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04-27-2011, 03:37 PM
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There's no shortage of people visiting Alpental....
There's no shortage of people visiting Alpental. Last Saturday filled all the lots (even the seldom used lower lot) and had people parking along the road. If the current forecast for weekend sun...
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04-25-2011, 01:24 AM
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Closed resorts could be a good place to start to...
Closed resorts could be a good place to start to get familiar with skinning. It just takes a little bit to get used to walking with weights on your feet, keeping your weight back on steep hills,...
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04-05-2011, 01:13 PM
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^^ Great news!
^^ Great news!
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03-28-2011, 11:36 AM
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Agreed, especially considering the recent events....
Agreed, especially considering the recent events. Regarding alpental a few days ago, it was over 40 degrees outside with rolling spring snow, nothing seemed slabby. Not to say it couldn't have...
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03-27-2011, 10:47 PM
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Avalanche fatality at Stevens today. Sad news....
Avalanche fatality at Stevens today. Sad news.
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03-25-2011, 10:04 PM
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Yeah the high traverse had a delayed opening from...
Yeah the high traverse had a delayed opening from slide activity. Nothing deep, just the top layer sluffing. Still a little scary getting taken out by sluff on the rollovers of sunshine/unicorn area.
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03-25-2011, 06:53 PM
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Awesome surprise 7 inch day at Alpental under...
Awesome surprise 7 inch day at Alpental under sunny skies. It got heavy in the sunny spots, but shaded areas out in the BC stayed real nice.
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03-10-2011, 05:48 PM
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Yes! What a great day. Lots of sunshine until...
Yes! What a great day. Lots of sunshine until around 1pm, Plake was out, and everything was skiing real soft. Perfect spring-like day with practically nobody there.
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03-03-2011, 01:24 AM
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I'll keep an eye out for you. Grey coat, tan...
I'll keep an eye out for you. Grey coat, tan pants, white gotamas (or wailer 112s if ullr decides to bring us the predicted snow tonight). I'll be with a couple roommates looking for the leftovers...
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03-01-2011, 07:34 PM
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Tis unfortunate. Damn good day and I'm certainly...
Tis unfortunate. Damn good day and I'm certainly thankful that over half the people had cleared out by 1. As deep as the snow was on the first couple runs, I can't stand those lines (I go touring on...
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03-01-2011, 02:13 AM
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Who the hell would bail on a day like tomorrow?...
Who the hell would bail on a day like tomorrow? I'll be up taking some runs with my pops, but might split up for a bit (he's not a big fan of shotsix/breakover or elevator *gasp*). If elevator opens,...
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02-24-2011, 07:59 PM
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Damn DBS, bummer about the knee! Glad the storms...
Damn DBS, bummer about the knee! Glad the storms treated you well and best wishes for recovery. Props to patrol as well, good peeps.
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02-24-2011, 07:15 PM
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Hell yeah it was yet another great day at...
Hell yeah it was yet another great day at Alpental. Rumors of high trav tomorrow, but don't think patrol even went out there today so it'd be a delayed opening for sure. I guess just don't bother...
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02-23-2011, 03:55 PM
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Debating the same as well. Its a fun area, but...
Debating the same as well. Its a fun area, but the lower half is pretty flat and it can almost be hard to move with this much snow. Can't go wrong either way this week!
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02-23-2011, 02:19 PM
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Seatac will probably be a mess starting tonight....
Seatac will probably be a mess starting tonight. 3-6 inches expected in the lowlands. Though the majority of the snow should be done by the time of your landing, its still going to be mighty cold...
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02-18-2011, 04:00 AM
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Alpental has some sweet expert terrain,...
Alpental has some sweet expert terrain, especially in the backcountry. That said, if you're looking for a solid day that gives you a good mix of everything to get a feel for WA mountains, crystal is...
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02-15-2011, 11:17 PM
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http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj30/skibfree1/...
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02-15-2011, 09:36 PM
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Today was the tits at crystal, but no southback....
Today was the tits at crystal, but no southback. Saw some patrollers head out there around 3, presumably to get a head start on control for tomorrow. It'll be a great day out there if the gate drops!...
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02-14-2011, 11:24 PM
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Agreed. Not to mention they're just a pain in the...
Agreed. Not to mention they're just a pain in the ass in general. So stoked for tomorrow!!
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01-24-2011, 07:01 PM
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I usually reach for NWAC:...
I usually reach for NWAC:
http://www.nwac.us/forecast/weather/current/
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01-17-2011, 08:53 PM
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I'll be at Alpental in the morning to test out...
I'll be at Alpental in the morning to test out the new 112RP's. Telemetry looks good for the upper mountain, but we'll see.
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01-16-2011, 08:58 PM
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Might've been mentioned before, but can we change...
Might've been mentioned before, but can we change the name of the thread to "RAIN IN THE PNW"?
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01-12-2011, 05:55 PM
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On the plus side, you'll have plenty of layers...
On the plus side, you'll have plenty of layers and slides to learn from.
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01-11-2011, 05:02 PM
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Baker, tomorrow or maybe thursday. looks to be...
Baker, tomorrow or maybe thursday. looks to be just plain nasty everywhere after that. I'll be up at Baker thursday if telemetry is looking okay.
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01-11-2011, 04:24 PM
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Fun day at Alpental this morning. Bit of a delay...
Fun day at Alpental this morning. Bit of a delay getting the high traverse open, but there was a bunch of creamy goodness leftover from the weekend out there. Definitely windblown though, and a few...
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01-10-2011, 08:45 PM
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Anyone want to meet up for a tour or hit the...
Anyone want to meet up for a tour or hit the Alpental slackcountry tomorrow?
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01-03-2011, 03:59 PM
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Read nwac and hope it stays cool...
Read nwac and hope it stays cool...
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12-28-2010, 10:21 PM
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no, equally awful. so resort skiing in wa is...
no, equally awful.
so resort skiing in wa is going to suck for the next few days, but weather looks good to get some touring in. any ideas on what might be good and not have the crust? even... -
12-27-2010, 10:48 PM
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Looks like I'll be at alpental solo tomorrow. If...
Looks like I'll be at alpental solo tomorrow. If anyone wants to meet up tomorrow, hit me up tonight or ask for change tomorrow. White gotamas, grey jacket/tan pants. It'd be good to meet some mags...
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12-27-2010, 08:07 PM
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Damn! I could've gone today but decided to save...
Damn! I could've gone today but decided to save it for tomorrow. Here's to hoping it stays cool...
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12-19-2010, 09:19 PM
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It does slide fairly often. But say you believe...
It does slide fairly often. But say you believe that it is safe enough to ski on a given day. That doesn't mean that its a good idea to climb up a slide path for 30 minutes if you don't need to.
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12-17-2010, 07:31 PM
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A high t opening huh?? Wish I went to alpental...
A high t opening huh?? Wish I went to alpental then. Stevens backside was decent today, but nowhere near as good as alpental yesterday.
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12-16-2010, 06:00 PM
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For some reason, everybody left at 11:30. Not...
For some reason, everybody left at 11:30. Not complaining :D After noon or so, I just walked right on chair 2. Surprise elevator opening as well... wow that was fun. Shit eating grins all day!
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12-08-2010, 09:50 PM
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Any of the upper lifts open? I'll be there...
Any of the upper lifts open? I'll be there tomorrow, bring on the snow!
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12-01-2010, 02:09 AM
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Temps look fine, but alpental got 0.5 inch of...
Temps look fine, but alpental got 0.5 inch of precip without the 24hr snow amount moving. Freezing rain perhaps? Sucks either way, and let's hope the higher elevations of alpental got pure snow.
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11-30-2010, 05:19 PM
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oops, must not have been looking at the time...
oops, must not have been looking at the time column this morning. makes sense about the bigger peaks in the alpental valley bringing some extra moisture down.
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11-30-2010, 02:06 PM
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While we're on the topic of strange weather...
While we're on the topic of strange weather patterns around the passes, does anyone know why Alpental and Snoqualmie have such different snowfalls according to telemetry? They're only a mile apart,...
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11-22-2010, 04:24 PM
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Baker (Shuksan in the background)
Baker (Shuksan in the background)
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11-22-2010, 03:02 PM
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No idea. I guess when I said "yesterday" at 1AM,...
No idea. I guess when I said "yesterday" at 1AM, I meant I was there Saturday. Terrible news about the injury. I can sure see how it could happen though. There were certainly some rocky sections,...
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11-22-2010, 03:38 AM
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Couple pics from the Tatoosh from yesterday: ...
Couple pics from the Tatoosh from yesterday:
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11-13-2010, 08:51 PM
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Hopefully others got up high and got some better...
Hopefully others got up high and got some better turns than I did today. In my laziness, I thought it might not be a terrible idea to go try Silver Pk today instead of driving to Paradise or Baker...
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11-09-2010, 08:01 PM
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Thanks for the offer. I'll keep an eye on...
Thanks for the offer. I'll keep an eye on telemetry and see which option looks more enticing, as both drives take about the same time.
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11-09-2010, 04:41 PM
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Can't do anything tomorrow, but I'd like to ski...
Can't do anything tomorrow, but I'd like to ski something Thursday. Was thinking probably Paradise, but certainly open to ideas.
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10-28-2010, 02:04 AM
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^^ Beautiful. It was quite difficult watching the...
^^ Beautiful. It was quite difficult watching the webcams today.
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