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    Hell yeah, definitely exceeded expectations, so...

    Hell yeah, definitely exceeded expectations, so fun today.

    I had to wait about 30 seconds to get on chair 2 at one point though. :fmicon:
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    Hey DBS, If you haven't grabbed some yet,...

    Hey DBS,

    If you haven't grabbed some yet, Safeway (in North Bend) is selling Black Butte Porter for $11.99 for a 12 pack, damn good price.
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    Holy shit, NWAC telemetry for Alpental says that...

    Holy shit, NWAC telemetry for Alpental says that between 8am Sunday and 8am Monday they got 21 inches with another 6 inches since 9am today. Also sounds like the pass is pretty fucked, it's been...
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    Had another epic day at Alpy yesterday. Started...

    Had another epic day at Alpy yesterday. Started at Hyak which was fun, but was over at Alpental by 10:30. After a couple sick laps on nash/snake dance/traversing skiers right lower nash and one run...
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    Today was epic as fuck, face shots on every run,...

    Today was epic as fuck, face shots on every run, all day long. Free refills all day long. I don't even know what else to say.

    And yeah, like a few others mentioned, last night was the best night...
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    Alpental was awesome last night, snowed pretty...

    Alpental was awesome last night, snowed pretty heavily most of the night which made for some great shredding, went for a few hikes to skiers right of chair 1 and got some nice boot top powder turns,...
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    I know most of you keep yourselves updated on the...

    I know most of you keep yourselves updated on the NWAC mountain weather forecast, but I figured I'd post this anyway because it's pretty cool when they do this...



    Some pretty creative folks at...
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    I went to Summit Central yesterday and it was...

    I went to Summit Central yesterday and it was just so nice to ski fresh snow again. Chutes off of 360 cat track were pretty fun as were some spots off of Silver Fir. Snowed all day, sometimes pretty...
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    Be careful out there, this may have turned out...

    Be careful out there, this may have turned out differently if she wasn't alone and she knew these mountains really, really well...

    Missing Skier Near Alpental - Teton Gravity Research Forums
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    While that is true, freezing levels are supposed...

    While that is true, freezing levels are supposed to drop significantly later Sunday night and in to Monday morning to as low as 1000 feet. NWAC is calling for moderate snow all day Monday and in to...
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    Wow, be careful up at Alpental. After skiing it...

    Wow, be careful up at Alpental. After skiing it today for a few hours, I can honestly say that it is considerably worse than just a couple days ago. In some spots there are a considerable amount of...
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    It is worse now, not waaay worse, but noticeably...

    It is worse now, not waaay worse, but noticeably so.
    More snow has melted since you were last there, so more rocks, trees, dirt, etc are exposed.
    It's still plenty skiable, but I'm not bringing...
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    I was at Alpental last night for city league....

    I was at Alpental last night for city league.
    When I got there the snow was pretty soft and slushy, but got firmer as it got later into the night. The skiing was really fun and pretty fast with tons...
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    Heavy fucking rain in the passes, again....

    Heavy fucking rain in the passes, again. :cussing:

    Those holes/pits on the lower mountain at Alpental aren't getting any smaller. :nonono2:
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    Good point. I guess I just didn't think there...

    Good point.

    I guess I just didn't think there was going to be all that much new snow by then.
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    Just a heads up, I just got a call from a buddy...

    Just a heads up, I just got a call from a buddy on my team and apparently they might cancel the racing tonight due to "weather". I don't really get why, just passing it along. He said they should...
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    I'll be at Alpy tonight for Tuesday night city...

    I'll be at Alpy tonight for Tuesday night city league, anyone else?
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    You fuckers jinxed it. :wink: Man I hope NWAC...

    You fuckers jinxed it. :wink:

    Man I hope NWAC is wrong about this...




    Aint that a bitch.
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    The bottom of Alpy is at about 3100 ft, the top...

    The bottom of Alpy is at about 3100 ft, the top is just over 5400 ft, not really sure how you're under the impression that Alpental only has 1000 ft of vert.

    2300 feet of elevation makes a pretty...
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    Really wet heavy dumpage right now in North Bend...

    Really wet heavy dumpage right now in North Bend (WA), hard enough that even though it's really wet, it's accumulating.
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    Quite the dumpage in North Bend over the last few...

    Quite the dumpage in North Bend over the last few hours. I've got almost 3 inches on the deck and a there is a good inch on the road outside my place.
    I'm up from the valley floor a couple hundred...
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    From the NWAC 12/24... Monday and Tuesday...

    From the NWAC 12/24...



    Monday and Tuesday could be quite nice up there with plenty of precip and 500-1500 ft snow levels.

    Happy Holidays Mags!
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    Did you happen to stop off at the Snoqualmie...

    Did you happen to stop off at the Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Co. for some nachos and a Triskaidekaphobia when you were done skiing?
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    This shot kicks so much ass all I can say is FKNA!

    This shot kicks so much ass all I can say is FKNA!
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    NWAC just updated their mountain weather forecast...

    NWAC just updated their mountain weather forecast as of 1:45...



    But then they also go on to say...



    These two parts sound kinda contradictory to each other, or maybe I'm just reading it...
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    Is this what you mean by pass effect? ...

    Is this what you mean by pass effect?



    http://www.nwac.us/forecast/weather/current/

    I was pretty worried about that temp spike/snow changing to rain then changing back to snow event,...
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    Crystal is reporting a total depth of 16" at...

    Crystal is reporting a total depth of 16" at their base.
    I would think that they would want at least twice that to even think about opening.
    I guess not.
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    BOOYAH! ...

    BOOYAH!

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