2017/2018 ofishul orygun thread

[Fallenberg]

mhm instructor on the news says it took her 4 hours to get back to pdx from mhm yesterday

Left at 230 and it took me three hours, several cars off the side of the road on the way down. Liftline was all time

[tuffy109]

slightly off topic...

looking to take a drive early next week and hit up something other than Oregon. Mostly considering Washington as I've never skied Crystal, Stevens, Snoqualmine....

Worth hitting any of those or should I just hoof it up to Baker? Probably crash for a night or two so let me know if you know cool places to stay.

thanks dudes

[Toadman]

slightly off topic...

looking to take a drive early next week and hit up something other than Oregon. Mostly considering Washington as I've never skied Crystal, Stevens, Snoqualmine....

Worth hitting any of those or should I just hoof it up to Baker? Probably crash for a night or two so let me know if you know cool places to stay.

thanks dudes

Don't know any cool places to stay. I used to own a really cool place not too for from Snoqualmie/Alpy but sold out to move to a mtn town. Xtal is worth a visit. Semi-decent side country terrain. Or you could just keep driving until you cross the border (passport required) and hit Whistler.

[The AD]

slightly off topic...

looking to take a drive early next week and hit up something other than Oregon. Mostly considering Washington as I've never skied Crystal, Stevens, Snoqualmine....

Worth hitting any of those or should I just hoof it up to Baker? Probably crash for a night or two so let me know if you know cool places to stay.

thanks dudes

Have you skied White Pass before? That will be the shortest drive from Portland. From there you can loop around and hit either Alpental, Stevens, or Mission Ridge.

[Skihiker]

I was on my way up yesterday, Mon, little later start from Pdx. than I wanted, given the holiday. Stuck in traffic even before Sandy(thought it could be an accident, but, no, just the choke points of Sandy, lights, etc.). Speed resumed to avg. 40-45 mph. all the way up to Rhododendran, where it began slowing to a crawl again. I couldn't take it(and the thoughts of the parking lot, etc), and bailed back to Portland. And I just wanted/intended to go to Skibowl. . .
Treated myself to a nice breakfast/brunch back in the city, with a mimosa to help soothe my nerves. . . Next time.

mhm instructor on the news says it took her 4 hours to get back to pdx from mhm yesterday

[tuffy109]

Yeah - skied WP a few years back. I've skied Baker and WB as well - just wanted to see if the Seattle-ish mountains were worth hitting.

Crystal's been on my list but I have no idea about Alpental, Stevens, Snoq...

[klauss]

Crystal is well worth a visit and that traffic sounds aggressive but it’s likely worth it given our year.

Here’s a couple shots from north of the wall. My flight got f’d so drove 9+ hours through the night to get here.

[SchralphMacchio]

I’ve never been to Crustal, and when I go it will be on skis, not my board.

Alpy is great on or after a pow day, especially when things stay cold, but if it’s been warm conditions can get real funky real quick due to the elevation. Good steep terrain with a great small resort locals crowd. I skied with ACH and FA a few years back and it was like they knew every troller and regular skier on the mountain.

Snoq has never been on my list because my understanding is that across the street (Alpy) is where the real terrain is. I’m sure some locals are glad to keep that perception alive.

I love me some Stevens but it’s so much better midweek, super popular on the weekends due to long cruiser runs and high speed quads. Parking can be a real junkshow if you don’t get there pretty early. But it’s got great vertical, really good sustained steep skiing, some sheltered, some open, great chutes here, lots of aspects to chase the wind or sun when conditions are less than perfect. It’s gotten pricier with less opportunities for discounts in recent years.

Enjoy your trip!


Oh yeah, re: PDX traffic, holiday weekends from Tahoe back to Bay Area, if it’s snowing, is usually an 8 hour drive. If it’s not snowing then maybe you can do it in 5. 4 hours to a growing PDX isn’t gonna get any better, the economy continues to grow but the infrastructure doesn’t. Enjoy what you’ve got now!

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Crystal is almost always a worthwhile destination

[OregonDead]

VFW hall in Baker has the best drink deals. Walked over there with the nice couple that bought our beers at Barley Browns. Round I bought was like $18 and included 3 double shots and a big probably 18 or 20 oz domestic beer with a shot.
The sweet champagne pow at ALMR was priceless!

[::: :::]

I met a couple at MHM Sunday who flew up from SF just for this storm
while the turns were sweet that day, i was a little surprised
Tahoe must really be hating it if our one storm is the best shot at pow

[::: :::]

i hope some of you peeps are skiing tomorrow morning
cold snow today/tonight & cold sun & low wind tomorrow morning

[mattig]

Next sunday and monday look pretty sweet too.

[wyeaster]

if pdx area school districts close tomorrow we might get a bonus day

[FatKidFromFL]

i hope some of you peeps are skiing tomorrow morning
cold snow today/tonight & cold sun & low wind tomorrow morning

I'll be out there for a dawn patrol on the far side of the ropes...

[OregonDead]

Here's to hoping. My work will close or delay if the Salem Keizer schools do. Getting ahead on everything here so I can justify taking the whole day off if we get delayed.
Is there any fresh snow to slash on Hood? I stopped at SkiBowl last night on my way home from ALMR and saw the aftermath. Upper bowl was completely shredded.

if pdx area school districts close tomorrow we might get a bonus day

[tuffy109]

thanks everyone - gonna see if I can swing an Alpental/Crystal trip

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PPS is closed...hmmm, take the boy up?

[Tap]

[puma]

Enjoy the epic conditions. We expect to see cover shots on the Bachelor website!

[OregonDead]

No snow in Salem so I'm back at work. Didn't really feel like burning time off for this morning. Pretty tempting to skip out early and check out the bowl.

[::: :::]

please tell me someone is enjoying this weather today
i'm working

[OregonDead]

F' it. I'm skipping out at noon to head up to the upper bowl. Still feeling a little tender from the weekend but I'm not getting any younger.

please tell me someone is enjoying this weather today
i'm working

[thefortrees]

F' it. I'm skipping out at noon to head up to the upper bowl. Still feeling a little tender from the weekend but I'm not getting any younger.

Hell yes. 8" last 24 and 20" last 72, with cold temps on Ski Bowl's page.

[FatKidFromFL]

please tell me someone is enjoying this weather today
i'm working

Literally the best snow of my entire life. The best day in the back country I've ever had. Un fucking believable.