Oregon 2022/2023 Triple Nina Winter Season

**Toadman** · 09-21-2023, 02:54 PM

Looks like the liquid falling mid-mountain at Bachelor is in the form of snow. Mother Nature testing her snow guns.

**TBS** · 09-21-2023, 09:45 PM

A little equinox gift, ephemeral as it may be.

Reading the MtB blog they’ve replaced (and tested!) the electric motors on NWX and OBX. Hopefully changed out the hydraulic lines at top of NWX as well.

They say New Sky construction is moving right along but they haven’t finished the top terminal pad. Will it be ready to ride when they open in 64 days?

Also saw today that John McLeod, (former GM of MtB) is now CEO of EarthCruiser in Bend. The founder is also an Aussie.
Wonder if John bought a season pass…

**Toadman** · 09-22-2023, 09:23 AM

Ullr teases us....

**TBS** · 09-22-2023, 01:03 PM

Yup saw that early this AM. Very nice change of scenery, and likely to knock down Pete’s Lake and Lookout fires

**benk** · 09-22-2023, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by klauss

So the guy who got mountain biking shutdown at skibowl killed someone in a DUI crash. What a guy

https://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/202...sh-Jennifer-St

So sad.

What a guy indeed. The dude pissed on my friends car at Wildcat all because he had Montana plates

**Toadman** · 09-23-2023, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by benk

So sad.

What a guy indeed. The dude pissed on my friends car at Wildcat all because he had Montana plates

Dude was driving a Tesla, so how did it end up crashing? I thought those vehicles were designed to avoid such things. I'd ask for my money back.

**Toadman** · 09-26-2023, 09:37 AM

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**::: :::** · 09-27-2023, 10:32 AM

I know it’s not going to stick around, but it is nice to see…

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**::: :::** · 09-29-2023, 10:10 AM

Anyone else just checking the cams each morning now?

**k2skier112** · 09-29-2023, 10:57 AM

Only for the new chair construction

**interloper** · 09-29-2023, 05:06 PM

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**thefortrees** · 09-29-2023, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by benk

So sad.

What a guy indeed. The dude pissed on my friends car at Wildcat all because he had Montana plates

Not surprised about that. Does/did he even do any trail work there? Gotta put some shovel in the dirt to earn the right to pee on cars at the trailhead

**snowaddict91** · 09-29-2023, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by benk

So sad.

What a guy indeed. The dude pissed on my friends car at Wildcat all because he had Montana plates

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/202...outputType=amp

Its also his fourth DUI. Now that is fucked up.

**Flyoverland Captive** · 09-30-2023, 04:23 PM

Tumalo Mtn today.

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**river59** · 10-02-2023, 08:14 AM

Nice change of scenery

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This dog was thrilled with her first day in the gloom room

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**thefortrees** · 10-02-2023, 10:24 AM

^^^ dogs and humans are all fiending for it, won’t be long…

**::: :::** · 10-02-2023, 12:07 PM

looked beautiful at sunset yesterday with a proper white coating up top
Adams too

**k2skier112** · 10-02-2023, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by snowaddict91

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/202...outputType=amp

Its also his fourth DUI. Now that is fucked up.

Dude can't drive or ride, anything

He should pay Skibowl back

**Toadman** · 10-11-2023, 09:54 AM

It won't stick around for long, but still nice to see at such low elevations this time of year.

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**Andyski** · 10-11-2023, 02:08 PM

I'm new to the central OR grass-and-rocks-skiing scene: how much snow is needed before you can ski the cone with only a mild risk of an ACL explosion (not as worried about bases/edges of rock skis)? What are the other early season spots? Hayden? Any other patches that just need a bit of frosting to "kinda work?"

**Toadman** · 10-11-2023, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Andyski

I'm new to the central OR grass-and-rocks-skiing scene: how much snow is needed before you can ski the cone with only a mild risk of an ACL explosion (not as worried about bases/edges of rock skis)? What are the other early season spots? Hayden? Any other patches that just need a bit of frosting to "kinda work?"

It's not so much the ACL, it's the base destruction. If you want to ruin your rock skis on the sharpest lava rocks on Earth, you can do that with about a foot of Cascade cement. Your ACL should be okay on the Cone. Not many boulders to hit that would cause serious knee repair surgery damage. Just your average, garden variety 2-3 weeks to heal type of carnage.

I've skied the Cone with about 18 inches of high density snow on it. Comes down to those two factors; depth and density of the snow.

You will find powder starved gen Zer's and immature Gen-Xers on the Cone risking limb and board/ski bases on 6 inches to get that Tik Tok video that goes viral because they end up battered and bloodied.