There weren't a ton of people Friday but it wasn't empty, either. The morning was really good with 3 overnight on top of the 5 the day before. It was definitely deeper in spots. It was good pow up...

There's a tubing hill near the lodge. Also a bunch of kid stuff around including a daycare. Check with guest services, I'm sure they can point you to something.

That works, too.

Cranbrook or Kimberly, if you don't want to drive through to Canmore. It's about a 5.5-6 hour drive so you may want just drive through.

Creekside opens at 8:30. You won't need a ticket to ride it but, no issue with your iKon pass anyway. The other chairs start at 8:50 so you shouldn't have any problems getting in line. BUT, the early...

Also, Musical Chair is now a detachable quad. Now called Creekside Express.

FT (Flabby Tit - Mt Spokane) skied well this morning. 9" new, sun, and not a ton of people. Skied until noon then called it. Pretty skied out by then.

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Ya gotta appreciate Mt. Spokane's honesty in this morning's report:

"It’s time. There's a saying in the backpacking thru-hike community “embrace the suck.” It’s time to break out those extra fat...

Interesting... Schweitzer was loaded with people Saturday, too. I was blaming Alterra/iKon. Maybe it's more than that. Maybe it was because of pent-up demand since conditions have been lacking this...

Rode well today, too. Couple of inches over the top and it was pretty soft.

Shit. Landon is a casual friend who I've skied with and known for 15 years or so. I met Corey through him. This sucks. I reached out to Landon. I pray he gets through this okay. Good guy.

Schweitzer was pretty awesome today. Either I've gotten a lot shorter in my 'golden' years or in some spots, there was a lot more than the 6" of new they advertised. I was getting face shots in that...

My first run was triple to Headwall, vertigo for part of the upper but Headwall was untracked and soft. It was nice but got hammered before I got back there later. The rest of my runs were mostly...

Schweitzer skied great today, at least compared to anything else so far. 3" new by 5:00 a.m. and another 9" through the day. Headwall, Ridge, Stiles all skiing well if you know what to avoid. Some of...

Well, we're not quite there yet... Forecast is looking promising but it's just a nice down payment for what we really need. 4 feet of fallen (settled to 3 feet) will get the party started. Maybe in...

Well, today was first of the season at Mt. Spokane. While Schweitzer is low tide on Midway only, MS had a little more terrain open with three chairs and a few runs open. That said, I'm not going...

Schweitzer only has one chair/one run open right now. Needs snow.

I take it back. One chair, Basin Express but they show all the runs off it as open. But it would be dicey skiing anything other...

Well, fuckity fuck. I can't say I'm excited by this news.

Hiked Mt Spokane this morning. I purposely got a late start so it could soften. I started down a little after 10 and skied frozen piles and ice all the way down. Not great.

If you're thinking of...

Schweitzer NOAA is calling for 3-7 with a low of 16 and some wind. It's going to be pretty sucky down low. Hopefully the groomers will work out the main runs but off piste down low will be heinous....

Probably. It's going to be pretty sketchy tomorrow and Tuesday, though. Probably for a few days so it's a great reference. Here's the site....

Ballsack deep today! Did some OB stuff this afternoon that was unreal. One of the best days ever here. More, please!

If in doubt, not worth the trouble. You definitely don't want to be below the last road on the map that cuts over to LBR. If you do, you'll be walking out or trying to ski down to the valley. Neither...

Big Blue is the next peak to the North of the end of the T-bar. There's a gate at the end of the T-bar, go out that, ski down the trail as far as you can, hike up as far as you want, ski down. You'll...

Nice!!

Maybe the fix is an auto disable whenever the phone comes within certain perimeters. Once entered into a ski area, it disengages.

Yeah, you're probably right about the BCSD.

^^ I saw that but have to say, not really too surprised. I'd be interested in the demographics of whose watches are being triggered. Personally, I don't know anyone skiing with an Apple watch and...

We were heading up to Schweitzer for a few days before the holiday weekend but, too cold for me. Something like -45 wind chill. Did that when I was younger and frostbit my toes. No thanks.

^^ hmmm.... I don't like my snow to be loud... Beauty day, though!

No Schweitzer pics today, either.... :FIREdevil

Schweitzer this morning was prime. Awesome skiing for this time of year.

Because of the shit shows when it was owned by Sowder, we left and I haven't skied there much until last season in the past 30 years. That said, it reminded me of the Sowder days but back then, we'd...

Thanks on the ankle. As for skiing, I think you guys definitely made the right choice. MS was a shit show by 10:30. It was fine for me since it was going to be a short day, anyway. But to go,...

I headed up to Mt. Spokane for opening day this morning. I'm 18 days post-op, five days out from removal of stitches, from some minor ankle surgery (cyst excision) so just wanted to see how the ankle...

Check in with April Needham at the WSU Innovation Center. Great gal and connection for university related innovation as well as connected with the local ecosystem.
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Just saw an announcement that Silver will open for Memorial weekend.

^^ Correct.

Odd. First I've ever heard of anything like that.

^^ That's never been my experience with Fred. He's always done a great job for me and is an excellent tuner. Generally, I tune my own skis but if I need a base weld or grind and structure, I go to...

^^ Everyone needs a hobby...

FYI - For those of us who frequent Spokane Alpine Haus for ski tuning/mounting/etc., Fred is no longer working there. I don't know where he's going to land but he's out at SAH.

Article in the local paper regarding Loulou.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/apr/04/ski-legend-loulou-kneubuhler-of-spokane-dies/

We were just talking about Lou Lou last week, wondering how he was doing. He definitely made a mark on the local scene in very positive ways. Truly legendary in these parts. RIP Lou Lou, you'll be...

It was pretty deep in some areas. Wayne's Woods skied about a foot deep with some stuffing going on. Had to poke around but a lot of wind deposit this afternoon. Good day!

There's surprisingly little activity on this thread. Skiing has been pretty good the past few weeks, at least at Schweitzer. Wednesday at Mount Spokane was foggy and they've lost a lot of snow....

I've been at Schweitzer for the past 30 years but grew up on Mt. Spokane. I really hadn't skied there all this time (other than hiking up in the morning and skiing down Hour Glass maybe 25 times)...

Another vote for Micah. He's my go-to for just about any technician need. However, as noted, they're swamped so you'll need to schedule an appointment with him. And, I'm not kidding.

I do....sometimes. I would have yesterday...it was a big day. Unfortunately, I didn't ski and just got here yesterday afternoon. But yes, makes life better for you and those looking for you.