Gentlemen start your engines.

**grrrr** · 09-04-2009, 07:26 PM

THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY SUNDAY...AND ONE
TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL.

**ectreeskier11** · 09-04-2009, 07:51 PM

i fucking saw that... someone from the pnw had better have a gnarly tr.

**powstash** · 09-04-2009, 07:56 PM

Had to double check the post date after reading this. Sept? Then again it only makes sense - Squirrel moves to Jackson and the PNW gets big snow in Sept.

for him,

for the PNW.

**Ireallyliketoski2** · 09-04-2009, 08:03 PM

This year is going to be epic everywhere, it is going off worldwide folks.

**grrrr** · 09-04-2009, 09:21 PM

Dawn patrol to coleman glacier monday AM. 0530 at the Wake and Bakery parking lot.

**powdork** · 09-05-2009, 01:07 AM

have far is that from tahoe?

**foreal** · 09-05-2009, 01:16 AM

That sounds mighty interesting.

**Moship192** · 09-05-2009, 04:30 AM

I might be up for a dawn patrol Mon Morning, have to be back in Seattle ~6ish.

Lets see what Mother Nature brings us this weekend.

**grrrr** · 09-05-2009, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by powdork

have far is that from tahoe?

Google says 991 miles, 16 hours and 9 mins. I'd leave by noon on sunday to make sure.

**ectreeskier11** · 09-05-2009, 11:19 AM

anyone from slc down for a roadtrip (semi seriously)?

**Emerson Biggin's** · 09-05-2009, 11:43 AM

Is that forecast just for Baker?? I just pulled this off NOAA's site...

"A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE INLAND NORTHWEST FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE GRADUALLY
FALLING...BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 6000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING ALONG THE NORTHERN CASCADES. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS IN
THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND
EVEN A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGH CASCADES. THE HIGHEST
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE CREST...WHERE
MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY SUNDAY NIGHT."

Not quite as exciting....but this is centered on the Steven's Pass area.

**ectreeskier11** · 09-05-2009, 11:48 AM

fuck it, i'm serious, i'll pawn shit for gas money, someone from slc step up and let's do it.

**grrrr** · 09-05-2009, 11:57 AM

I'm looking at higher elevations. The coleman starts at 6400'. Better accumulations would be found higher, but the problem is the glacier is extra crevassed this year. NW of colfax peak is an area that rarely breaks up. I haven't been there all season as the road is just opening today.

I'm expecting 12" of slop over dirty rocky glacier ice. Maybe not epic, but I'm going up anyhow.

**Emerson Biggin's** · 09-05-2009, 12:17 PM

Fuck! Now I've instantly got the fever...it's going to be a long couple of months of staring at my skis and watching ski DVD's for hours on end.

**SkiCougar** · 09-05-2009, 02:39 PM

YESH !

i knew i heard the weather chick say a foot of snow in the midst of me pretending i was up but in actuality only up long enough to hit the snooze again.

summer, goodbye.

**skiingsamurai** · 09-05-2009, 05:11 PM

ok seriously, where the fuck is this happening?

**grrrr** · 09-05-2009, 05:24 PM

North Cascades.

**Velillen** · 09-05-2009, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by grrrr

North Cascades.

hmmm sounding really interesting. any idea what the weather is supposed to be like on monday day time? Looking at the MRNP forcast it appears higher winds (30mph) and snow showers so any clue on the baker area conditions?

Depending what you say ill probably still try to make it up there for a tour if your needing a partner

**raym** · 09-05-2009, 07:16 PM

Into British Columbia at all?

**stuckathuntermtn** · 09-05-2009, 08:10 PM

Hey that's not that far from me! oh wait...never mind. I fail at gear.
How come I just saw predictions for lower than average moisture this fall/winter?

**LeeLau** · 09-05-2009, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by raym

Into British Columbia at all?

Temps pretty high at valley bottom. Going to hike up to alpine tomorrow to look at things but not optimistic. Was 12 degrees @ 1200m today. Need to get colder

Whistler cam shows night time temps @ 2200m @ 3 degrees so not close to being cold enough. The cold snap might be localized to Baker?

**ectreeskier11** · 09-05-2009, 11:09 PM

yeah looks like baker could get closer to 3 feet

**AA-Shred** · 09-05-2009, 11:24 PM

Finally summers gone, now lets keep it that way!!

**levistewart** · 09-05-2009, 11:31 PM

pleeeeasssse let this be happening all year

**Bud** · 09-06-2009, 10:34 AM

there'll probably be some new snow up there, and i'm heading up tomorrow to take a look around, but the first storm of the season is usually much more like this (what i found three years ago)...
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing...p?topic=5307.0

and a whole lot less like this (two years ago, october..but ya need about 4" of rain equivalent to dump that much snow in one shot)...
http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing...p?topic=7892.0