SNOW IN THE PNW 2016-17: Return of the Shred-i

[Stikki]

http://komonews.com/news/local/new-c...ie-ski-resorts

http://www.summitatsnoqualmie.com/ti.../cascadia-pass

https://www.stevenspass.com/site/pas.../cascadia-pass



"Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass Mountain Resort and The Summit at Snoqualmie announced their partnership on Wednesday, saying the goal is to give "skiers and snowboarders living in the Puget Sound more reason to stay local and explore the three big ski resorts in the Cascades."

Here are the details from the press release:

- Skiers and snowboarders will have the option to add a Cascadia Pass to a qualifying season pass from one of these resorts. The Cascadia Pass gives season pass holders three unrestricted days at each of the other partner resorts for just $199, if purchased by May 31. Skiers and snowboarders must purchase a qualifying, unrestricted season pass to one of the resorts and then the Cascade Pass can be added, providing an additional 6 days of skiing or riding next winter."

[Bandit Man]

No time for action shots at Stevens today. It was a powder frenzy from opening bell to whenever I took this pic. Good to meet BanditMan and SuperChicken.

Snow and wind picked up in the afternoon and made for a partial reset in some spots, windfuck in others.

Good day all around.

Fun day for certain. My first all season w/o junior in tow. Feel fortunate to get to ski with Kai and LS and poke around in zones I haven't skied in a while. Good to meet SupreChicken too, even if we only shared a lift ride.

Great start to March in Cascadia!

[ACH]

The rest of you fuckers should get out there and reap the rewards of the best March storm cycle I've seen in a while.

On it, like white on...
Well you get the idea.

[foreal]

5600 east facing ridge top and also on treed north faces at the same elevation. The ridge top wasn't totally unexpected but the treed slope was very unexpected. It was touchy for sure especially on steeper slopes.

Thx Z & Mofo. Kept it mellow and stayed in the woods on Wed. Still found almost every convexity above 4600 would release energy. N-NW-W aspects. Some just audible some large slabs like your pic down to the rain layer from mid feb?

Dam fine snow quality tho and stoked nick brought the nice camera. Slay safe out there

[PNWbrit]

Praxis Rx conditions

I went with 125mm underfoot.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

I went with 125mm underfoot.

That would have been nice at Mission today but I made 108 work. Dense and fast. Good until around noon and then it started to set up and get heavy. Had a fun morning with Neil and later joined by Kai and his wife. Surprisingly deep and more surprisingly no wind to speak of. This weekend is looking warm and wet for the PNW, stay safe folks.

[TAFKALVS]

That would have been nice at Mission today but I made 108 work. Dense and fast. Good until around noon and then it started to set up and get heavy. Had a fun morning with Neil and later joined by Kai and his wife. Surprisingly deep and more surprisingly no wind to speak of. This weekend is looking warm and wet for the PNW, stay safe folks.

You gonna be up this weekend? I've got just the thing for you

[MagnificentUnicorn]

You gonna be up this weekend? I've got just the thing for you

Just sent you a text. I can make it work.

[Dromond]

^^^ nice pics of pics.

I think this has been an epic season, perhaps my favorite. Too bad it's going to rain; but everything is temporary, right?

[Buster Highmen]

Some old fucker hacking down late in the day crud:
http://vid293.photobucket.com/albums...p/IMG_0129.mp4

[Kopi_Red]

^^^Nice!

[hop]

Just one day but this was what the past two weeks looked like. Party's over for now.

[Buster Highmen]

Just one day but this was what the past two weeks looked like. Party's over for now.

It reduced me to a teeny gruntcake still emitting barely audible moans of pleasure. They had been wh00ps of joy for those ex surgeons out there.

[pipedream]

Meanwhile a few miles west of the winter closure of Hwy 20 thru the N. Cascades

[PNWbrit]

^ damn

[Norseman]

What a nasty heap of shit

[wyeaster]

yikes

[fiddler]

Just one day but this was what the past two weeks looked like. Party's over for now.

Nice! "Take that, snow!" Ha! Monday may have been my best day up there this year. I liked how it kept getting colder through the afternoon keeping the continuously falling snow so nice. Also a nice bonus of visibility last few runs. Ran into Grant in the parking lot at the end of the day too, been a long time since I saw him.

[CCconcrete]

Any of you kids gonna be up at mission tomorrow, gonna be rolling solo out of Seattle at 5

[gavinski91]

Meanwhile a few miles west of the winter closure of Hwy 20 thru the N. Cascades

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Apparently a bunch of kids were up at mountain school at North Cascades Institute and are now stuck up there until the slide is cleared. That's an adventure all the other kids at school will be impressed by!

[TAFKALVS]

Anybody else headed to hi2 today?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Anybody else headed to hi2 today?

Thought you were headed to Mission?

[TAFKALVS]

Thought you were headed to Mission?

Camping up there tonight and skiing there tomorrow.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Camping up there tonight and skiing there tomorrow.

Roger, see you tomorrow.

[TAFKALVS]

Roger, see you tomorrow.

I'll have skis and if I get it to fit, a tire.