PNW 2021/2022 Season! La Niña ahead!

[goCougs]

I'm more worried about I 90

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WSDOT did post their snow & ice priority plan, and it looks like i90 is a higher priority than roads like 410 and 542.

Purple = highest priority
Blue = second
Green = third
Orange/red = lowest
Black = city maintained



With that being said I'm sticking with my usual show up at 8:00am plan... never know when a semi truck jackknifes across all lanes

[nickwm21]

I would guess I90 gets the same level of attention and staff it always has. Too much commerce and logistics going over that pass. All the other passes will take the brunt of the short staffing issues.


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WSDOT did post their snow & ice priority plan, and it looks like i90 is a higher priority than roads like 410 and 542.

Purple = highest priority
Blue = second
Green = third
Orange/red = lowest
Black = city maintained



With that being said I'm sticking with my usual show up at 8:00am plan... never know when a semi truck jackknifes across all lanes

That version is from 2011.

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[californiagrown]

That version is from 2011.

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Whats old, is new again.

[SirVicSmasher]

There's a rumor going around that I 90 only has 2 plow operators as of now. Hoping it's bs. I've got hi lo 4wd and studded hakkapeliittas but we'll see

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There's a rumor going around that I 90 only has 2 plow operators as of now. Hoping it's bs. I've got hi lo 4wd and studded hakkapeliittas but we'll see

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It probably doesn't matter what tires you have. If DOT can't maintain it, they'll close it. If it's open but the summit at Snoqualmie staff can't make it up, they won't spin the lifts. I'm sure there will be plenty of skiing days this year, probably less opportunity to ski during or directly after big storms though.

I'm just hoping it snows enough this year that the local options are in play east of the Cascades.

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[PNWbrit]

There's a rumor going around that I 90 only has 2 plow operators as of now.

If it really is that bad the State needs to do something drastic like using the National Guard.

[rfconroy]

With all this DOT talk, who wants to split this with me?

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/s...403680262.html

[XavierD]

If it really is that bad the State needs to do something drastic like using the National Guard.

Because none of them have other jobs to do…
“Sorry jimmy, after a year of crap online learning your teacher had to go plow the pass.”


Using the Guard to cover up for state government incompetence is generally a poor strategy.

[jackattack]

Maybe I should buy Summit/Stevens pass if all the powder techs are going to be stuck on the wet side this season.

Perhaps a new thread title: East Side CC 21/22 Thanks WADOT

[Huskier]

Because none of them have other jobs to do…
“Sorry jimmy, after a year of crap online learning your teacher had to go plow the pass.”


Using the Guard to cover up for state government incompetence is generally a poor strategy.

It's not state government incompetence. It's a refusal to pay market wages resulting in a labor shortage. The response of activating the guard thereby effectively conscripting teachers and firefighters to plow roads and drive school buses is just a reflection of the dystopian late capitalist nightmare in which we live.

[PNWbrit]

Using the Guard to cover up for state government incompetence is generally a poor strategy.

Agreed.

But keeping I90 open is pretty damn important to intra/interstate commerce.

We're not just talking about access to lot 4.

[Benneke10]

It's not state government incompetence. It's a refusal to pay market wages resulting in a labor shortage. The response of activating the guard thereby effectively conscripting teachers and firefighters to plow roads and drive school buses is just a reflection of the dystopian late capitalist nightmare in which we live.

Aren't the low wages a product of state gov incompetence?

[PNWbrit]

Aren't the low wages a product of state gov incompetence?

Ballot initiatives.

Fuck Tim Eyman.

[californiagrown]

Ive said it before, and ill say it again... There is no law on the books saying you cannot slap a plow blade on the front of your own vehicle and get to plowing yourself. Im gonna put that job up on taskrabbit anytime it snows a bunch: "private plow driver needed to plow the middle left lane of I90 from Exit 38 to Exit 56. Must take venmo".

[goCougs]

With all this DOT talk, who wants to split this with me?

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/s...403680262.html

I got 5 on it!!!!

[Norseman]

Ive said it before, and ill say it again... There is no law on the books saying you cannot slap a plow blade on the front of your own vehicle and get to plowing yourself. Im gonna put that job up on taskrabbit anytime it snows a bunch: "private plow driver needed to plow the middle left lane of I90 from Exit 38 to Exit 56. Must take venmo".

can you imagine the shitshow ensuing? Brodozer plow goons wouldn't have a clue.

[PNWbrit]

There is no law on the books saying you cannot slap a plow blade on the front of your own vehicle and get to plowing yourself.

RCW 46.37.300 Standards for lights on snow-removal or highway maintenance and service equipment.

"It shall be unlawful to operate any snow-removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment on any highway unless the lamps thereon comply with and are lighted when and as required by the standards and specifications adopted as provided in this section."

[Norseman]

Mt Dweebus updated their parking policy.

https://www.crystalmountainresort.co...g-announcement

including:

Paid parking will be required for daily visitors at the area on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, whether with or without pre-purchased day tickets. Backcountry skiers and snowboarders, snowshoers and all other snow play visitors will also need to pay for parking after arrival via the app, by scanning a QR code or at one of our on-site, solar powered kiosks. Write down your plate number before hitting the kiosk.

Parking will remain free for all visitors from Monday to Thursday. We actively encourage guests to take advantage of flexible schedules to ski or ride on weekdays when the mountain is quiet and empty. A Lot is still reserved for A-Plus parking passholders. All paid parking revenue will be utilized to fund free shuttle bus service from Enumclaw on peak weekends. Stay tuned for more info on schedules.

[Buster Highmen]

...ski or ride on weekdays when the mountain is quiet and empty.

Ha...ha......hahahahahaha. What comedy.

I wonder when they'll get the online parking registration up:

Passholders must enter their license plate numbers online in our system prior to arrival and will be verified in our lots through the license plate recognition software.

In my seasonal suggestion seasoning sessions of Crustal, I repeatedly request requiring snow tires to be enforced by WSP like they used to when it was run by the founders.

As for vigilante plowism, that might work in Texas.

[californiagrown]

Brodozer plow goons

I think https://badboymowers.com/ needs to look into that named product line.

[AK47bp]

If someone owns a plow and is not using it, any private citizen can sue them for $10,000 for failure to plow. The ski areas can pay the bounties.


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[Buster Highmen]

If someone owns a plow and is not using it, any private citizen can sue them for $10,000 for failure to plow. The ski areas can pay the bounties.


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Does Texas get a cut?

[NW_SKIER]

There's a rumor going around that I 90 only has 2 plow operators as of now. Hoping it's bs. I've got hi lo 4wd and studded hakkapeliittas but we'll see

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It's BS. They had 4 plows running Saturday.

[AK47bp]

Does Texas get a cut?

Nope, but they created this beautiful private citizen bounty loophole that can work on everything.

Next up, suing left lane campers for failure to follow traffic laws. Screw the WSP!!!


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