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Pacific NW/AK/BC 2021-2022 PNW Ski Resorts/Conditions/Meetups
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Tuesday at Timberline: Rain. Soaked through in a few hours. Skiing on a giant Slurpie drink. Surprisingly fun to ski on saturated frozen granular. The groomers did a great job. But TOO WET.
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Kind of like Duck hunting, only funner.
Agree with you 1000%. At this rate I may get up to Crystal a handful of times for the season, and will avoid weekends like the plague. Which sucks if I want to take my school age daughter with me. Frankly, Ikon (or Epic) is better for me and my daughter for out of WA trips; Alterra should just limit days at Crystal on Ikon and give up the delusion of “unlimited” skiing there.
Just hope that White Pass stays less discovered.
Big news from the interim GM at Stevens
This is the first really good news I have read about Stevens this year.
- Operations: I’m assessing our operations and processes with the Mountain Ops team, and we have already made a few subtle changes. I also want to convey our focus on opening the backside of the mountain. We’re reworking current plans to determine a path towards this, and hope to do so within two weeks. This isn’t guaranteed, but we want to be transparent that we are working against this projected timeline. We are also working hard to get Kehr’s Chair open this Saturday. It will start as weekends only and we will add days as staffing allows. Showcase Run was track packed last night and we will start working on Gemini as soon as Showcase is buffed out.
This is the first really good news I have read about Stevens this year.
Right now Sun Peaks does not offer its usual easy carving ego snow; instead it is firm and fast. It was half day 6 for me and I skied my first top to bottom non stop of the season without even thinking about it: Spillway to The Other Way to Homesteader to Home Instead, back to Homesteader, around 2700 vertical feet and 3+ miles.
Stevens Thursday
We just wanted to go skiing, you know. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was just kind of sprinkling rain when we got there. There was no ice anywhere except in the parking lot. Skyline was foggy at the top and the ride up was windy, so one and done for Sky. Hogs was groomers only so we skied a couple there checking it out. The visibility was better and there was less wind. Tye Mill was the chair to be on for the second day in a row. The little bump run skied well again and the groomers were in pretty good shape. The wind was blowing hard but it was at your back riding up the lift. We took a short snack break about 12 o'clock in a fairly empty lodge. When we came back out the rain had increased so it was about three more runs and then head home. Thank goodness for Gore-Tex. The coat and pants did fine but the gloves soaked through.
It was worth going, but the day rated about a D+ considering how few runs were open and skiable.
We just wanted to go skiing, you know. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was just kind of sprinkling rain when we got there. There was no ice anywhere except in the parking lot. Skyline was foggy at the top and the ride up was windy, so one and done for Sky. Hogs was groomers only so we skied a couple there checking it out. The visibility was better and there was less wind. Tye Mill was the chair to be on for the second day in a row. The little bump run skied well again and the groomers were in pretty good shape. The wind was blowing hard but it was at your back riding up the lift. We took a short snack break about 12 o'clock in a fairly empty lodge. When we came back out the rain had increased so it was about three more runs and then head home. Thank goodness for Gore-Tex. The coat and pants did fine but the gloves soaked through.
It was worth going, but the day rated about a D+ considering how few runs were open and skiable.
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Baker is finally starting to soften up. They must have had a temp inversion because it was soft up top, firm down below. North Face was money by mid morning. Honkers had a good line by early afternoon -- thanks to me lapping 4. Lower Canucks was a bit too firm. And Lower North Face was fun because they groomed it -- first time I've seen that.
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You know, maybe I picked a good time to get Covid. Doesn’t sound like I’m missing much.
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Your Cat went skiing with you?
Funny you should say that, I was thinking the same exact thing. I'm just getting over my 2nd covid infection
A really crappy day of skiing has got to be better than ANY day of COVID.
Well that depends... My COVID worst day was like a bad cold. My crappiest ski day ended with 6 weeks of traction in a hospital bed and 3 months of physical therapy.
White Salmon Lodge cats. There's two or three of them always around to greet the customers.
And eat the mice.
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meanwhile north of the border at Whistler
first day of the year for me, latest I've ever started a season which isn't a big deal, but it was for me. I wasn't sure there would be a first.
Ripped my knee out badly on my last day in 2021 then a couple of cancer surgeries so bed ridden for most of fall.
But I'm back and it feels pretty good at the moment (couldn't have done it without gravity)
My skiing sucked but a great day for me none the less.
Non stop Peak to Valley by April is the next goal.
Very nice snow off Harmony and Symphony apparently above all the rain events, not up to Peak yet.
A Sandwich day, rising cloud from valley, sunny inversion above. Walk on in am at Creekside.
Reservations for lunch, masks and vaccinations are required.
first day of the year for me, latest I've ever started a season which isn't a big deal, but it was for me. I wasn't sure there would be a first.
Ripped my knee out badly on my last day in 2021 then a couple of cancer surgeries so bed ridden for most of fall.
But I'm back and it feels pretty good at the moment (couldn't have done it without gravity)
My skiing sucked but a great day for me none the less.
Non stop Peak to Valley by April is the next goal.
Very nice snow off Harmony and Symphony apparently above all the rain events, not up to Peak yet.
A Sandwich day, rising cloud from valley, sunny inversion above. Walk on in am at Creekside.
Reservations for lunch, masks and vaccinations are required.
This just in- Stevens has opened Kehr's today for the first time this season! The entire front side except for Double Diamond is now open. One down, three to go, and then they have to keep them turning.
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