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Has anyone here skied Mt. Pilchuck?

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15 years 2 months ago - 15 years 2 months ago #195694 by BillyTheMountain
Replied by BillyTheMountain on topic Re: Has anyone here skied Mt. Pilchuck?
I sure hope...the EXTENSIVE and seemingly "wildcat" logging frenzy in the 1980's on state land had nothing to do with revoking the Mount Pilchuck Ski Area permit.
On the map you will see the old ski area and look at that clearcut up next to it? I believe this large clearcut was created right after the ski area got the boot. Hmmmmmmm.
Look at the yahoo map and then go east up the valley towards Spada Lake...sure are a lot of recent clearcuts way up high on the mountain.


Link to yahoo map of Pilchuck ski area:
maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=s&lat=48.067395&lon=-121.814582&zoom=15

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15 years 4 weeks ago #195883 by frostnvegas
Replied by frostnvegas on topic Re: Has anyone here skied Mt. Pilchuck?
I have snowboarded up on Pilchuck a few times, but all after the resort was closed. My buddy and I hiked up and built a kicker and rode all afternoon. It was great. Here's the question to you all, IS IT POSSIBLE TO REOPEN THIS RESORT ONE DAY???

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15 years 4 weeks ago #196903 by edmoloco
Replied by edmoloco on topic Re: Has anyone here skied Mt. Pilchuck?
lostskiareas.wikispaces.com/Mt.+Pilchuck

at the bottom of the page is a link to what it looked like in 2005, also had all the other abandon ski areas of the NW.

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15 years 4 weeks ago #196904 by Kyle Miller
Replied by Kyle Miller on topic Re: Has anyone here skied Mt. Pilchuck?
The base would never get enough snow, Sadly it is just too low of a elevated mountain to ever become a ski resort again. Now Mt. Aix, that would make a great ski resort ;)

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15 years 4 weeks ago #196914 by Amar Andalkar
Replied by Amar Andalkar on topic Re: Has anyone here skied Mt. Pilchuck?

Now Mt. Aix, that would make a great ski resort  ;)


Sorry Kyle, but Mt. Aix is in the William O. Douglas Wilderness -- some dreams just can't come true.

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15 years 3 weeks ago #196943 by spyderman
Replied by spyderman on topic Re: Has anyone here skied Mt. Pilchuck?
Hi all, I am new here and this post caught my eye. I grew up skiing Pilchuck, was on their race team, new lots of the people associated with the area (after all it was small) and can probably answer questions you may still have. Here is a little more information that was communicated from Robert O'Callahan (Squirrel).
www.alpenglow.org/ski-history/notes/comm/ocallahan-robert.html

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