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Inaugural GoPro footy from Wednesday last week. Finally upgraded from the old hero 3. Wow, camera tech has come a long way in 10 years. Thanks for...

Another beauty of a day today, maybe my favorite of the season. High stoke, many mag run-ins, short lines, good visibility later in the morning. Skiing is fun.
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Not really competitive, they release in waves starting in the spring. Follow on Instagram for updates. The earlier waves are cheaper.

Got up there around 1pm, and took a few laps. Enjoyable soft chop, everything was open... beauty of a day.

Yeah, the news article does say the lane closure was on EB 90, haha. "Bro, that's mountaineers down there right..."

Nice pics Conroy.

Oh yeah, lady on snow blades waiting for chair 2 to load was a bit of a head scratcher. ???

It was a great day despite the obnoxiously long lines early on. Klear above most of the AM, full on storm skiing when I left at 4pm. First lap over rollen cliffs and down the fan was absolutely...

Pass closed both directions "due to collisions"... Fingers crossed for tomorrow morning.

Shroomin... Are those Jedi mind stix?

Agreed... an ETA and very basic explanation would been nice. I can think of plenty of reasons that might have delayed it... Staffing, conditions, PWL, low temps, shot 6 gong show, etc. But sometimes...

Woah, that had to be someone else unless homie fell when ski patrol was trying to get him on belay. The entrance was a lil sporty and I almost went for a ride... the two people who dropped in...

^ yes sessel ran today.

It was great opening day. 5 laps on Armstrong, 3 on the padded seats before lunch. 2 didn't start loading until shortly after 10, and the lower mountain was so fun I could...

It skied a little different this afternoon... Rubber gloves being the attire du jour. Pacific Crest was a cluster, but wildside and dodge ridge were ski-on all afternoon. Good to be riding chairs...

Don't think so, unless they just dropped the cable this week? They've been using chair 2 to access the upper mountain.

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Well that was sick. Well done.

Yesterday in the heat:
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Somewhat better coverage 3 years ago to the day:

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Thanks for the report! It was fatter than that at solstice last year. Did you get a look over the ridge toward Annette?

Well aren't you fancy :fm:

Gondola from summit west. :fm:

The worst part will be standing in line waiting for 2 to load on a bluebird pow day and wondering if the international chair is already loading.

Stopped in for a few laps on the way to the game today... Lines weren't bad after 2pm and there were plenty of good turns to be found up high. It was storming pretty good when I rolled back through...

Sick, sick day. 2 loaded @ ~9:45... Those who skied the lower mountain probably made the right call, the line at Armstrong was short and there wasn't much of a line at 2 either. BUT... First...

It was a 3 runs before noon kind of day. Armstrong opened 9:15 and 2 opened around 9:30. Dreamy. Big lines but lots of stoke and a generally positive vibe. Lines reduced after 1pm or so. Pretty good...

I90 closed in both directions... "it's going to be an extended closure" - WSDOT.

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^ I can feel that picture.

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Funky but fun conditions today, viz came and went, wet flakes falling all morning. Soft groomers on the lower mountain and dust on crust + recycled pow and debris up high.

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Could go up the Nordic trails (FR 9070) toward windy pass? Ski back on the road. My almost 2yo loves to ski with daddy. We keep it exceptionally mild.

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No lines today, only 16 cars in lot 4 @ lunch time. Indeed, the wind on Armstrong was brutally cold, and lapping chair 2 was the smarter play, but some of the best turns of the day were on wind...

I'm heading up solo tomorrow for sloppy seconds--teal pants, black jacket, green lupos--Hope to run in to a few of you.

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I am thinking I will head to silver tonight instead of Alpental. Someone on TAY says it's clear to the Mt Catherine TH as of Saturday, that's pretty good.

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Excellent. I will be up tomorrow evening.

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Nash got a little refresh yesterday--enough to smooth out the bumps and cover tracks. Fast mush with a supportive base @ 7 this am. Fun, but you gotta walk for it now--continuous skin from the top of...

International skied real gud this morning. I was aiming for silver, but turned around early because there is still snow across the road before the switchbacks. Skis on from top to bottom, but today...

I always thought the birthday suit descents were a little weird, but usually in good fun. BD suit skinner in a popular area--big weird and creepy vibes!

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Stiff powder on top of edgable crust made for some pretty good turns down upper I this afternoon. Lower was manky but fun. It was raining in the parking lot at 1:30, then the sun came out, then...

Back at ya. Glad to finally see some faces, shake hands and get a few laps in with the crew. Enjoyable skiing + lot 4 mag hospitality, great way to wrap it up. Feeling a little more serenity about...

Yep, ok per the website.

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My brother bailed on me this morning, so I have an extra buddy pass. Text me if you want it, I can meet you at the Alpental ticket window. 360-626-3631.

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Alpental will be open Friday and Saturday, and pass holder appreciation day on may 1 @ alpental and central. Doesn't look like a reservation is required this time. Unused buddy passes can be used on...

RFID seems to work well at WP, from my perspective as an occasional guest. I don't get any emails or strange birds following me... Yet...

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Not bad this morning, did a little hyak dawn patrol and while the face is tracked out and then some, the trees were almost untouched. Must have been excellent yesterday.

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It was good in the trees and shade. The sun must have come out yesterday, there was a noticable but still soft higher density layer near the surface where sun affected. I skinned a couple laps at...

One of my favorite ski days this season. International never opened but the front side was so so good... Finally took a leap off of Andy's for the first time with a little help/encouragement from the...

This is the last week of weeknight skiing at central too. Sat-sun only staying after this weekend.

Manky was indeed the word last night, no complaints though.

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Lalalala I'm having fun at work today... Hoping to come up for the night shift.

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Found some nice turns off the high t today, not so nice down low, we need some new snow.

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Damn. It's always too soon.

Looking forward to laps @ silver peak after dst brings us the gift of evening light.

I'm extremely stoked that alpy bbi will be in play this year. I'll be there!
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I did an early hyak skinner today, then went across the highway for a couple laps down breakover, one powder bowl, one snake dance, then back to work @ 11. Pretty decent, nice to have new snow under...