The only way that yesterday at Stevens could be beat was if the snow was lighter and drier. Today was pretty damn good. Obvious lines went quick, but there were lots of pockets of deep, dry...

It was the snow. It was almost too deep given the density. I was fighting to keep the tips floating on my Kuro's even when straightlining, and they have a 160-mm tip. Not typically a problem on...

Stevens was ridiculously deep...and heavy today. Was boot to waist deep depending on wind loading. Crowds were small but almost everyone had fat rockered boards. Those who didn't suffered in the...

I took two of my kids out of school today and hit Stevens. I figured that they had earned the right to ski some decent turns after the past 6-weeks of crap. A few aspects were pretty icy, but for...

Glad I didn't bust my hump to make it back up today. My sore old man legs wouldn't have liked the heavy stuff after yesterday's lightness. :biggrin:

Any beta on whether Stevens got the rumored rain crust? Was up there yesterday and it was sickter deep. Curious where things stand now.

Might have been open Wednesday, but know folks who were up there yesterday and backside was closed. It was so deep and the lines were so fresh it looked like no one had hit it in a while.

Stevens did not disappoint today. They opened the backside for the first time since Sunday's rain storm and all the light, dry snow that followed. Easily 18" in most spots and crowds were pretty...

Snow at Stevens was great, but parking was a DISASTER. Didn't get to the pass until just before 9:30 and there was a line of cars about a mile long to turn into the lower lots. Decided to keep...

Any mags make it up to Stevens for opening day today? How's coverage?