PNW Storm is on it's way........

[yesIsaidyes]

No doubt late next week will be epic since I'm leaving.

Since I am leaving too (to Wisconsin no less) it is practically a guarantee it will be epic...

[Phill]

So where is everyone skiing tomorrow? someone pm me

[TyeStick]

they're not gonna have shit open at stevens unless it dumps big. 7th and DD are big rock fields, and the backside needs at least 20-30 inches so they can groom it. just speaking from experience here, so stranger things might happen. they do a damn fine job of getting shit open when it's ready, i just don't think it's gonna be ready til monday or tuesday.

The truth hurts, I hoping the winter storm warning will keep some of the gapers at bay, for at least a few hours.

[Mtn Man]

Preemptive strike Mr. Clark.

I was just about to do a Greydon Clark Wildside Wednesday callout. Ooh yeaaah.

Hehe, that too insane for me, I'm sticking with Little Thunder....



Since i have a company holiday party to go to Sat, figured I'll get a few turns in the morning on the Wildside......

Somehow, I think I'm going to be reminded of the EC tomorrow......

Back to Xstal on Sunday.

B)

[TyeStick]

So where is everyone skiing tomorrow? someone pm me

Ill be up at stevens all day, im on ANT's, Blue Jacket, Black Pants, Black Helmet.

[bigbuds]

Ahh West brings back memories of being alittle tike try to learn the pizza and french fries down little thunder... Then I got better and realized Stevens is actually a mtn. opposed to a hill. Haven't been back since.

[PeachesN'Cream]

Oh yeah! Wednesdays at West. I didn't slay the spires once last year. This year I'm on a mission to hit them proper! I bet they are HUDGE early season.

[teledance]

Another day of heavy POW went from the 1-2" skiff of last few days to a masive 2-3" Dump finally enough on the rain layer to hit some OB, only took 5 days of these massive storms.

[extreeski]

Jong me if you want, but I am thinking low angle cruisin' tomorrow up on hood. Day five on my fusion pass.

Between the low snow at Crystal and Upper Bowl @ Ski Bowl not opening yet its a no brainer for me. .

As far as later in the week, stay tuned.

And, uh, be careful out there.

Avalanche Watch

WAZ513-518-519-019-042-501-502-ORZ011-151700-

OLYMPICS-
WEST SLOPES NORTH CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
NORTH OREGON CASCADES-

12 PM PST FRI DEC 14 2007

...AVALANCHE WATCH FOR THE OLYMPICS, MT HOOD AREA AND WASHINGTON
CASCADES NEAR AND WEST OF THE CREST FOR SUNDAY..

A variety of weak snow layers, including surface hoar, recent
low density snow, and some faceting have developed over a hard
crust formed in early December. These weak layers should be
gradually loaded by increasing moderate snow Friday night and
moderate to heavy showers Saturday. Along with generally
increasing winds, this should produce a slow increase in the
avalanche danger, with considerable danger likely spreading onto
many lee slopes on Saturday. Following a brief precipitation
decrease early Sunday, increasingly heavy snow and strong winds
expected on Sunday should allow increasingly unstable and
sensitive wind slabs to progress to lower elevations. This
should result in generally high avalanche danger developing
above about 4 to 5000 feet on Sunday, with increasing
considerable danger expected at lower elevations. As a result,
back country travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended on
Sunday, and back country travelers should exercise increasing
caution in avalanche terrain on Saturday, with stability tests
and good route selection urged. Note that a slightly lower but
still significant increase in the danger is also expected along
the Cascade east slopes later Sunday.

[mtbakersnow]

I was at baker today, and sadly because of conditions only the 2nd time this year, opening day and now. It was not bad, 5" new this morning, 7" in the past 24 hours - so some fresh stuff, hardly anyone there, all of panface, austin, northface, canuck's in the morning, even the chute was pretty good today, I didn't meandor to chair 8. Still impossible (nearly) down gabl's, lower sticky wasn't the best, otherwise, better than not going. Check out the noaa weather report, it all does look rather promising for the entire pnw, albeit weekends will be busier - sucks!

[nutcase]

Since i have a company holiday party to go to Sat, figured I'll get a few turns in the morning on the Wildside......

They say open for limited ops. Wildside needs more snow then the flatter runs so i'm thinking limited ops means no wildside.

I got a keg of Wildcat reserved that I need to pick up from SnoFalls so I'l probably stop by for a few turns regardless

[shirk]

Still impossible (nearly) down gabl's,

wow the pineapple hit hard, upper Gabl's was sooooo good the Sunday before the punch.

[Jong?]

I was at baker today

Early word has it that someone died of trama on Hairy Scary today. Any info?

[powder weasel]

Jong me if you want, but I am thinking low angle cruisin' tomorrow up on hood. Day five on my fusion pass.

Between the low snow at Crystal and Upper Bowl @ Ski Bowl not opening yet its a no brainer for me. .

As far as later in the week, stay tuned.

Let me try this again, forum is so buggy right now....crap I'm sure this will post twice now...

My brother is in town for the weekend and we hit the timby park a little and scoped out some of the terrain under the new lift today (day five on my fusion pass ). The Party Marmot will be joining us Saturday for a laid-back day of skiing, hopefully taking advantage of whatever new snow we get tonight. We will probably be up there Sunday as well to sate my brother's jones for skiing.

If/when upper bowl opens this week and you are driving up, I am always good for gas money.

[powder weasel]

^ugh, can't figure out if my edit worked, forum is freezing on me. But wanted to let you know, extreeski, that we most likely will be up at Timberline again on Sunday to sate my brother's early season jones for skiing.

[extreeski]

3.5 " overnight on hood.

meh...

I'm still going up today. Not tomorrow. Hopefully wednesday afternoon.

[extreeski]

I'd be into carpooling on wednesday. Have a Dr's appt in AM. Really want first chair @ 1. And have to bail around 5/6 so I can work the next day fully rested. We've got a field trip on Thursday. Fort Vancouver.

[BanditXXX]

Baker got 11" last 24 hours. Sweet

[Moss-Back]

NIce little dump up north.

Heading up to W/B tomorrow...prolly Blackcomb.

Anyone else?

[puma]

3" at hood, skipped it. Taking care of the honeydoos in prep for the two days off this week! Monday and Wed or Thursday look good...

Nice up north though. Get after it! (Our time comes this week down south...)

[filthyfrenchbum]

NIce little dump up north.

Heading up to W/B tomorrow...prolly Blackcomb.

Anyone else?

I'll be there. Black gotamas with a theory-3 sticker, red jacket, grey pants.

[Chainsaw_Willie]

It's Baker tomorrow for me. Last telemetry I checked a few hours ago they had 13-14" and it was still coming down. Stevens & Xtal had only picked up about 3" and were struggling to hit 30" base.

Look for the guy in the cowboy hat rocking the Gotamas. Black jacket, light gray pants.

PM me if anyone wants to make some turns, I'm still kind of a Baker JONG.

[Yonder_River]

Hmm, buy a lift ticket for Baker tomorrow or use one of my 5 at Crystal.....decisions decisions..

WWMD?

[Mtn Man]

Hmm, buy a lift ticket for Baker tomorrow or use one of my 5 at Crystal.....decisions decisions..

WWMD?

Thinking the same thing. I scrapped the Summit idea today, too much holiday stuff to do. But I gotta hit it tomorrow, wherever "it" may be....

B)

[Chainsaw_Willie]

Use one of your 5 at Xtal when it dumps down there. The seaon's still young. Looks like only about 6" so far at Xtal, compared to almost 20" at Baker so far. Tomorrow's looking epic up there.