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[Limelight]

Thats funny, on the way home from the airport tonight I must have passed 50+ vehicles and 10 buses all full of skiers while driving up the Maple Valley highway. Crystal must have been slammed!

[Snoqualmie guy]

I went to Crystal today it started out busy but as the day went on, the crowds spread out as chair 6 and Northway opened. Since upper mt. was closed yesterday, the powder was amazing. chair 6 broked down right when it opened and I smelled electrical wire burning or something, but they fixed it.
This was the first time I have been on Northway, I loved it with all the powder. I'm glad they put in that lift.

[Peter]

It has gotten to be a bit much, Mt. Baker, Alpental, White Pass and Stevens Pass are all closed tomorrow due to avalanches and road closures.

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This post has been edited by Skier: 08 February 2008 - 09:53 PM

[Kicking Horse]

Skier, on Feb 8 2008, 10:48 PM, said:

It has gotten to be a bit much, Mt. Baker, Alpental, White Pass and Stevens Pass are all closed tomorrow due to avalanches and road closures.

Which would you prefer. No snow at all or a crap load of snow?

Take your pick!

[P01itiC4lR3B31]

crapload any day of the week, for the lowlands here in WA that is

[P01itiC4lR3B31]

Skier, on Feb 8 2008, 09:48 PM, said:

It has gotten to be a bit much, Mt. Baker, Alpental, White Pass and Stevens Pass are all closed tomorrow due to avalanches and road closures.

Isn't that the second time this season this has happened when Crystal is the only mountain open? I wouldn't even dare go up to Crystal this weekend. Hopefully this Friday is going to be very good, I hear the snow train is just going to keep going.

[powhoundAK]

glad to see the west is getting snow becuase its been clear and cold in most of alaska for three weeks, -5 to -15 on the coast and -10 to -20 inland. We still have close to 400" so far. Grew up skiing the cascades and it use to snow like that in the 70,s. I'm jealous "ENJOY THE FRESHIES"

[skisox34]

The east even got some snow this week! 6" at Okemo on Thursday. Trees were sick!
(OK I admit it here in the east we are feeling a bit inadiquate with how much snow the west is getting.)

This post has been edited by skisox34: 09 February 2008 - 07:16 AM

[skiboardwa]

Wonder how busy hurricane ridge will be. Even though its small it will probly be pretty busy with just crystal open.

Woops. I guess its closed today to.

This post has been edited by skiboardwa: 09 February 2008 - 09:44 AM

[Snoqualmie guy]

Crystal is the only ski area open in the west. There are still areas in the east part of the state should still be open. Such as Bluewood, Loup Loup and others.

[RibStaThiok]

I figure with all this snow A-Basin should probably be open well into July...

[Snoqualmie guy]

Will people still want to ski in July? Seems the market would be very small.

[lastchair_44]

We broke 400" last night at Jackson Hole!!!

[skiboardwa]

lastchair_44, on Feb 9 2008, 02:31 PM, said:

We broke 400" last night at Jackson Hole!!!

Whats the average?

[Kicking Horse]

Snoqualmie guy, on Feb 9 2008, 12:52 PM, said:

Will people still want to ski in July? Seems the market would be very small.

Yes people want to "ski" year round.

[Peter]

For the vast majority of people, skiing is not popular past the beginning of April.

[Snoqualmie guy]

I know people "ski" all year, but not enough for every ski area to be open for.

[floridaskier]

A-Basin will have the July skiing market to themselves, and if they couldn't financially justify being open that long, they wouldn't do it. Sign me up for skiing in July. Who needs the beach?

[zeedotcom]

Heavenly just extended their season into May. That's a good sign for the Tahoe area after the dry year and fires last year.

http://blog.skiheavenly.com/2008/02/07/hea...-into-may-2008/

[Snoqualmie guy]

All the nice snow that was here just turned to rain. Lucky for us it's changeing back to snow again.