PNW 2021/2022 Season! La Niña ahead!

[SkiLyft]

hope you’re feeling alright!


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[riff]

Still digging out and waiting for things to settle down in Bavaria…


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[AK47bp]

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/skiers-snowed/


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[The AD]

Vail is taking heat from all corners and I love it. Now let's see if they actually do anything positive to fix things other than put out worthless statements about how hard they're trying.

[f=ma]

Vail is taking heat from all corners and I love it. Now let's see if they actually do anything positive to fix things other than put out worthless statements about how hard they're trying.

Nah, I'm hearing a bunch of people have applied for liftee jobs at Stevens, even going as far as an interview, and have heard nothing back. It does seem like Vail/Stevens has already cut it's losses and punted the season....

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Baker and Snoqualmie seem like good alternatives for the Stevens crowd, maybe Crystal and White. Bummer really with all that snow and terrain just sitting there.


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[The AD]

Nah, I'm hearing a bunch of people have applied for liftee jobs at Stevens, even going as far as an interview, and have heard nothing back. It does seem like Vail/Stevens has already cut it's losses and punted the season....

FFS. Of course this is the season I decided to buy an Epic Pass...

[Bandit Man]

FFS. Of course this is the season I decided to buy an Epic Pass...

At least you didn’t buy four of them…

[californiagrown]

After the shit show this year and maybe a mass Exodus of passholders, maybe next year will be the year to go epic...

[greenmachine]

Xtal was a full of everyone you would think wouldn’t be there and none of the people you think would . I mean wouldn’t the masses pick a day when the other resorts were open? John and Jane forest queen were there getting in their first day of the season


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[Bronco]

Just saw DOT has HWY 2 over Stevens Pass closed until Tuesday.

[greenmachine]

On top of that the cambell lodge was closed . Waited about 90 mins for 6 to open which was really the only good snow on the Mtn as the rain crust went as high as the base of the lift


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[jacob_dbu]

On top of that the cambell lodge was closed . Waited about 90 mins for 6 to open which was really the only good snow on the Mtn as the rain crust went as high as the base of the lift


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That’s not where I saw the crust, I skied 3 laps of epic turns out of gate 5 and it skied good til the last 800ft which is mostly a traverse anyways

Also exterminator in the AM was sooo good.

Only got one 6 lap in cause I didn’t wanna wait in lines. M

[greenmachine]

Skied Niagras around 1 and it was fun but set up. Bear pits was surprisingly good


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[wickstad]

Still digging out and waiting for things to settle down in Bavaria…


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They called out the National Guard or theArmy for you so just relax.

[Stikki]

Xtal was a full of everyone you would think wouldn’t be there and none of the people you think would . I mean wouldn’t the masses pick a day when the other resorts were open? John and Jane forest queen were there getting in their first day of the season

This is something I've noticed over the years, the proliferation of seldom skiers when the conditions are all time but the logistics (road conditions, crowds, etc.) are terrible. I think some of it has to do with media hype and some of it is trying to be part of "the event". It's probably some variation of FOMO or something. For someone that is only going to scrape groomers why go during a storm cycle? Does it matter there is a bunch of powder if you don't actually ski powder? Why not go during a dry spell when the roads and crowds are better?

I tell people who ask me about learning to ski to go in the spring; roads are dry, crowds are smaller, visibility is better, you can wear less, lessons aren't busy, etc. Nobody listens though, gotta ski Daisy during a storm.

[TheSilverSurfer]

This is something I've noticed over the years, the proliferation of seldom skiers when the conditions are all time but the logistics (road conditions, crowds, etc.) are terrible. I think some of it has to do with media hype and some of it is trying to be part of "the event". It's probably some variation of FOMO or something. For someone that is only going to scrape groomers why go during a storm cycle? Does it matter there is a bunch of powder if you don't actually ski powder? Why not go during a dry spell when the roads and crowds are better?

I tell people who ask me about learning to ski to go in the spring; roads are dry, crowds are smaller, visibility is better, you can wear less, lessons aren't busy, etc. Nobody listens though, gotta ski Daisy during a storm.

Monday at work -
"man, I totally shredded Christal this weekend. Conditions were amazing. Best in years. Yeah, it was busy, but I know where all the secret spots are"

Reality - stayed on the groomers and complained about the crowds all day.

[Buster Highmen]

This is something I've noticed over the years, the proliferation of seldom skiers when the conditions are all time but the logistics (road conditions, crowds, etc.) are terrible. I think some of it has to do with media hype and some of it is trying to be part of "the event". It's probably some variation of FOMO or something. For someone that is only going to scrape groomers why go during a storm cycle? Does it matter there is a bunch of powder if you don't actually ski powder? Why not go during a dry spell when the roads and crowds are better?

I tell people who ask me about learning to ski to go in the spring; roads are dry, crowds are smaller, visibility is better, you can wear less, lessons aren't busy, etc. Nobody listens though, gotta ski Daisy during a storm.

We frequently marvel at the packed parking lots at Crustal when the lift lines are either sparse or empty. Last Wednesday was a case in point. Both Northway and 6 had more empty chairs than occupied ones, we found loads of fresh lines and it was as if time had been turned back.

But on leaving around 1:30, B&C lots were full, E partly full. Admittedly F lot empty, but this is an instance of WTF with regard to where are all the people, particularly in the age of covid.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Arrive early, get one of the first few chairs and then suffer through the long line once or twice and suddenly it’s ski on with untracked or lightly skied snow. This plan works great on days with a medium sized dump.

When we get a huge dump over here it’s usually accompanied by warming temperatures and high wind. Every gaper in the valley shows up and it’s a zoo in spite of predictable shit conditions. All you see is a bunch of hacks tail gunning relentlessly(TGR, credit to my friend Bryce). It’s comical listening to people talking about the “all time” conditions.


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[ptavv]

Descent at 1230ish down Ted's Buttress was pretty sporty with high winds that scoured everything off of the very fun and not at all terrible rain crust.

[Norseman]

Beauty.

[Ørion]

This is something I've noticed over the years, the proliferation of seldom skiers when the conditions are all time but the logistics (road conditions, crowds, etc.) are terrible. I think some of it has to do with media hype and some of it is trying to be part of "the event". It's probably some variation of FOMO or something. For someone that is only going to scrape groomers why go during a storm cycle? Does it matter there is a bunch of powder if you don't actually ski powder? Why not go during a dry spell when the roads and crowds are better?

I tell people who ask me about learning to ski to go in the spring; roads are dry, crowds are smaller, visibility is better, you can wear less, lessons aren't busy, etc. Nobody listens though, gotta ski Daisy during a storm.

A good storm does amazing things to tracked out groomers if you're new to the sport or an easy-intermediate at best. When I was still progressing off greens and got to taste about 1/2" of powder I remember marvelling that it felt like skiing on silk and was instantly hooked.


...then someone eventually took me up chair six after a real storm and I got to experience the heroin rush of 3D snow on a powder day.

Absolutely incomparable, but to those who've never experienced it they don't know better.

[plugboots]

[Norseman]

that looks super enjoyable. assuming neighborhood lowhanging?

[Norseman]