Snow in the PNW 20-21: We may have Corona but Corona doesn't have us!

[phatty]

Don't have a jig, but been contemplating 3D printing some mounting/drill guides for various bindings, and this would be a good excuse for me to finally do it. You'd probably get about 5-6 mounts per guide.

Shoot me a PM if you're interested and we can figure it out.

Pm coming. That would be awesome. I also want to get one of your 3D printed topos.

[ridinshockgun]

They have been saying the 20th. But word is they're now looking at the 16th

Better hurry, AR incoming next week

[Toadman]

Better hurry, AR incoming next week

I hear that's good for base building.

[Norseman]

Ops folks are prepping for a Monday opener. Maybe/probably passholders only.

Asked the marketing-looking guy how many Ikon passes they sold in the area.

"More than last year."

[PNWbrit]

"More than last year."

Oh that's just super.

I fully expect them to almost immediately switch to 100% reservations.

[Northway]

Oh that's just super.

I fully expect them to almost immediately switch to 100% reservations.

I figure they’ll stick it out without reservations through a few shit show weekends, just to get more passes scanned to eliminate the possibility of deferment.

[Norseman]

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[Buster Highmen]

fuck

[rfconroy]

Ops folks are prepping for a Monday opener. Maybe/probably passholders only.

Asked the marketing-looking guy how many Ikon passes they sold in the area.

"More than last year."

didn't put two and two together on the uphill travel update until this...




Anyone headed up to Paradise next week, and looking for some company?

[Stairmaster]

I figure they’ll stick it out without reservations through a few shit show weekends, just to get more passes scanned to eliminate the possibility of deferment.

I've purchased the Ikon as per usual, but I'm contemplating buy a Stevens Pass just incase xtal is a gong show. I don't want to lose the option to defer my pass if the alterra-overloards can't figure out how to manage the pass holders. It would be fun to ski Stevens again since I haven't had a pass there in years. But I do love me some B-lot.

Good to see the jongs getting after the early season goods! Keep the stoke coming!

[Dromond]

Ops folks are prepping for a Monday opener. Maybe/probably passholders only.

Just in time for the FL spike?

[ridinshockgun]

I figure they’ll stick it out without reservations through a few shit show weekends, just to get more passes scanned to eliminate the possibility of deferment.

Passes get scanned just past the Enumclaw Safeway as well.

[ridinshockgun]

Just in time for the FL spike?

Yep, no skiing this weekend while it is good (uphill travel ban) and we will open up just in time for skiing in the rain!!

[Norseman]

meh, temps on the edge, could dump up high

might duck the gnarly windstorm from the earlier fx, too... could've been a big power outage with leaves still around.

back to cold by wednesday, hopefully

[Norseman]

some scenes









brave soul left squigs on east pk... looks to have nailed the route actually, ha




softly touched tails to the ground a few times today, bare minimum for this guy but it skied fkn great.

[Buster Highmen]

some scenes









brave soul left squigs on east pk... looks to have nailed the route actually, ha

choice quality snaps per rigeur, m'sieur.

[Norseman]

couple from the mobile

[altasnob]

So is Crystal planning on bombing and setting the cat road to Silver Basin this weekend? Otherwise, why won't they let the public up that area this weekend? They normally let people hike Silver Basin early season. At a minimum, they should allow people to take the summer trail up/down to Hen Skin Lake and ski the area below Three-Way that is not in-bounds terrain. I would say they can't stop you from doing this but to access this summer trail one has to hike briefly up Gold Hills, although I assume they are not prepping Gold Hills for opening. When did I miss the memo that Vail owns Crystal?

[Zeedashbo]

Would love to know what delineates "upper mountain". So everything below green valley is cool?

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[altasnob]

Their twitter says everything within ski area boundary is prohibited.

Beginning 11/13: Uphill travel is prohibited within the ski area boundary. Extensive avalanche mitigation work, equipment operation and maintenance is occurring before opening. During the season, uphill travel will be occasionally permitted following our Uphill Travel Policy.

I just watched Trial of Chicago 7 and am inspired for a good protest skin.

[PNWbrit]

Their twitter says everything within ski area boundary is prohibited.

Beginning 11/13: Uphill travel is prohibited within the ski area boundary. Extensive avalanche mitigation work, equipment operation and maintenance is occurring before opening. During the season, uphill travel will be occasionally permitted following our Uphill Travel Policy.

I just watched Trial of Chicago 7 and am inspired for a good protest skin.

RCW 79A.45.070

[altasnob]

As some one who practices regularly in Pierce County District Court (where such charge would be filed) they don't have time for prosecuting that shit. Have you been to Spanaway?

Anyway, not saying people should be touring where they are avy bombing, but this trend of banning uphill travel both before and after the ski area is open is bullshit. It didn't used to be this way at both Crystal and Stevens. I get keeping people off everywhere other than South Back. But (assuming) they aren't opening South Back for weeks so what is the problem with people skinning up Quicksilver and skiing Silver Basin. This is the first time I can think of where they are saying you can't skin up Quicksilver and then tour out the boundary adjacent to Silver Basin. And yes, there are other out of ski area boundary options around Crystal but in bounds ski area touring is always the best early season for low brush approaches. Fuck these private equity corporate overloards.

[PNWbrit]

There didn't used to be that many people touring prior to opening.

A lot was full yesterday.

Want to guess how many would turn up on a weekend. And want road and parking lots plowing. Ski patrol to unstick their skins. Deal with injuries.

All while short staffed and dealing with 3 foot storm prior to opening on Monday.

If they didn't... lower mountain open only on Monday while they do get everything done.

I know you know your shit and would safely navigate around the control work and not ski a closed area... you want to bet on all the others?

[Norseman]

seemed like a lot of folks and activity at the base but only two other parties I saw skiing in 5hrs... maybe yesterday was busier on the mtn but I bet a lot of cars belonged to employees

not that it changes the gripe

[altasnob]

Sucks that more people = less access. And what happened to this idea that uphill policy was a "collaboration" between users. Sounds like uphill travelers get shafted for the next four days so that downhill skiers get a better Monday opening. Their twitter post says "uphill travel will be occasionally permitted." If they are trying to cut off Quicksilver access it is time for civil disobedience. I am not aware of any law that requires you to identify yourself to any employee of Crystal. In 2013 Crystal was trying to skirt paying tax by claiming since they didn't have exclusive use of the land, they shouldn't have to pay the tax. The court concluded that Crystal does not have exclusive use of the land, but still has to pay tax.

https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/p...%20Opinion.pdf