PNW 2022/2023 Season - It's Triple Dip La Niña Time!

[Ørion]

The season is upon us. Got thigh deep powder and face shots around Artist Point on Sunday. Saw avalanche activity on the wind-loaded North aspects, which was to be expected, so we kept it low-angle and was still was able to get turns that rivaled my most memorable of last season's, all in the first week of November!

In with links to important beta since last season's contributor cannot be trusted with internet access.

NOAA/NWS Point Forecasts:
Mt. Baker Ski Area
Stevens Pass Ski Area
Summit At Snoqualmie, Alpental
Crystal Mountain Ski Area
White Pass Ski Area
Mission Ridge Ski Area
Hurricane Ridge Ski Area
Loup Loup Ski Area

Backcountry:
NWAC Avalanche Forecast
NWAC Mountain Weather Forecast

Volcanoes:
Mt. Rainier Recreational Forecast
Mountain-Forecast.com: Baker, Glacier, Rainier, Adams
MRNP Twitter (road status, conditions, etc.)

Webcams:
Stevens Pass
Summit + Alpental
Crystal
White Pass
Mission Ridge
Mt. Rainier NP
Hurricane Ridge (ONP)

Getting There:
WSDOT Pass Reports
WSDOT Statewide Travel Alerts
Hurricane Road Twitter

Other:
NW Radar Loop
NWAC Hourly Weather Data
Larry Schick's Powder Alerts
Cliff Mass Weather Blog
WA SNOTEL (snow depth, SWE, etc.)

[Norseman]

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[Buster Highmen]

++++

[byates1]

Stoked to meet some peeps this winter!

[Yonder_River]

Schwing!!

[John_B]

Good to start it up. 16 inches of snow in Winthrop so a new thread was much deserved!

[AK47bp]

Nice! Roof box mounted last night and scored some 191 Billy Goats this summer so ready to go.


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[eSock]

My roof box and Billy Goats are also ready to go

[TripleT]

Shit pic but you get the idea. Great start to the season.
May Ullr be pleased and the pineapples short and few.

[Huskier]

^^ Good shit hot damn

[Norseman]

trenchtown, sheeit

[ey_allen]

I can confirm that there are indeed turns to be had at pass level. Around 6" of solid snow with a nice light 12-17" on top. Bring on the snow!

[jacob_dbu]

hooooboy

[BaseFloopy]

I'm ready! I bought my first pair of skis and my Ikon pass just showed up in the mail last week. Let's Goooo!

[vonn]

Saw a lot of folks at Stevens yesterday and almost as many dogs. Skyline skied great! Didn't encounter a single shark.

[Ed el Loco]

Best first day of the season I have had skinning the golf course. Sun and some shin deep turns. Met this raven on the way up.

[BeardedClam]

I've seen the hill open with less snow

[m2711c]

Solid work being done in this thread.




fact.

[2FUNKY]

Giggity!


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[altasnob]

Interesting tid bit:

"Rikki Cooper, new GM of White Pass, said Vail Resorts had no interest in acquiring White Pass"

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/ou...-season-nears/

[CHAIR_97]

Triple dip?

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[sylviam]

I've seen the hill open with less snow

Agreed. Doesn't even seem like they're trying. Lack of staff? Fear of the Thanksgiving washout? Seems a bit odd considering how psyched they've been to sell as many day passes as possible during the pandemic.

[waveshello]

Mishun accomplished











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[AK47bp]

Agreed. Doesn't even seem like they're trying. Lack of staff? Fear of the Thanksgiving washout? Seems a bit odd considering how psyched they've been to sell as many day passes as possible during the pandemic.

It’s early November, one good rainstorm and it’s gone. Looks like a solid week plus of high pressure so no chance to stack up yet.

It would be nice though.


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[bfree]

Triple dip?

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Maybe if you squint? 99-02 was a quadruple dip (kind of - I think anything less than +/- 0.5 is considered "la nada")