Vertfest 2011

Are probe and shovel still required equipment in the rando rally? I have found no mention of required gear on the info pages I've looked at.

Hey all,

Sorry about the delay in responding to some of the questions on here.  Here goes...

As far as the skill level needed for the steep skiing workshops, you should be able to ski any in-bounds run at Alpental with ease and confidence.  Hope that helps.

Lowell - shovel and probe are still required.

And to address the concern about the the need to purchase a lift ticket...the Summit puts a lot of time and resources into the event and needs to recover some of the cost...and yes, liability is also an issue.  On the positive side, you get a cheap ticket and can ride the lifts the rest of the day if your legs can handle it.

24 hour count down.  We have sold over 100 tickets...way ahead of past years.  It should be a great time with snow falling.  Hope to see many of you there.

Thanks for the info. I see that it is necessary to sign up for Facebook to get most Vertfest information. I wish that was not necessary. Looking forward to Vertfest tomorrow...

When will results be posted?

When will results be posted?

Edited to add: Jan Kordell should be 6th and Andy Hill 10th in MRC, somehow they didn't record  first lap times for them but I'm pretty sure they got there ahead of me. David Britton should have been 4th in Men's 50+.

Hats off to Christian and his OR crew and Martin and Ben of Pro Guiding, who step up year after year to make this event happen, as well as Trevor from the Summit at Snoqualmie. The participants and NWAC really appreciate it!

A big thanks to everyone who put on Vertfest. The afternoon steep skiing clinic was awesome, and I had a lot of fun throughout the day. This was my first Vertfest and I already can't wait until next year!