Great day on the padded chair. Deep snow, shit vis, and good times. Chair 5 never ran which was a bummer...I'm just stoked to ride it eventually.

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Damn that is frigged. I saw they said all chairs at Alpental were closed because of freezing rain. Telemetry said otherwise...wonder if they shut down because of the evac.


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Never forget the xtal promise! 506901

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A second front arriving Saturday evening brings winter weather back to low and middle elevations. Sustained moderate W flow should bring 6-18” of snow to the west slopes of the Cascades and passes,...

The train was the only way to access skiing at Snoqualmie pass . They even had a mother fucking electric train in the 60's . Bummer BNSF shut that shit down.

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Are you going to be mad when it's slightly less of a shit show in the parking lot? They had to do something.

We know they will never cap season tickets based on how many days people actually use...

I can only hope they drop the 5-days at Snoqualmie Pass.

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Very nice

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They did have employees selling beers to people in line during the covid days.

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I wish they would stay open later in the season. Never understood why they close when the base is at its deepest. Love me some late spring laps.

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You might be an Alpenholic. But seriously I almost shit a brick when I heard the rumor.

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>Be me
>Dreaming of deep days off the padded seats
>Hear dumb fucking rumor about Chair 2 not opening this winter
>Panik
>Immediately email summit at Snoqualmie
>Nice lady says that's a dumb...

I heard a rumor that Chair 2 will not be running this season. Mainly due to the new footers being built and the cable having to be dropped.

Please tell me this a dumb rumor [emoji24]

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Sore legs from back to back touring days. Standing in some nice cold yak water felt good for the legs and the soul.
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Sitting at my desk in meetings all day with mad fomo. Xtal looked great today.

Hwy2 looked like a kook fest.

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Condolences to his family and fuck cancer.

That said, I will always remember John as a sell out.

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Now you know what us mags have to deal with every week at xtal.

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Sweet! Thanks for the info maggots

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I just got a nice new pair of fully custom Sidas footbeds made for my flippers.

Will they get fucked up if I put my boots in my heated bag? It's nice to start the day with warm boots.

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I'd wager 90% of the folks riding xtal this year can't ride anything harder than a blue. There seems to be more kooks and less etiquette. So many people stopped on traverses, blocking gate entrances,...

It did not look like 14 inches like the website claimed.

Can you confirm xtal marketing fuckery?

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This.

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Are these the same resorts that don't require any avalanche training or gear to access the backcountry gates? Asking for a friend.

This is America, if I wanna to put myself and everyone else in...

The new shuttles are garbage. It's like loading an airplane with all your shit.

Never gonna work on a busy day. Bring back the trucks and trailers !

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Don't worry. All of us with the 5 or 7 day passes will ruin xtal on a powder day once it's mid season.

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Wow, thanks for this info. I've always been told that road was private and owed by the resort. They fucks have a pretty good deal going on up there.

I would be really interested to learn more...

Remember this too? Before that greedy cunt John Kircher sold to iKon after owing xtal for a year.

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That post is from 2016 when xtal wasn't jong show.

Miss those days.

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I feel that 90% of the people skiing xtal on the weekends suck. They don't ski the same terrain I'm after, but I do have to contend with them in line. Idk skiing is ded.

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I agree it's probably a scare tactic. I just don't like being threatened by these fuck stains.

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Cunts. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220115/f08642004e5fa5d826854cd2b6489db1.jpg

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Been feeling so lucky all week. Had the worst drive in 15 years to xtal on Monday, but was in the lot by 735. Got rewarded with one of the deepest days in recent memory. Went back today for more and...

I doubt they will be open tomorrow....just saying. Either no power or road closed...

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Doesn't seem like that to me. The petition is all about optics and putting some pressure on Vail to fix the shitty operations. Glad to see someone is doing something. Over 5k signatures in 1 day...
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It's all about creating optics and hopefully an embarrassing moment for Vail. Hopefully it will do that.

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Check this out.

https://www.change.org/p/vail-resorts-hold-vail-resorts-accountable?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=fc69e940-7077-11ea-a717-652493a8f0df

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Guessing this is what you're talking about.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210228/dc61c76b883810cd84f2224ac99a64d9.jpg

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They need one of those "are you beeping signs" and make it mandatory to carry avy gear. It will help weed out a few folks for sure.

I have a novel idea. Sell less tickets, no IKON deals, and pass holders only days. That goes for all the resorts in Western Wa. Your local ski hill has been sold out. They don't care about your...

I can concur that x and penny dawg delivered the goods yesterday. Got 3 fast laps in right after the first gate opened. Then the lift line got fucked and we went and skied left and right angle trees...

There are some very good intro to ski touring classes offered in the area. That should be the first think folks should do after their avy 1.

Hiring a guide is another great option, but doesn't...

The Alterra overlords just NOW released more days in December for pass holders. Get them while you can.

A bunch of weekends in Dec are now open. Since there won't be any reservations after 12/25...

I would be interested to see what happens if you ski without a reservation. Will your pass not scan? Will they pull your pass for the season. If you read Crystals instagram they are suggesting pass...

Fuck Alterra! They just released a bunch of single day tickets that you can purchase on days where passholders can't get a reservation. For a season pass holder, ever weekend day is booked until...

Boots! With intuition liners and foot beds. Custom foot beds if you can. Oh and CEP compression socks. I can spend 12hrs in my boots no problem.

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I could be totally wrong too, but if you know something we don't then please do share :)

Per the fine print...

"Ikon Pass holders can go into their account and cancel any of their reservations anytime without penalty"



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I highly doubt your card won't scan. Given the language of the reservation system, I bet they will check what days you rode and if you had a reservation. Then take action retroactively.



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It has been a tough year for a lot of folks(including myself) so I'm trying to cut everyone a little slack and be kind to my fellow human. We are here because we are stoked on skiing so lets not...

I've purchased the Ikon as per usual, but I'm contemplating buy a Stevens Pass just incase xtal is a gong show. I don't want to lose the option to defer my pass if the alterra-overloards can't figure...