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Thread: Crystal Mountain Becomes Alterra
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01-17-2020, 12:28 PM #476
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01-17-2020, 12:44 PM #477
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01-17-2020, 12:45 PM #478
Boulder River Wilderness.
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01-17-2020, 01:17 PM #479
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01-17-2020, 01:29 PM #480
Build it and they will come....until the parking lot fills up.
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01-17-2020, 01:54 PM #481
The death count at a USA based European style access it whenever at your own risk type place would be quite high I bet.
Americans are dumb & greedy when it comes to powder.
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01-17-2020, 02:21 PM #482
Do you mean chowder? Certainly the past week has been fantastic, but I imagine the greater Darrington area generally has rather challenging snow conditions.
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01-17-2020, 03:09 PM #483
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01-17-2020, 03:12 PM #484Registered User
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Too steep and cliffy to be practical as even another Alpental. I opened it up in Hillman and there are multiple lines of 45+ pitches(implying big cliffs). It seems like there are only two areas that would be practical without FS impediments considered - North Cascades east of the crest, including Lake Wenatchee (but not really, need more highway access or Wenatchee airport has to get some better connections to hubs), or Goat rocks(new highway needed).
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01-17-2020, 03:15 PM #485
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01-17-2020, 03:20 PM #486
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01-17-2020, 03:20 PM #487Registered User
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01-17-2020, 03:26 PM #488
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01-17-2020, 03:30 PM #489Banned
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With the exception of one chair I shared with some mountain ops folks, everyone I rode the lift with there yesterday was from greater Seattle...
Anecdotal and statistically insignificant, but I think more people head in that direction than is widely believed.
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01-17-2020, 03:34 PM #490Registered User
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If you stick to the 2 hour requirement I think the only undeveloped area that meets the criteria(besides FS land which is basically everywhere), you're only left with eastern Olympics, which is 2 hours to Olympia and Tacoma in some cases(and other places with ferry access).
edit: and it seems all the easily accessible places in Olympics are "too steep". Dungeness valley is the only one that's semi-reasonable for road & parking lot construction, but that doesn't meet the 2 hour criteria.
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01-17-2020, 03:38 PM #491
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01-17-2020, 03:46 PM #492
It isn't sexy but I think Yodelin is the clear answer.
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01-17-2020, 03:49 PM #493Registered User
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01-17-2020, 03:51 PM #494
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It really is the only realistic option. Every other option is a billion dollar investment when all said and done. Requires selling condos to the east coast. To make that feasible I think that's a North Cascades on their east side with their improved climate + reliance on Wenatchee getting better connections.
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01-17-2020, 04:03 PM #496
Part of the Goat Creek drainage N of Crustal is on the edge of Wilderness and has some viability.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gr....65511!5m1!1e4
SR410 is maxed out as is though, as is US2.Merde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
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01-17-2020, 04:04 PM #497
I just want trains with ski racks, is that too much to ask?
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01-17-2020, 04:05 PM #498
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01-17-2020, 04:12 PM #499Registered User
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01-17-2020, 04:15 PM #500
Might be a dumb idea but Alpine lakes off from middle fork of the snoqualmie? Piss off a lot of backcountry skiers. A four season road and buildings would never get approved.
While a bit low and shallow there is already a four season highway approved (and never funded) between greenwater and Naches along the current FS 70
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