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Where to Ski This Week???

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14 years 1 week ago #203913 by Chainsaw_Willie
Where to Ski This Week??? was created by Chainsaw_Willie
Been awhile since I've checked in here and not sure if this is the right forum for this, so if not I'll gladly delete or move it, just let me know.

Anyway, wondering if anyone can throw me a bone as to where I might find the best conditions tomorrow & Wednesday? (Tuesday 02/14 & Wednesday 02/15).

Was up near Kendall meadows today and found nothing but an inch or two of new on breakable crust, chicken heads on breakable crust, or avy debris - even in the trees. Was an interesting day to say the least.

Want to get out the next two days, even if it's just a walk on a ridge somewhere but would like to find some skiable snow. I looked through the TRs but the conditions have changed considerably in the last couple of days so wondering if anyone has any good idea of where we might find something to make some turns in that won't be quite as much work as what we found today.

Looks like it's going to be colder tomorrow so thinking that might mean crust no matter what, but if there are some sheltered N-facing slopes without crust I'd sure like to find them, or maybe something S. facing will warm up enough to get soft?

Am willing to go South to Crystal or North to Stevens or anywhere in between. Thanks for any advice!

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14 years 1 week ago #203914 by Good2Go
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Rainier/Paradise had good snow (but terrible visibility) above about 6k' yesterday. If the vis is good, I would go back there without hesitation.

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14 years 1 week ago #203916 by Chainsaw_Willie
Replied by Chainsaw_Willie on topic Re: Where to Ski This Week???
Thanks for that! Maybe we'll head up there Wednesday. NWAC forecast is calling for snow showers all day tomorrow, heaviest to the South so vis at Rainier would probably not be good. Wednesday we're in between fronts it looks like so that might be the day.

Any other suggestions welcome. I'm wondering if N. facing aspects up around Stevens above 5K would be decent.

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14 years 1 week ago #203918 by coyote
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We had great, fun conditions in Cement and Lake basins on Sunday. I can't as to whether that has changed much since then...

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14 years 1 week ago #203919 by Robie
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North facing Paradise or Tatoosh. Also West facing sun protected .Play around and under the treeline if vis is not good. Road should open early today.

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14 years 6 days ago #203920 by alecapone
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   I'm wondering if N. facing aspects up around Stevens above 5K would be decent.


Yes, but getting to them and back might not be all that great. I'd go with paradise.

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