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02-14-2021, 11:37 AM #1251
Are Intermediate Recreational Skiers invited? Asking for a friend.
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02-14-2021, 12:04 PM #1252
You are not an intermediate. And fwiw, I have only been there on fresh powder days when much of it wasn't ready to ski. So, we skied that North facing ridge. Run.. after run... after glorious run.
My Oz story is this:
In 2009, I went there on 3/9. We got to the trailhead... only to find that the cat had sprung a hydraulic leak somewhere. Had to wait a couple hours while other guides went back to get the needed parts and tools. They got the thing running. Aaaaaaaand... to make it worth our while we had an amazing bluebird powder day that went all the way to that memorable march sunset. Oz was a mensch.
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02-14-2021, 12:44 PM #1253
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02-14-2021, 12:54 PM #1254
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02-14-2021, 01:00 PM #1255
Happy Valentine's tbs....my only friend.
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02-14-2021, 01:25 PM #1256Registered User
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02-14-2021, 01:42 PM #1257
Never been above tree line on Bailey — it would be cool to hit that NE face down to the lake
saw this from yesterday
https://nwac.us/public-obs/20210213_bennet-pass/
and the day before
https://nwac.us/public-obs/20210212_multorpor-mountain/
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02-14-2021, 02:13 PM #1258Registered User
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Got a crazy deep day at Bailey some years ago. Off my skis I was up to my armpits. Needless to say the skiing was top notch. Cool vibe too, down to earth and straight up PNW. Played shuffleboard on the way home.
Pro tip, a dip in the cat will leave a ya dizzy and a bit green up top.
And drink Rainer afterwords, cause it’s Diamond lake
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02-14-2021, 03:15 PM #1259
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02-14-2021, 03:21 PM #1260
Timberline skied amazingly first thing this morning, got 5 laps of the Molly’s chair and snaked fresh tracks and lines right away. Things were deep and soft and perfect for the Cease & Desist’s. Then the inversion showed up. Rain down low, turned to freezing rain midway and finally pellety snow up high. Could feel a crust forming on the soft stuff, though the trees between Molly’s and Pucci stayed good up until 12pm when I called it quits due to being a frozen shell of a skier.
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02-14-2021, 05:11 PM #1261
Today felt like skiing marshmallows. Pretty fun, but felt more like surfing than pow skiing.
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02-14-2021, 06:21 PM #1262
Probably was! This season I normally would have avoided it on a Saturday of a 3 day weekend, but a few + factors going on - I knew Salem and north would be locked out of leaving their neighborhoods with freezing rain ice, and figured parts of Albany and Corvallis would have a hard time also, while warm temps down south made the drive from Eugene pretty typical for warm front storms. Ended up that a lot of folks in Albany and Corvallis lost power and had trees blocking roadways ... so the lift lines were long but manageable until noon (and pretty short after that), instead of complete shitshow like holiday Saturdays or pow day Saturdays have been this season so far ...
Snow wise, it was an odd inversion there, the snow down low was better quality and lighter density than it was up top. Ended up timing a rope drop pretty well and still had a great time, my legs didn’t hold up as long as the skiing quality did.
A large number of Bachy skiers seemed to show up around 11, consistent with trying the Bachy storm game then realizing that strong W winds means SRX only.
Hoodoo even had the rare release during control work yesterday, Patrol told me someone even got caught in a wind slab. It seemed like they kept the crater zone closed for an hour while stomping on cornices and checking everything out. I was beeping inbounds before I had even heard about the person getting caught (I assume no burial, doubt they would have dropped the rope if that happened).
Lots of lens sprayage yesterday ...
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"Strapping myself to a sitski built with 30lb of metal and fibreglass then trying to water ski in it sounds like a stupid idea to me.
I'll be there." ... Andy Campbell
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02-14-2021, 08:00 PM #1263
Aaand power out at home!
Fuk
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02-14-2021, 08:18 PM #1264
Damn it. Flashlights, candles and Stay warm.
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02-14-2021, 08:23 PM #1265
Yep, fire going and conversation and board games — the teen is bummed
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02-14-2021, 11:43 PM #1266
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02-15-2021, 08:09 AM #1267
Any Portland mags go x-country skiing this weekend?
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loc...1-049f1c5c8867"We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully." - Randy Pausch
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02-15-2021, 08:42 AM #1268
Great weekend at Ski Bowl.
"Let's be careful out there."
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02-15-2021, 09:22 AM #1269
Everything's coated in ice at MHM. HRM may not even run. Yesterday I decided to go Tuesday instead of Monday, good call...
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02-15-2021, 09:47 AM #1270
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02-15-2021, 09:58 AM #1271
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02-15-2021, 10:03 AM #1272
In an instant it's 1878. Titty Tuesday it is.
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02-15-2021, 10:34 AM #1273
Gonna try to make it up Tues for a bit. Hit me up if you go. Will see what happens though... wife having ACL repair surgery this afternoon. Earned some brownie points this weekend with a classy $11.99 bottle of champagne and take-out cheeseburgers for a romantic dinner, so I'm optimistic I can get away here and there if the skiing is good...
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02-15-2021, 12:24 PM #1274
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02-15-2021, 12:50 PM #1275
Skiing has been great down here at the little hill that could. Overnight refreshes for days. Not bad for being on the bottom end of the storms. Hope the power is on/comes back on for all affected. Ski safe and stay warm.
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