The New and improved Oregon 2020/2021 Ski Season Thread

[Hood26]

Yes to both buddy and equipment in Heather and Outback.

[thefortrees]

What's the deal with Heather Canyon at Meadows this year? I've noticed a whole bunch for "Avalanche" signs in there. Are they covering their butts by calling it avy terrain or something? I know it's always been a bit sketch back there from time to time, but do we need to start treating it like backcountry (avy kit, partner, etc?)?

That terrain is real deal avy terrain with death traps everywhere. Multiple full burials in Heather and PR this season so far. MHM is quiet about it but it does slide and bury folks. There’s so much terrain with so many micro-features that can slide it’s impossible for them to control it all (and if they did adopt the policy of controlling it all, it would never open). I fell into complacency earlier in the season - “it’s Heather, it’s controlled and safe” and then I ended up helping to dig a dude out.

[klauss]

I’ve never seen this drop go at MHM. Sad I missed yesterday

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLcDgfGr...=1hcp41ymp9ewy

[Barnballs]

Bachey parking 411 request:
no parking ressys available for next thurs - sat.
staying in bend..best to just take that 'bend shuttle'?
will spots open up last minute..should we just keep checking the web-site.
sorry if this has been run-over ad nauseam!!...I buy beer.

[skithewest]

I’ve never seen this drop go at MHM. Sad I missed yesterday

How'd he get the speed to make the landing? Secretly a pro skate skier?


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[mattig]

Afternoon/night skiing laps anybody?

Once we move to HR...

Keep me posted if you hear of anyone selling a pimp pad.

[jonesy]

I see openings for feb 25 & 26. Mt b.

[boar2m]

Once we move to HR...

Keep me posted if you hear of anyone selling a pimp pad.

haha, my sentiment exactly. My wife refuses to move away from the city ...maybe time for a new wife!
(i know she doesn't lurk here)

[k2skier112]

I’ve never seen this drop go at MHM. Sad I missed yesterday

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLcDgfGr...=1hcp41ymp9ewy

Upper Elavator?

[river59]

I’ve never seen this drop go at MHM. Sad I missed yesterday

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLcDgfGr...=1hcp41ymp9ewy

Watched a boarder drop it on Tuesday. He sat up there for a few minutes and I wondered what he was thinking. Then he strapped in and had a buddy give him a little boost. Good thing it was silly deep.

[Teh Poacher]

Bachey parking 411 request:
no parking ressys available for next thurs - sat.
staying in bend..best to just take that 'bend shuttle'?
will spots open up last minute..should we just keep checking the web-site.
sorry if this has been run-over ad nauseam!!...I buy beer.

Check your PM’s

[boar2m]

Upper Elavator?

That's what I was thinking, not Gods wall as instagram indictes.
And the drop on that pic looks lot bigger than it actually is, not that I would ever try it ...it's a spectator sport for me.

[MHSP1497]

Skied my Caylors for the first time this year at ski bowl on Tuesday. Forget how much fun those are on just about everything. Make the chopped up crud effortless

Today at Bowl the Caylor’s were exactly the right choice... 6-8” of fresh on top of the groomer, deeper in the trees and under the Lower Bowl chair. Bounced off of all sorts of hits and had a huge smile the entire time. These clown shoes just make skiing so damn effortless, make stomping landings super easy and encourage a general level of stupidity that I enjoy. Could’ve just as easily brought the Cease & Desist’s out, and would’ve had a blast too but the Caylor’s take the fun to stupid levels that I forget I’m over 40 and shouldn’t jump off shit like that.

[Sessiøn]

Anyone hitting up T-line tomorrow? Baby blue with navy blue sleeve strafe jacket. Huge hog, and ON3P's.

[klauss]

Upper Elavator?

no, photoman aint lyin. it's god's wall

[TBS]

@barnballs -
Like jonesy sez you can reserve all day next Thursday & Friday right now. You can also reserve afternoons on Sat & Sun right now.

Recommend you reserve at least Thursday & Fri post haste. Maybe the weekend afternoons as well - you can always cancel.

Use the Parkwhiz app to reserve, not the Bachelor site. The former sucks, the latter sucks more.

They open up parking inventory each Monday at 6pm so be ready and maybe you can score the weekend full days then. In the past it’s been kind of a land rush right at 6 and everything is gone by 6:30. That issue seems to have gone away lately.

Otherwise keep checking on a regular basis. Your chances improve as you get closer to the date. Toadman has scored weekend storm days on morning of.

Teh Poacher may have an insider track as well.

Good luck

[k2skier112]

Crazy snowball between Moon and 1/2 Moon

[river59]

That terrain is real deal avy teMultiple full burials in Heather and PR this season so far. MHM is quiet about it but it does slide and bury folks.

QFT

+ I waited for the HRE rope drop in some trees with an off duty pro patroller on Tues and picked his brain about burials in there. They must have a policy about downplaying/not discussing with the public. He told me no burials this season. I reminded him with "what about half moon on day 1 and what about..." He did admit that it does happen but rightly said it is pretty uncommon.

I am a little surprised and thankful that it doesn't happen more frequently.

[lucknau]

make weekday skiing great again please. JFC, main lot and sunrise full on a Wednesday. Seems like 75% of these crowds don’t even ski off the groom, so why the damn rush to get out on a pow day??? Go back to work and school you fuckin people!

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My daughter recently pointed out that all the high schoolers have Wednesdays off this year.

Edit...
I should read more posts before I reply.

[river59]

Guessed that the resort was going to be overwhelmed by fair weather riders on Wednesday, so I decided to skip the lifts and go for a walk up narth. Solo - so no action shots. Saw two people in 13h - one of which overtook me and broke trail the rest of the way up to the stone hut. Thanks dude! The snow in the alpine was a mix of windboard, sastrugi, and deep powder in sheltered spots. From treeline down it was DEEP everywhere except wind-hammered ridgelines. Winds were whipping at dawn, but someone flipped off the switch just about the time that I ripped skins.

The road to glory


Been eyeballing this canyon for years. Never seen such an inviting ramp in this spot


Skied lap upon lap in this type of terrain near TL until I was beat


300cm probe couldn't find the rain crust that I know is down there


Can you legally call it a safety meeting if you are solo?


Capped the day off with a few miles of this type of cruising


It was the perfect combo of firm ridges for uphill and stupidly deep low-density loaded gullies

[k2skier112]

It was ski on every lift yesterday

[thefortrees]

^^^ nice pics river! Thanks for being the guinea pig too

[::: :::]

Lil breezy today — flags pointing a bit at base...sun breaks & control booms with flurries atm

[CnRzG]

Well you better be gettin' it. It's gonna warm up a bit this weekend.

[sirbumpsalot]

Didn't Mt Bachelor use to have a "track your turns" log on their website that you could look up your pass # and get the lifts you checked thru? Can't find it this year.

Anyone know and use this?

Thx