Thread: SNOW IN THE PNW 2010!

Originally Posted by hop

I expect this entire winter to be mayhem. (part , part )

Mostly I predict the douchbaggery will be at an alltime high with the amount of wannabe pro's that keep moving here (and Blunderson.com sticking around )...Luckily the dumb follow the dumb and while fly on the wall, willows and anything resembling a pillow will be hammered over and over, we can laugh at the carnage on the chair while enjoying faceshots on terrain that is no longer cool enough to warrant attention.

Originally Posted by Mt Baker

Depending on how much snow we actually get, as well as the upcoming forecast, we could be looking at a possible limited OPENING DAY on Saturday or Sunday. A decision on opening will be made Friday, and we will update this report daily.

Booyah!!!

Told ya.

From the Crystal site: "The forecast is calling for some serious snowfall over the next several days and that could lead to a possible opening later this week/weekend – stay tuned!"

Said forecast:
Today: Snow. Temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 13 to 19 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow showers. Low around 19. Southwest wind between 13 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches possible.

Fuck yea.

Its on! Im heading up tomorrow for some turns. Im sure there are some up there today but I will return with beta.

Anyone up to ski tomorrow or Friday at Baker?

want to get out friday... then maybe sunday or monday...

Originally Posted by fivefourtwo

Anyone up to ski tomorrow or Friday at Baker?

What time you going to be up there?

Wind pissed rain with occasional thickening in PDX today. Hard to tell if the sun ever came up. What a beautiful day.

Any suggestion on Avy training course in the PDX area? I'm nearly done with the AT rig, now need to learn about safety (meetings).

AIARE Level I in the Mt Hood area...

Originally Posted by rludes025

What time you going to be up there?

I can be up there pretty well anytime, just got the border in my way. Would be nice to ride with a partner or two

Anyone I could bum a ride from town to baker tomorrow AM? Looking to get some turns in anytime and be back before dark

Originally Posted by powholic

Wind pissed rain with occasional thickening in PDX today. Hard to tell if the sun ever came up. What a beautiful day.

Any suggestion on Avy training course in the PDX area? I'm nearly done with the AT rig, now need to learn about safety (meetings).

I'm doing one with Three Sisters Backcountry huts in December. Though, I think they're all booked up for the December class

You are all welcome. I leave for 3 weeks for San Diego and you finally get hammered. Enjoy the snow though! Makes me want to get back sooner!


At least its 75 and sunny on a good note for me????.....nah id rather have snowing and cold anyday

Originally Posted by Velillen

You are all welcome. I leave for 3 weeks for San Diego and you finally get hammered. Enjoy the snow though! Makes me want to get back sooner!


At least its 75 and sunny on a good note for me????.....nah id rather have snowing and cold anyday

Early days, I'd not worry about it too much. If this was happening with an 80+ inch base, that would be a different story!

To feel better, get out in the water on a surf board!

Originally Posted by fivefourtwo

I can be up there pretty well anytime, just got the border in my way. Would be nice to ride with a partner or two

Ill be up there with my dog and maybe bearded clam. Leaving Bellingham around 9 or so. so 10:30 - 11 at baker. Green 2dr Explorer

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Good day in the Cascades. Here is the Data from the home mountain up here on Snoqualmie Pass, but we are still heading to Baker for what we hope is their opening weekend.

Weather Data for Alpental - Last 24 hours


11-17-2010
Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
Alpental Ski Area, Washington

Wind sensors unheated and may rime

MM/DD Hour Temp Temp Temp RH RH Wind Wind Wind Hour Total 24Hr Total
PST F F F % % Avg Max Dir. Prec. Prec. Snow Snow
5400' 4300' 3120' 3120' 5400' 5530' 5530' 5530' 3120' 3120' 3120' 3120'
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11 16 2300 25 29 34 100 99 6 14 236 0 0 0 2
11 17 0 25 29 33 100 99 0 0 235 .01 .01 0 2
11 17 100 25 29 33 100 98 0 0 235 0 .01 0 2
11 17 200 24 29 33 100 98 0 0 235 0 .01 0 2
11 17 300 24 29 33 100 98 0 0 234 0 .01 0 2
11 17 400 24 29 33 100 98 0 0 235 0 .01 0 2
11 17 500 24 29 33 100 97 0 0 234 0 .01 0 2
11 17 600 24 29 33 100 98 0 0 234 0 .01 0 2
11 17 700 25 29 32 100 98 5 18 234 0 .01 0 2
11 17 800 25 28 32 100 98 9 13 235 .02 .03 0 1
11 17 900 25 28 32 100 99 11 13 235 .06 .09 0 2
11 17 1000 26 28 32 100 99 9 13 235 .08 .17 0 -2
11 17 1100 27 28 32 100 98 9 12 235 .11 .28 1 -3
11 17 1200 27 28 32 99 99 11 19 234 .18 .46 3 -1
11 17 1300 27 28 32 100 99 14 24 234 .28 .74 4 -1
11 17 1400 28 29 32 100 99 15 29 234 .2 .94 4 -1
11 17 1500 27 29 32 100 99 12 20 232 .2 1.14 5 -1
11 17 1600 26 29 32 100 99 10 17 234 .14 1.28 5 1
11 17 1700 25 28 32 100 98 9 16 233 .15 1.43 7 3
11 17 1800 25 28 32 100 98 8 16 234 .18 1.61 9 6
11 17 1900 24 28 32 100 98 13 23 234 .12 1.73 10 8
11 17 2000 24 27 32 100 98 11 22 236 .07 1.8 11 8
11 17 2100 23 27 31 100 97 11 19 234 .02 1.82 11 10
11 17 2200 22 27 31 100 97 8 15 235 .01 1.83 10 222




Total
Prec.
3120'
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1.83













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Originally Posted by puma

Early days, I'd not worry about it too much. If this was happening with an 80+ inch base, that would be a different story!

To feel better, get out in the water on a surf board!

O i know but still. Early days are nice too though!

I dont surf or board or i would do that! plenty of time at the bars and beach watching the college girls in bikinis though.....that sort of makes up for it!

20" in 24hrs at Crystal with more on the way. Sound like they really wanna open this weekend:

The goods have arrived! A very healthy layer of snow blankets the slopes - and there's still more on the way. We are evaluating the mountain this morning and will have an update later this morning or early-afternoon, in other words get your gear packed (just in case)!

God damn I'm so pumped right now.

Crystal Opens!!
skicrystal.com:
TIME TO HIT THE SLOPES!
It’s official – we’re opening tomorrow (Friday) with very limited operations! We’ll run the Discovery & Quicksilver chairlifts and tickets will be discounted to $20. We are evaluating other parts of the mountain and plan to open more terrain this weekend – stay tuned for updates!

Originally Posted by AA-Shred

Crystal Opens!!
skicrystal.com:
TIME TO HIT THE SLOPES!
It’s official – we’re opening tomorrow (Friday) with very limited operations! We’ll run the Discovery & Quicksilver chairlifts and tickets will be discounted to $20. We are evaluating other parts of the mountain and plan to open more terrain this weekend – stay tuned for updates!

Let the season begin!!! See all you mags on the slopes!

Crystal opens tomorrow
Quicksilver and Discovery

TLC all day long

Crystal just looooves to snake Baker and be the first one open. How many years have they done this? Open some low angle groomers and take the claim while Baker opens a day or two later with near full operation.

No, it's a really really good thing. When Baker opens first, the douchbaggery is insane. Having Whistler and Crystal open first will keep the line for first chair down to under 90 minutes.