Oregon ‘23-‘24 El Niño Schralpadelic Rumble Thread

[boar2m]

No offence to interloper and TBS alike

[interloper]

I KON'T
wait for you to leave

Sticker on an alpental helmet

[thefortrees]

I’m thinking if Meadows becomes a part of Ikon or Epic, more locals will visit other Epic/Ikon resorts (like Bachelor) than vice versa... like Alppys visiting Bach. It could be a win-win situation.

Sorry, this is a terrible idea unless you want ridiculous crowds.

[fatnslow]

Sorry, this is a terrible idea unless you want ridiculous crowds.

This...
X100

[k2skier112]

MHM I don't see needing or wanting to be EPKONIC. Skibowl on the other hand is ripe for picking

[boar2m]

We can only speculate but at the end the money talks and everything has a price… I still speculate that the net effect of Meadows becoming either Ikon or Epic will be positive for those of us buying either Epic or Ikon passes or both since we don’t have to buy 2 or 3 passes. And it’s plausible there will be more pass holders going to other Ikon/Epic resorts than the influx of people visiting Meadows and the net effect will be less crowd at Meadows.

In other news, Meadows was sneaky good today especially untracked runs at Clark.

[boar2m]

I have two Buddy lift tickets left on my Sahale pass and I want to give them away. Do I need to be there with them or is there a way for them to use without me accompanying them? I figure I'd post here for a quicker response.

[::: :::]

Pretty sure you don’t have to be there to allow a pass for someone…maybe give the hill a call to get the details how…I’m not finding it at the moment

[boar2m]

They just need the pass holder's name, email or ph #, and the voucher number to exchange for the daily tix. I couldn't locate my voucher number and had to call... easy process. Thanks.

[Toadman]

Not bad for April. Bailed early due to a lingering sinus infection that flared up on me. Nose running like a faucet. But it was good while it lasted.

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[Grizz]

MHM passed seasonal snowfall average with the little shot from yesterday. I'm surprised we got here considering the slow start and an El Nino season. Looks like more snow for next weekend.

Which one of you PDX mags won Powerball?

[::: :::]

Sigh, not me

“state economist Josh Lehner said that the taxes collected on the cash prize would put Oregon 13% of the way to its next kicker tax credit.”

So, there’s that going for us…



Anyone pulled the trigger on their 24-25 pass yet?

[Toadman]

^^^Right, won't the OR state tax be a bit over $130 million? I guess the state of Oregon got lucky too.

[interloper]

First week of May for the double super 24/25 discount pass. Toasted the partial solar eclipse today at the mt bar. Special....

[donutlynx]

Thank you for your sacrifice & consideration of others less fortunate.

5 days at Bachy last week. Yesterday was the best of them. The trip could have been worse!

[interloper]

5 days at Bachy last week. Yesterday was the best of them. The trip could have been worse!

Good on you. Safe travels.

[Mudfoot]

Sorry for the Tech Interlude: Anybody know a boot fitter in Bend who has experience punching Pebax shell AT boot? Thanks, carry on!

[rainy512day]

Soft spring snow and corn in Heather Canyon today… it was nice

[lowsparkco]

Sorry for the Tech Interlude: Anybody know a boot fitter in Bend who has experience punching Pebax shell AT boot? Thanks, carry on!

Mark Elling at Gravity Sports at Bachelor.

[Hood26]

Timberline hotel on fire. 30 min ago flames were captured on the webcams and social media. Website is done now.

Hoodland Fire was on scene.

fuck. Waiting on 11 o’clock news and hoping for not the worst.

[Norseman]

https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamas...ine-lodge.html

By Beth Slovic | The Oregonian/OregonLiveMaxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Firefighters responded to Timberline Lodge for a three-alarm attic fire reported by employees around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

By 11:12 p.m., firefighters said they had mostly knocked down the blaze. And at 11:30 p.m., a spokesperson for the lodge said it had been completely extinguished. Firefighters were still dousing the roof with water to keep it saturated amid high winds on Mount Hood, said John Burton, marketing director for the lodge.

No injuries have been reported, according to the Clackamas Fire District, one of the responding agencies. Crews from Hoodland Fire, Gresham Fire and Estacada Fire joined Clackamas firefighters to protect the historic structure.

Clackamas Fire said the blaze was restricted to the roof and part of the attic and hadn’t spread any further.

Preservationists were also on the scene to remove artwork and furniture from the lodge, sprayed heavily with water.

The ski area will be closed Friday, said Burton, who added praise for fire crews. “We can’t thank them enough,” he said.

Built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration, Timberline Lodge is a family-operated Oregon landmark. It was designated as a national historic landmark in 1977, and is one of Oregon’s most popular tourist attractions.

Investigators have yet to determine a cause. One possibility, Burton said, is that embers from the chimney blowing outside may have sparked the fire.

Taylor Hatmaker, 38, and her spouse, who live in Portland, had spent the day snowboarding at Timberline, enjoyed a luxurious dinner in the historic lodge and then went back to their second-floor room about 9 p.m. to relax and listen to Taylor Swift’s newest album that dropped Thursday night.

As the second song on the album was playing, the lodge’s fire alarm started blaring, Hatmaker said.

“It was very, very loud,” she said.

The two grabbed their warm coats, put them over their pajamas and put on socks and shoes. Hatmaker said her wife reached for her wallet and inhaler, and they headed down the hallway toward a side door by the outdoor pool.

“There were people in bathing suits coming inside, and they said they saw embers on the roof,” Hatmaker recalled.

So the couple decided instead to exit through the main entrance instead. Hatmaker dipped back into their room to grab her car keys before exiting.

“People looked a bit freaked out. Nobody was running. Some were getting their bags packed and rolled them out as they left,” she said.

Hatmaker moved to Oregon in 2011 and had visited Timberline Lodge in the past, but Thursday night was the first time she had paid to stay as an overnight guest.


There was a wedding in the lodge that night, but the lodge didn’t seem full, she said. It had a calm, “weekday vibe,” she added. Children were playing board games by the fireplace when she and her spouse headed back to their room.

Moments before they rushed out of the lodge, “We were marveling at what a beautiful space it was,” she said.

As they stepped out the front doors into the parking lot, “you could see embers were flying off the central chimney spire,” Hatmaker said.

It was a windy, cold night. “You could see flames licking the top of the building. It was still glowing,” she said. “Embers were blowing everywhere.”

Timberline employees were instructing guests to move to the lower lot or gather in the ski rental building just below the lodge, she said.

Hatmaker said it seemed like it took about 20 minutes before firefighters arrived on scene.

The Hatmakers left their brand new ski bibs, an iPad and other clothes behind in their room.

“As soon as the fire alarms went off, we went with what we were wearing, and clothes that keep you safe,” she said. “Stuff is stuff.”

The couple decided to drive back to Portland, realizing it was unlikely they’d be returning to the lodge. As they headed west on Highway 26, they passed at least eight firetrucks racing toward the lodge, she said.

Taylor Hatmaker and her wife, Evie Smith Hatmaker, 43, thought they had snagged a great weeknight deal for their first stay at Timberline: $299 with free breakfast. “And I’m not ever going to know what that breakfast is like,” Taylor Hatmaker quipped, as the two rode back to Portland.

“It was actually a perfect day up until tonight,” Taylor Hatmaker said.

The two are thankful no one was injured, and hope the fire didn’t cause too much damage to the national landmark.

“It’s emotional seeing something so emblematic of our state with such history on fire. It’s such a historic, special building,” she said. “Timberline means a lot of things to a lot of people.”

[TBS]

Sounds like a disaster averted.
Of all the things in the world today that can bring tears, this did it for me this AM.
So many memories- learned to ski there, many overnight stays with the fam, lost my virginity there at 15.
So much of that building cannot be replaced.
Kudos to the firefighters for preserving this very special place

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Taylor Swift has a new album?!?!


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[Hood26]

No severe smoke damage. A lot of water in the lobby and Main Overall. US Forrest Service and ATF investigating.

Relieved the worst didn’t happen.

TBS, your tears weren’t the only.

[::: :::]

i'm not sure how they'd replace that structure even if we raised the cash to do it - trees that size don't exist anymore

it would be an awful loss

they may reconsider keeping the [always open flue] fireplace rooms

that lodge is a fantastic place! I can't imagine anyone not being just bowled over by staying there

Taylor Swift has a new album?!?!

i laffed