Edelweiss Chair and beyond... Alpental , The valley and the rest of snocrummy

[greenmachine]

Anyone ski on the west side today


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[AK47bp]

I concur with Californiagrown, Sunday was sweet. On another topic, and sorry if I missed it...but there was discussion on the new lift this summer where the longtime Alpental regulars had not much good to say. What's the consensus? My sample size is low, but feels like it spreads the crowds out nicely, and opens up an "easier" way to lap the side country. (not always good, I know) Also nice to lap Felson and Snake dance...Curious about what others think.

When the new chair is running it definitely helps. Half the time I’m there it’s not running.

Uphill capacity increased and parking capacity didn’t, plus paid parking. Hard to imagine it wouldn’t thin out the lines.


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[Going Coastal]

Interesting conditions today. New chair was a light coating of new snow on refreeze but it was skiable, "groomers" didn't really soften up until about the Sessel top station. I say "groomers" because I got the impression they didn't groom last night.

[californiagrown]

night groomers were surprinsingly good. Need sharp edges and high angles to handle the scraped off in areas, but it was all edgeable. Fun night. Need some snow, or warm temps for the off piste though.

[2Harsh]

I was at Evo getting some new snowboard boots fit. They use this sweet 2x4 as part of the process.

[tmokes]

I’m planning on visiting there and trying to figure out how to park for free…. Any tips?


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[gcrfinch]

https://www.cascadebackcountryallian...n-what-we-know

[Stairmaster]

How many rides are you gonna take on Chair 2 before she closes on April 13th?

End of an era.

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[Yonder_River]

I have 19 seasons on those damn padded seats. Gonna miss her. Sure was fun riding her today too!

[jdoneill]

End of a generation, hope the line rules stay the same. Any chance it stays open later?

[Cisco Kid]

I'll fondly remember my first time, my last time and a few in between.

[Yonder_River]

End of a generation, hope the line rules stay the same. Any chance it stays open later?

Doubtful it will stay open longer as I think the earlier close time is due to needing to sweep the upper mountain.

[AK47bp]

Dam fun day.


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[Ed el Loco]

Fun day skiing with my kid today. Mixed precipitation in the lot. Dumping heavy snow at times. Poor visibility but it lifted around one. Groomers and chop were good. The fresh was 6-8 inches of wet cement.

[greenmachine]

Haven’t skied alpy this year, just missed out on parking last Sunday which was annoying . Thought if I got there by [emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji640]]:[emoji639][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]] it would work out . So what time do I need to get there to park tomorrow ?


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[Going Coastal]

Fun day skiing with my kid today. Mixed precipitation in the lot. Dumping heavy snow at times. Poor visibility but it lifted around one. Groomers and chop were good. The fresh was 6-8 inches of wet cement.

I hope they eventually got the new lift running. I did 1 run off the top but was trying to get a quick day in so went low hoping I could catch a few laps before calling it a day. When it started snaining all the way up Armstrong and the new lift wasnt even spinning I departed in defeat. Should have just stayed high and done another lap on 2, which would have been infinitely better than the lumbar straining goo down low.

[Ed el Loco]

It was running by noon.maybe earlier but I could see it in the fog.

[AK47bp]

Inbounds sloppy left overs were fun yesterday.

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[SeatownSlackey]

He will be missed


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[californiagrown]

I am wanting to get my kid into group lessons next year. He will be 4 when the season rolls around next year and finally got the hang of actually pizza'ing and frenchfry'ing off the magic carpet a couple weekends ago. Looking at lessons for next year on the summit website it looks like all their lessons are done out of Central, so who does the lessons at West? Any recommendations on programs for a 4yr old that you guys thought worked really well and werent exorbitantly expensive (looking at you Alpental minis coasting $1600 for 6 days of lessons)

[Buke]

It's not at West, but my kids did Webbski. The benefit of Webbski is that they have an all day program that doesn't require that the parents return at lunch. Being free for 5 hours made it worth being based at Central. Webbski is super old school, with a snail mailed paper enrollment form in the fall, but it was pretty affordable compared to some of the other options.

[californiagrown]

^^^ oof, looks like Webbski starts at 5yr olds. Anyone experience Powderpigs? Not cheap either, but might be a decent option if it comes highly recommended.

[HappyCamper]

We did Powderpigs - worked well for us for a couple seasons, but they might be all booked up for next season.

We did Friday night lessons and then later switched to Sundays. It's not officially their chair, but having the chair right next to their lodge gets them skiing quickly after lessons starts and running laps as beginners. Then they move up to Silver Fir.

If you have any flex with work I preferred Friday nights, but it was rough on me getting off work a touch early and rallying the kiddo up there (I think it was 7-9pm). The drive home at 10 after a full day of work could be brutal. Always kept an energy drink stashed.

[HappyCamper]

Agree about webbski. With Powderpigs it is morning sesh then you have lunch with your kids for an hour then afternoon sesh. So makes it harder to break away

[chaka]

when your kid gets a bit older, give Husky Winter Sports a look. I think their group lessons are 7+ yrs. Run out of UW, volunteer college students who get instructor training. Our kids really enjoyed it and progressed for the few years they took lessons.