Edelweiss Chair and beyond... Alpental , The valley and the rest of snocrummy

[Norseman]

Laid at the most prominent spot possible. Guardian spirit at the vaunted gates of lot 4... organic gargoyle

[AK47bp]

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[phatty]

Got off to a late start and traffic is stopped dead in North Bend. For all of you already there, enjoy the country club vibes. May try again for night skiing tonight.

[jacob_dbu]

Yep WSDOT says the pass is closed EB.

[phatty]

Yep WSDOT says the pass is closed EB.

Yep. Happened while I was between exits 32 and 34. Should be a great day up there. Hopefully night skiing will be good.

[californiagrown]

For all of you already there, enjoy the country club vibes.

We need to to sell less memberships.

Also, mask enforcement non existent in the Chair 2 line.

[wooley12]

Training for chair2. Was there a line?

[AK47bp]

We need to to sell less memberships.

Also, mask enforcement non existent in the Chair 2 line.

I always found the chair 2 lift line was self moderating similar to TGR.

What happens when a single tries to ride (non Covid)? They get reamed by the cue. Maybe the maskless need some chair 2 lift line love.


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[Norseman]

Praise Ullr (or does El Hefe's wife deserve credit?) for blessing the padded seats realm with adequate snow for top gate openings in December.


Tuesday was dead quiet and a few pals made laps out to Piss Pass. Creeks and holes are still in play but the steeps held the surf beautifully.


Easterly flow:









Goons in the BC:

















Sucker Chute in expert-mode:








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Wednesday was fat doompage and the camera remained stashed.

[2FUNKY]

Solid!

[puma]

Freezing level was challenging this morning.

[SirVicSmasher]

Freezing level was challenging this morning.

Lemme guess lower I and below were "interesting "?

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[phatty]

Freezing level was challenging this morning.

After skiing last night I was going to take the family up today. Then I watched the wetness and all the snow coming off roofs and trees so we pulled the plug. Was the top still decent?

Hoping this warm up is brief and we can get back to regularly scheduled programming soon. Extended forecast looks promising.

[stradissimo]

Pic from yesterday. If you can arrange to get up to exit 52 and then have them close the road behind you, I highly recommend it.
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[stradissimo]

Low visibility at the top


Mediocre snow depth

[Norseman]

hunnerd inch base before Jan 1

[puma]

After skiing last night I was going to take the family up today. Then I watched the wetness and all the snow coming off roofs and trees so we pulled the plug. Was the top still decent?

Hoping this warm up is brief and we can get back to regularly scheduled programming soon. Extended forecast looks promising.

I am new to the area, and skipped getting a pass this year. My options for lift served today were non existent. I am somewhat new to the touring game, so went to Hyak along with many others. I can now say for certain:

my gear is not completely waterproof.
I have much practice to get better at transitions and skinning when it is not next to flat
Still need to wear less clothing on the way up.
need to get into better shape.

Those lessons aside, it was fantastic to get out and get some exercise in the woods! It was challenging skiing back down after the legs were a bit tired and snow consistency was essentially mashed potatoes.

[chaka]

Hot laps on Silver Fir with my two boys today, ski on zero lines, USDA Choice Cascade Mash Potatoes. Rain/snow transition about half way up the lift, but creeping further down the hill when we left about 2. Still fun AF.

Side Note: Stio Environ shell DWR is no joke. thanks Gunder!

[Yonder_River]

Any new snow below lower Int was "good for the base".

I can now say for certain:

my gear is not completely waterproof.
.

Today was extra moist, but yeah overall you have to buy the top of the line shell material or you'll be soaked by midday.

[phatty]

Today was extra moist, but yeah overall you have to buy the top of the line shell material or you'll be soaked by midday.

I found I had to switch to Gore Tex Pro. Spendy, but worth it to stay dry.

[puma]

Any new snow below lower Int was "good for the base".




Today was extra moist, but yeah overall you have to buy the top of the line shell material or you'll be soaked by midday.

Yeah, I have always dropped large on outerwear. I believe my coat has lost its effectiveness as its about 6 to 8 years old...normally, still does great in the conditions I usually find myself in (I usually avoid days it is straight up raining...) but yeah...time for a purchase I reckon!

[volklpowdermaniac]

holy fog mush batman

[phatty]

Heavy rain switched to nukage a little after 1pm. Now I90 is closed for 70 miles due to the carnage. The spackle was running smooth on the lower mountain (though off piste was challenging). The padded seats were skiing pretty nice all day and getting better. Should be a great day tomorrow. Get up there early before the pass closes.

Also shout out to the group of ~50 Russian sledders for invading Lot 4 and making a run at St. Bernard. Impressively ignoring security and ski patrol.

[californiagrown]

Stoked on some real deep snow, and getting my confidence back skiing the fan fast and fluid. Not real stoked on the ikonic complaining about alpental in the lines. And not stoked on folks running over patrol and through ropes when int'l opened. That opening lap down international was surprisingly good, deep and untouched though... Best lap of the year for me so far.

[phatty]

Not real stoked on the ikonic complaining about alpental in the lines.

There was one weekend last year where we got more snow than Crystal and got mobbed by Ikons. Non-stop complaining and comparing to Crystal in the line and on chairs. Wrecked our usual vibes for sure.