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09-22-2021, 12:45 PM #2151
I misread the Pilchuck map. Most of the North facing terrain, and the road, is National Forest. But there is a swath of the North face the state owns (state park.) And the state owns land directly west and south of it. The fact the state is involved could a huge benefit. Maybe the local school district could get behind converting some of the land they are the beneficiaries of into a non-profit, mellow, ski area for the youth to learn at. The Forest Service could get behind something that operates as non-profit and for the benefit of the local school district.
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09-22-2021, 12:50 PM #2152
Ultimately these things have come down to a single person who is a champion and has a vision, but even that person would look at all the obstacles and how long it would take to get it done and just get frustrated.
Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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09-22-2021, 01:54 PM #2153
I think it would take setting up a non-profit with motivated members and some big cash backing them.
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09-22-2021, 01:54 PM #2154
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09-22-2021, 02:07 PM #2155
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09-22-2021, 02:36 PM #2156
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09-22-2021, 03:07 PM #2157
Pilchuck? A west facing hill with low elevation. I’m sure the snow is great. The summit of the ski area was lower than the parking lot at
Stevens, the bottom of the hill was 2500’. Sounds like good skiing.
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09-22-2021, 03:11 PM #2158
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09-22-2021, 03:29 PM #2159
Without the consistent cold easterly flow
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09-22-2021, 06:01 PM #2160Registered User
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09-22-2021, 07:56 PM #2161
It sure seemed west facing looking at it from town growing up. NW maybe? The lights were visible from most places in Snohomish county north of Everett.
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09-22-2021, 10:31 PM #2162Registered User
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Was fun playing in the snow on Monday
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09-23-2021, 03:57 PM #2163
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09-23-2021, 04:27 PM #2164
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09-23-2021, 04:36 PM #2165
You can definitely say from those old photos that it didn't suck (well, the terrain, anyway).
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09-23-2021, 05:06 PM #2166Registered User
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09-23-2021, 05:40 PM #2167
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09-23-2021, 09:14 PM #2168Registered User
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Bring back pilchuck . Put a quad to the top and figure out how to get back up after skiing gunsight to the valley floor. Experts only.
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09-23-2021, 09:22 PM #2169
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09-23-2021, 10:22 PM #2170skidzmarkz
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puget sound newbie - where do I live?!
Seattle transplant here from the east. Decided to stop working in the ski industry, get a big boy job, and work for the weekends. Moving to seattle to work a job downtown and ski more than windcrust in tuckermans. I need a new place to call home. Looking for some recommendations for neighborhoods to live in with:
1) 30-45 min commute to SLU via bike or public transit
2) a decent bar nearby so I can drink my job away and meet other ski industry rejects like me
3) a direct/ish shot to the mountains (crystal, stevens) and the local bc. the less traffic the better
if you give me some stellar recommendations, I'll give ya a lukewarm PBR
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09-23-2021, 10:28 PM #2171
Capitol Hill if you want to be close to work and in a place with lots of nightlife.
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09-23-2021, 10:48 PM #2172Registered User
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I still think the most untapped potential for a new ski area in WA exists up in the Selkirks near Metaline Falls, or at least that's where I want a ski area to be built the most. Compared to other spots in Eastern WA, they get a fuck ton more snow (furthest inland temperate rain forest in NA), the elevations are higher, and the terrain is more rugged. Also, the Colville National Forest is much more friendly to timber sales and development than the Oka-Wen or other forests throughout the Cascades (you should see the amount of board feet they cut each year lol). Also, Metaline Falls was the only town in Northeast Washington I saw with multiple Biden signs when I visited in late fall of 2020.
Unfortunately most high peaks (Sullivan Mtn, Crowell Ridge, Gypsey Peak, Salmo Mtn, Helmer Mtn, and Mankato Mtn), are all in the wilderness Salmo-Priest wilderness boundary, but Hall Mountain would be a great option. It has nice views of Sullivan Lake, a nicely sloped north-facing slope, a road leading up most of it, and the elevations are pretty conducive to skiing (flat-ish potential base areas at 3600ft, 4100 ft, and 4550 ft, with a summit elevation of 6,328ft).
The top of 49* North is 5773 feet (base at 3923ft) and Mt Spokane's summit is 5886 feet (lowest lift base is at 3818ft), and both are in areas with less snowfall, but seem to be doing just fine at the moment.
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09-23-2021, 11:08 PM #2173
If you want to meet other skiers and near bars (breweries) live north of the canal / cut (aka Greenlake, Ballard, Fremont) or Central District (maybe). That's where the biggest concentration of people with toys in their garage are that actually use them. South seattle too, but you're not really living car-free so easily over there.
If you want easier to the mountains, live right by I-90 (think Central district). You next best option is right off 99 (Aurora Ave) which has a straight shot onto I-90 but has a toll. Or the east side by Issaquah. South Seattle is better access to Crystal FWIW...it's like 15 min difference meh.
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09-24-2021, 01:05 AM #2174
I'm not 100% certain, but I do remember hearing tales of those lifts getting repurposed to be the original Chair 5 at Baker.... So if thats true they at least went to good use.
On another note, If I was to build a ski area in N.A. (clearly with someone else's funds) I'd do it up off of Cascade HWY as close to Glacier Peak as I could get. Thats where the mid winter convergence zone sets up the majority of the time, and I'd bet it gets a hell of a lot more snow than even Baker.... but what do I know. That being said the resort that was proposed before the last financial crash up on Cham just outside of Chilliwack BC had a ton of potential. I used to help maintain a private snowmobile accessed ski cabin up there, and it got every inch of snow Baker got... if not more with the cold frazer river air flow.Last edited by Gunder; 09-24-2021 at 03:24 PM.
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09-24-2021, 09:58 AM #2175
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