Oregon 2021-2022 Snow Flow Thread

[fatnslow]

Was going to leave meadows at 11 and save my ACLs, but then I had a not terrible run, and then they got express running, and then it got progressively more better. Nooners got it right


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Those first two hours sucked balls , slow and cold but once they got express running some fun turns were had today. It's gonna be pretty dicey up there for the next few days with the freezing level rising.

[doubleeject]

Conditions at mhm improved dramatically as the day progressed. Shortly before 330 they got HRM spinning and the couple laps I got in there did not disappoint.

[Single Track]

Someone on the Portland subreddit called this morning’s conditions “wind blown diarrhea ice.”

[puma]

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Ski pow on SL, it'll be fun.

I wish I could not relate to the work that guy had ahead of him. I am not one to say too much snow/too deep...but there are many places to avoid at bachelor when over 10 inches new...that looks like one of them...

[benk]

Someone on the Portland subreddit called this morning’s conditions “wind blown diarrhea ice.”

I remember a ski article back in the early 2000’s about how skiers have more words for snow than the Inuit. I’m not sure “wind blown diarrhea ice” counts though

[thefortrees]

Today was going to be pretty good until 8pm last night, then 2” of water showed up.

[Sessiøn]

Today was going to be pretty good until 8pm last night, then 2” of water showed up.

consolidating the base.

[thefortrees]

Hold on to your butts, Im guessing we will see some debris from the upper mtn down to heather?

[Bobcat Sig]

Hold on to your butts, Im guessing we will see some debris from the upper mtn down to heather?

Count on it. I'm curious to see how big some of that chunder is... some if will be massive with all this snow, wind-loading, and upside-down snowpack.

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consolidating the base

all the way at the bottom of the canyon

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Hold on to your butts, Im guessing we will see some debris from the upper mtn down to heather?

beat me to it

[jonesy]

Cascade passes

[Bobcat Sig]

Cascade passes

Pretty much. Meadows just emailed that they're likely closing early today. Sounds like gnar winds and rain junked up the snow.

Oh, and I-84 is closed. Again.

[puma]

Pretty much. Meadows just emailed that they're likely closing early today. Sounds like gnar winds and rain junked up the snow.

Oh, and I-84 is closed. Again.

All Washington passes closed. Crazy!

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Pretty much. Meadows just emailed that they're likely closing early today. Sounds like gnar winds and rain junked up the snow.

Oh, and I-84 is closed. Again.

so, does today count as one of the guaranteed 100 days open if not even MHX is spinning?

[Toadman]

Damn, that Bumble's got his teeth, so it's gotta be bad!

[jonesy]

Spring skiing next week
The FL is all over the place.

[boar2m]

Every cloud has a silver lining… this pineapple express effectively de-iced all the lifts and with 6-7” expected on Friday with a sunny weekend on tap, the entire mountain will be open by this Saturday, Sunday at the latest. Mark it down! ;-)

[boar2m]

all the way at the bottom of the canyon

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beat me to it

The Big Wyeast slide on March 10 2011 did not happen until about 2 months after the big soak that flooded Sandy river.
Question is when? There seems to be no exact science to avy-prediction, with so many variables.

rhetorical question - you are at the bottom of silver and you see Wyeast breaking off, can you out gun it?

[thefortrees]

rhetorical question - you are at the bottom of silver and you see Wyeast breaking off, can you out gun it?

With The right skis, the right wax, and knowing a couple beers are waiting at the car, you’d be surprised how fast you can exit

Edit: assumption is the runout has just been groomed

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The Big Wyeast slide on March 10 2011 did not happen until about 2 months after the big soak that flooded Sandy river.
Question is when? There seems to be no exact science to avy-prediction, with so many variables.

rhetorical question - you are at the bottom of silver and you see Wyeast breaking off, can you out gun it?

no way going down the canyon
maybe sidehill it halfway up memorial/twilight & pray no sympathetic slides get you from above?

[boar2m]

LOL chinese downhill will have a new meaning.

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With The right skis, the right wax, and knowing a couple beers are waiting at the car, you’d be surprised how fast you can exit

Edit: assumption is the runout has just been groomed

you choosing the mini ridge & dodging trees?
or the VW-sized mogul field on the last little drop to the canyon creek level?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

All Washington passes closed. Crazy!

Uh, no. Satus, Sherman, Loup Loup and Wacaunda all open


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[puma]

Uh, no. Satus, Sherman, Loup Loup and Wacaunda all open


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Right on. I will admit, I do not know any of those passes. My response was to someone talking about 84 being closed, so I was kind of thinking passes that get you between the east and west side of the Cascades...

[thefortrees]

you choosing the mini ridge & dodging trees?
or the VW-sized mogul field on the last little drop to the canyon creek level?

I love moguls. Moguls are like boobs, the bigger the better til they’re too big.

Anyway, looks like there’s a possible turn in precip type that will make for slightly above mediocre skiing. See some of you there tomorrow?