Snow in the PNW 17-18: Dropping!

**Patarero** · 01-14-2018, 10:42 PM

I call this one variable snow on mountains.

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#variable
#jerrlife
#iwillnotskiinboundsonmlkweekend
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**Ale_capone** · 01-15-2018, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by jackattack

I’ve had some good ski days this year but as a NW transplant I haven’t developed a taste for skiing in the rain.

You need to start drinking earlier.

Honestly, it's the first time I've intentionally skied in the rain. I seriously wanted to test my new anti fog goggles.

Abom is the bomb. Down right magical. They wouldn't let me in the foggy goggle because of them. That's why I ended up at the tooth.

Be waiting for a refresh before the next test.

**MagnificentUnicorn** · 01-15-2018, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by jackattack

How about less rain? Oh wait, that was what I was here to celebrate before the old men had to remind us how bad things were back in their day.

04/05 was an outlier in that there was no precip to speak of at ski area elevations and it was warm.

Rain is just part of the deal skiing in the Cascades, it's always been that way and seems to be trending more so.

**Norseman** · 01-15-2018, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by NW_SKIER

The mediocre mountain may have been better skiing than where we were yesterday.

I like that.

Mediocre Mountain, where dog shit meets raincorn.

**californiagrown** · 01-15-2018, 10:25 AM

I have nothing to complain about. I had a blast yesterday ripping slush/corn moguls in the sun and warm temps on a steep mountain with good coverage. A flash forward to spring that i am more than happy to deal with compared to the refrozen shit of the past couple weekends.

Seeing how the rest of the US resorts are doing, Im sure happy that i live and get to ski in WA this year

**PNW_Skier206** · 01-17-2018, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by fullStack

"Champagne of Beers" quality stuff coming down now at the tippy top of Crystal but hey at least it's snowing.

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I think forecast was for rain so I’ll take it.

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**ptavv** · 01-17-2018, 10:03 PM

The Crustal telemetry makes it seem like it's pouring rain in most of the mountain.

https://www.nwac.us/data-portal/graph/9/

**pipedream** · 01-17-2018, 10:40 PM

Water water everywhere, so let's all have a drink

**AK47bp** · 01-18-2018, 10:37 AM

I checked my weather sources on Good Morning America. Looks like some snow soon in the upper left side of the country!

Thanks Al !

**Not Neil_Armstrong** · 01-18-2018, 10:43 AM

Does anyone else trust Windy.com? It has been very inaccurate this year so far.

**Not Neil_Armstrong** · 01-18-2018, 10:47 AM

https://www.tetongravity.com/story/s...feet-this-week

**ptavv** · 01-18-2018, 09:11 PM

The Hi-2 was good today. Boot top soft stuff on the front side with enough wind transport to get it to the knees in steep untrammeled places. Sun was out until about 2pm and it was a nice day all around. Backside was a disaster since the loose snow there's been warmed into sticky mashed potatoes by the sun. The "snow showers" started by about 2pm and it was full on snowing wet heavy stuff by 3.

**BeardMech** · 01-18-2018, 10:26 PM

I was going to go to the summit tonight but my daughter got 4 shots at the doctors office yesterday and ended up with autism today, opps I mean a fever.

**Not Neil_Armstrong** · 01-18-2018, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by BeardMech

I was going to go to the summit tonight but my daughter got 4 shots at the doctors office yesterday and ended up with autism today, opps I mean a fever.

ha! Good dad laugh here.

**Norseman** · 01-18-2018, 11:01 PM

Name changer.

I laughed, too.

**Not Neil_Armstrong** · 01-19-2018, 03:02 PM

:-D

Originally Posted by Norseman

Name changer.

I laughed, too.

**pipedream** · 01-19-2018, 03:47 PM

Looks like one of our own has been getting some

Source

**MagnificentUnicorn** · 01-19-2018, 06:29 PM

Decent day in the Mission hike to terrain, quite a bit better than mediocre.

**pipedream** · 01-19-2018, 11:59 PM

Not bad, considering that

iT nEvEr SnOwS iN jAnUaRy

**wordbird** · 01-20-2018, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by pipedream

Looks like one of our own has been getting some

Source

I think he might be using his "¿(brand name)?" state school degree better than I am!

**bfree** · 01-20-2018, 06:46 PM

How bad were the lift lines today? I opted for a tour and found deep blower goodness on semi-open slopes above 4k but the crust below was much more prominent in heavier forest. Catherine could use a little more snow coverage for easier travel.

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**PNW_Skier206** · 01-20-2018, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by bfree

How bad were the lift lines today?

Crystal wasn’t too bad today.

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**pyromaniacman129** · 01-20-2018, 07:17 PM

Baker was packed today. Worst I've ever seen it. 20+ min lines. Snow was killer. They opened the canyon at the end of the day and it was a war zone.

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