind to each other, even in the lift line.

Yeah, lifties are doing the best job they can despite the covid crap. It's clients.

[jonesy]

And another one on the books.

It was alittle firm but these boards made it smooze.

Groomers were really the only option.

Breezy mid mt. and at 1130 it started snowing. It's going to be a good season.

[Toadman]

Looks like you were...inverted. Nice!

[Supermoon]

[jonesy]

Cheap Android phone.

[TBS]

Cheap Android phone.

It's the Indian not the arrow kimosabe

[jonesy]

It's the Indian not the arrow kimosabe

I do my own stunts bro. Lines were tolerable today. Enjoy the new snow.

[TBS]

I shall do my best
Anybody else up tomorrow? Looking like a GPO kinda day...

[Toadman]

Snagged a parking spot for Thursday! Was just about to shut the old working computer down for the night, and thought, let me just peak at the parking situation, and saw availability, pulled the trigger on the ParkingWhiz app, and bingo! First lift severed at Bachy awaits!

Now, the $699 dollar question is; what do I need to do in regards to using my Ikon Pass? Do I need to stop off at the Customer Service window? Or can I roll right up to the lift, like one can at Crystal?

[thefortrees]

Snagged a parking spot for Thursday! Was just about to shut the old working computer down for the night, and thought, let me just peak at the parking situation, and saw availability, pulled the trigger on the ParkingWhiz app, and bingo! First lift severed at Bachy awaits!

Now, the $699 dollar question is; what do I need to do in regards to using my Ikon Pass? Do I need to stop off at the Customer Service window? Or can I roll right up to the lift, like one can at Crystal?

Straight onto the lift! First-class experience. Honestly, I was shocked it worked.

[MHSP1497]

I shall do my best
Anybody else up tomorrow? Looking like a GPO kinda day...

Thinking Cease&Desist myself, tho I’ll just pop up to T-Line in the AM and back home for PM meetings.

[Toadman]

Straight onto the lift! First-class experience. Honestly, I was shocked it worked.

Thanks for the beta!

[TBS]

Thinking Cease&Desist myself, tho I’ll just pop up to T-Line in the AM and back home for PM meetings.

GPOs are my fattest - well except for billy goats I’ve not yet ridden.

6” fresh since closing. Temp@ 23*. Wind is brisk. Sucker holes in the cloud deck.

[::: :::]

the boy turns 16 today

i got him a bunch of shirts: us ski team & on3p [to go with his skis]...and a porsche
(the kind you pull back and let go :P )

he's not that enthusiastic outgoing little munchkin anymore -- full-on sullen/shy/obnoxious/tho-secretly-pretty-happy teen

in other news, it looks pretty spitty on the hill?...hopefully we're not missing too much...he has some test stuff to deal with prior to winter break today

any chance the pineapple shifts & comes in colder for the weekend?

[CnRzG]

the boy turns 16 today

i got him a bunch of shirts: us ski team & on3p [to go with his skis]...and a porsche
(the kind you pull back and let go :P )

he's not that enthusiastic outgoing little munchkin anymore -- full-on sullen/shy/obnoxious/tho-secretly-pretty-happy teen

in other news, it looks pretty spitty on the hill?...hopefully we're not missing too much...he has some test stuff to deal with prior to winter break today

any chance the pineapple shifts & comes in colder for the weekend?

f the pineapple express....

[MHSP1497]

GPOs are my fattest - well except for billy goats I’ve not yet ridden.

6” fresh since closing. Temp@ 23*. Wind is brisk. Sucker holes in the cloud deck.

Didn’t make it up today, got pulled into work calls. If you went up, it’s a Billy Goat kind of day! I’m going out skinning tomorrow w/ a friend, looking forward to that.