Need Ruling - rank resorts around Seattle _ i know whistler the best but...

[digitaldeath]

going to seattle with my bud to ski

we have never been, but are going

i need a definative ranking of ski areas, oviousely we will adjust with weather cycles

is Crystal the best? Alpental doersnt suck does it? what sucks and what is fire?

Thank you in advance for mentoring my dreams

[Theo-san]

definitive*
And there is no definitive ranking of ski resorts.
Fire is "Combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke."

[digitaldeath]

I can definitevly say you are a tool

[digitaldeath]

cant you fools see that i am a little black boy and do not have access to the same schools/teachers as you crackers and your dentist fathers; therefore, i cannot spell so well

[shirk]

Hyak

/end thread

[snoqpass]

Crystal and Stevens are the best

[Hugh Conway]

digital death = hyak

[ill-advised strategy]

I don't care what you toolbots will say, this needs to be at the top of the page until justice is served.

There's an african american skier looking for information here people, fucking snap to.

[SurfyTurns]

So, you have never been skiing in general or just never been skiing in Washington?

I think what you can expect is that skiing is a lot like rollerblading on snow.

Now, the rankings:

I would rank Whistler as being in an entirely different country, it's up in Canadia or something like that, therefore not in Seattle area.

Then after that ranking, I would rank Crystal as being the most pompous. (With the exception of the Snorting Elk, respect for that establishment).

I would tie Stevens and Snoqualmie Central for night skiing as being tied for alcoholics. Why the fuck are there so many people drinking Rainier at 9:00 in the morning in the lift lines for Skyline? As far as beer cans in the run, Skyline probably won that ranking over last Christmas break.

[digitaldeath]

^^^^^ so you have zero input and your mother was an alcoholic???


fkn NUBE

[ACH]

Hyak

/end thread

Nah, Loup loup ski bowl FTW

[SurfyTurns]

^^^^^ so you have zero input and your mother was an alcoholic???


fkn NUBE

Easy braj, I thought that was solid advice. I know you claimed to be uneducated so I was just being rezourceful.

[James H]

Mission ridge.

Paging greg from alpinezone.

[phatty]

There are no ski resorts around Seattle. Just some great ski hills.

[AK47bp]

So, you have never been skiing

Wha?? Cause he's black right. Oh I see, YOU PEOPLE!

Crystal
Baker
Stevens

[ACH]

OK, all joking aside...

Crystal = Acreage and altitude, some good pockets of technical terrain, especially if you do side country.
Steven's = Less acreage, but also high enough to be above the freezing level most of the time. Decent side country access.
I've had some of the biggest powder days of my life on the back side, riding the Southern Cross lift.
Baker = The snow stats don't lie, they get hit with a shit-ton of snow. Fun terrain, I personally like skiing the trees there when the gates are closed.
Alpental = Small, until the gates open up. Then it's still small but with more potential.
At alpy it's about terrain, not acreage. Altitude is a bit of a weak point some times relative to the other areas, the base is at around 3400 ft.

Watch the weather when making plans.
Specifically, watch the convergence zone.


Edited to add: Seattle has ski areas, not so much resorts...
And, do a search, there are several threads covering the subject.

[Buster Highmen]

This again?

Crustal is the largest amount of terrain but are in the precipitation shadow of Rainier so actually gets less snow than all the others. Also has the sn00tiest atmosphere.

Of the ski areas with 2 hours of Seattle (meaning not Baker) Stevens gets the best snow (quality and quantity) but is more limited in lift served advanced terrain. Touring around Stevens will make Aldous Huxley get groovy.

Alpental has the highest percentage of the gnariest lift served terrain in North America but is prone to rain and outrageous weekend crowds. There's a ton of weird folds in their terrain that aren't obvious. When it's cold enough they get a supertanker of snow. Don't miss it. One of my more favorite experiences is seeing peoples reaction when they first look down International. Or Elevator Shaft. Or Roxoff.

See here: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...48#post1593148

[workinforturns]

learned something new about the convergence zone:
April 18, 2008

On April 18, 2008, a strong and very unseasonable snow-producing Puget Sound Convergence Zone storm formed around Everett, and spread south throughout the course of the afternoon and evening.[5] By evening, the Zone had spread into northern King County, dumping 3.5" of snow in Shoreline, and 6.5" of snow in Woodinville.[6] As the Zone slowly sank south of Shoreline into Seattle (past NE 145th Street), snow amounts began to taper off. The snow-producing part of the Zone ended abruptly at Roosevelt High School, a mere ten blocks north of the beginnings of the University District and the University of Washington community. Just north of Roosevelt High School, an inch of snow coated the ground, and due west of the school in the Green Lake neighborhood of Seattle, an inch of snow had also fallen. In line with the known "abrupt edge" of the Puget Sound Convergence Zone, areas to the south of this Green Lake-to-Roosevelt High line (marked by NE 68th Street), including the U-District, witnessed only a dusting of snow.


maybe you should stick it out and wait for it to dump in woodinville

[digitaldeath]

thanks for the help!

in my eyes these zones are where to go next month- anyone disagree? who gots better

[Buster Highmen]

It's pouring rain right now and if we get into a high pressure system for a while, bring your skates.
Check the SW forecast: potential for big snow for Northern New Mexico and SWCo.

[userA]

do not miss white pass, home of the legendary skiers bringing home the gold.
alpental is so overrrated
bF

[digitaldeath]

look a definitive list!!!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christop...ates-for-2013/

[Buster Highmen]

do not miss white pass, home of the legendary skiers bringing home the gold.
alpental is so overrrated
bF

So says the Sinister Minister of Alpental Disinformation.

There is a wealth of great folks who love and know their terrain around the Puget Sound. I suggest pinging them for area introductions. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately depending on your point of view) I will be elsewhere during most of February.

[userA]

i gets smad way too often

[XavierD]

Hurricane Ridge.

I'm serious.