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I find I usually have a comfort level at least equal and usually greater than that of my skier partners in difficult snow conditions.
WTF are you trying to say, Peter? >
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WTF are you trying to say, Peter? >
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If I have to wait at the bottom one more time for stupid slow skiers that didn't have the sense to buy a board decades ago.....
Oh wait , I think I remember sitting on my ass half way back from Source Lake hoping you guys wouldn't drink all the beer without me.
Sorry John, I wasn't referring to you. You are one of the "good" skiers.
Anybody looking for a new partner? It's OK if you are a skier, I don't mind waiting (very much).
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LMAO! I go to White Pass mall to ski with the grandkids on the weekend (and avoid crowds at Paradise when it is open) and, now, when Paradise is closed and its raining below 3500 ft asl; at least mid-week it is mostly us old farts and skiing can be quite fun and convivial. We skied 2-3 foot deep untracked powder off piste Tuesday with 2 couples we met at High Camp lodge, very nice (I usually do not ski in groups). I had my S7s and my wife had a ball on her new Moment Pikas (141-111-129)
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I think together they are bigger than any snowboard she would use LOL
where'd the technology of those narrow ass snowboards come from?.?.?
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Weather Data for White Pass - Last 10 days
3-1-2013
Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
White Pass Ski Area, Washington
MM/DD Hour Temp Temp RH RH Wind Wind Wind Wind Hour Total Total
PST F F % % Min Avg Max Dir Prec. Prec. Snow
5800' 4470' 5800' 4470' 5970' 5970' 5970' 5970' 5800' 5800' 5800'
3 1 500 34 40 100 89 3 13 31 293 .09 1.06 116
3 1 400 34 40 100 89 3 11 30 292 .08 1.03 116
3 1 300 34 40 100 90 3 12 28 287 .04 .95 117
3 1 200 34 39 100 89 4 13 30 284 0 .91 117
3 1 100 34 39 100 88 5 14 40 281 0 .91 117
3 1 0 34 40 100 87 6 18 50 284 .01 .91 117
2 28 2300 33 40 100 89 3 9 28 290 .04 .9 117
2 28 2200 34 40 100 88 3 10 31 285 .05 .86 117
2 28 2100 34 40 100 90 4 12 35 292 .08 .81 118
2 28 2000 34 39 100 92 4 9 23 284 .05 .73 118
2 28 1900 33 39 100 93 5 10 27 286 .03 .68 118
2 28 1800 33 37 100 93 5 13 30 285 .03 .65 119
2 28 1700 32 37 100 92 4 9 28 287 .01 .62 119
2 28 1600 33 37 100 89 2 8 20 287 .01 .61 120
2 28 1500 32 38 99 87 3 6 20 287 .03 .6 120
2 28 1400 33 38 98 84 2 7 18 283 .05 .57 121
2 28 1300 33 35 97 88 3 7 21 279 .04 .52 120
2 28 1200 33 37 95 84 3 6 19 273 .05 .48 121
2 28 1100 33 36 95 85 2 5 17 278 .07 .43 119
2 28 1000 33 34 96 87 3 5 15 273 .05 .36 120
2 28 900 33 33 98 88 3 5 10 266 .06 .31 119
2 28 800 32 32 98 89 4 6 16 267 .07 .25 117
2 28 700 30 31 98 91 4 7 16 253 .05 .18 118
2 28 600 28 32 97 90 4 7 13 210 .07 .13 118
2 28 500 28 32 98 92 4 5 8 214 .06 .06 115
2 28 400 29 32 98 91 4 5 8 257 .05 .2 117
2 28 300 28 32 98 91 4 6 9 263 .02 .15 116
2 28 200 28 33 97 91 4 5 9 282 .03 .13 116
2 28 100 28 33 97 90 4 5 7 288 .02 .1 116
2 28 0 27 33 98 91 4 5 7 286 .02 .08 116
2 27 2300 27 33 97 89 4 5 13 279 .01 .06 115
2 27 2200 27 32 97 88 3 5 11 289 .02 .05 248
2 27 2100 27 32 97 89 3 5 11 287 .01 .03 116
2 27 2000 27 33 97 90 3 6 11 275 .02 .02 116
2 27 1900 27 33 97 84 0 5 12 279 0 0 115
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2 27 600 23 29 97 84 7 12 25 287 0 0 116
2 27 500 23 29 96 84 8 14 28 283 0 0 116
2 27 400 23 29 95 83 8 14 31 280 0 .07 116
2 27 300 24 29 95 85 7 16 36 276 0 .07 117
2 27 200 24 29 95 88 6 14 36 277 0 .07 117
2 27 100 24 29 95 86 7 13 38 280 0 .07 117
2 27 0 24 29 96 86 6 9 19 281 0 .07 117
2 26 2300 22 28 96 86 6 8 12 289 0 .07 117
2 26 2200 21 27 94 84 5 7 12 287 0 .07 117
2 26 2100 21 27 92 87 5 8 17 280 0 .07 117
2 26 2000 21 27 92 88 4 9 21 280 0 .07 117
2 26 1900 22 28 93 87 3 6 10 288 0 .07 117
2 26 1800 22 28 93 88 4 8 18 244 0 .07 117
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2 26 1600 28 32 94 80 3 8 17 219 0 .07 117
2 26 1500 31 38 95 62 3 6 13 188 0 .07 117
2 26 1400 33 34 94 68 3 6 14 204 0 .07 117
2 26 1300 34 35 94 68 4 8 15 203 0 .07 117
2 26 1200 31 36 97 57 10 14 19 130 0 .07 117
2 26 1100 26 33 97 66 10 13 26 236 .06 .07 117
2 26 1000 20 26 94 81 9 11 18 283 .01 .01 118
2 26 900 18 24 94 83 9 13 21 290 0 0 117
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2 26 700 17 23 94 87 9 14 22 282 0 0 248
2 26 600 17 23 94 85 9 15 24 280 0 0 116
2 26 500 17 23 94 82 9 14 27 281 0 0 118
2 26 400 17 23 94 83 9 15 27 283 0 .54 118
2 26 300 17 23 94 83 9 16 32 288 0 .54 119
2 26 200 17 23 94 84 10 19 37 283 0 .54 248
2 26 100 18 23 94 87 10 19 34 287 0 .54 118
2 26 0 18 23 94 85 10 22 42 286 0 .54 119
2 25 2300 18 23 94 87 14 28 51 287 0 .54 120
2 25 2200 18 23 94 86 14 30 55 285 0 .54 120
2 25 2100 18 23 94 86 15 37 76 283 0 .54 120
2 25 2000 18 23 94 87 19 39 77 286 .01 .54 120
2 25 1900 18 24 94 87 9 21 46 285 .01 .53 120
2 25 1800 18 24 95 90 9 22 43 285 .03 .52 120
2 25 1700 18 24 94 91 12 32 66 289 .01 .49 120
2 25 1600 20 26 95 84 8 26 57 291 .02 .48 119
2 25 1500 21 26 95 86 9 23 47 290 .01 .46 119
2 25 1400 22 27 95 85 8 21 63 289 .04 .45 118
2 25 1300 22 27 94 88 7 20 48 286 .06 .41 119
2 25 1200 22 27 95 90 9 24 52 289 .04 .35 118
2 25 1100 22 26 95 89 11 25 54 286 .04 .31 118
2 25 1000 22 26 95 90 10 25 59 275 .04 .27 118
2 25 900 21 26 95 91 10 25 55 276 .05 .23 116
2 25 800 21 27 95 90 8 20 54 286 .06 .18 117
2 25 700 21 26 96 91 7 18 35 288 .07 .12 115
2 25 600 22 27 96 88 10 22 44 293 .03 .05 115
2 25 500 22 28 96 85 7 22 69 291 .02 .02 115
2 25 400 23 29 97 89 6 15 45 281 .06 .37 115
2 25 300 25 29 98 91 6 13 39 276 .04 .31 112
2 25 200 25 28 98 91 6 14 31 277 .02 .27 112
2 25 100 23 28 97 91 6 11 20 283 .03 .25 112
2 25 0 22 28 96 84 6 11 20 284 0 .22 112
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2 24 1800 25 29 98 90 4 6 15 286 0 .22 112
2 24 1700 25 30 98 88 4 8 18 285 0 .22 112
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2 24 0 18 24 94 87 8 12 20 283 0 .28 114
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2 23 1200 22 27 94 85 8 16 35 295 .04 .17 115
2 23 1100 22 28 95 80 9 19 39 291 .03 .13 115
2 23 1000 23 28 95 81 10 20 50 293 .01 .1 115
2 23 900 21 26 95 84 9 18 42 289 .01 .09 115
2 23 800 20 25 95 90 9 19 38 291 .01 .08 115
2 23 700 19 24 95 91 11 21 53 291 .01 .07 115
2 23 600 19 24 95 92 9 16 37 294 .03 .06 114
2 23 500 18 24 95 91 10 17 38 291 .03 .03 114
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Lets face it. That's probably true. My post was a reaction to all the industry news about the decline of snowboarding. Crystal patrons can seem elitist at times, but I've picked up on extreme localism at almost every Western resort I've visited. We west coast folks tend to be a brooding, opinionated group.There are plenty of skiers and snowboarders that can smoke old Kim, so what's she all fired up about snowboarders for?
As far as the management's attitude about snowboarding, some of you have it wrong. When Boyne brought Brighton in 1986, they were one of the first ski areas to not only allow snowboarders but to also welcome them. Now it's considered the snowboarding area in SLC. My husband was in charge of Brighton then and now is the GM at Crystal. And he carries that same attitude towards snowboarders today. His brother and partner in Boyne is a snowboarder.
Crystal has some hefty traverses. The layout is maddening. I can only imagine how frustrating it would be on a board. Southback is also hard to access on a board, and the portholes left on the traverse can make it dangerous.
Almost every day someone asks me on the chairlift, "when are you going to get rid of snowboarders?" I just roll my eyes. Sliding on snow of any kind is fun, worthwhile and usually pretty awesome. I ask them if they've tried it. They usually haven't.
I get the feeling some of the reactions here and on my blog are just sword sharpening exercises intended to root out the naysayers. Or the turtle neck wearers as one commenter so aptly put. I got a big chuckle out of that one.
So flame on if it makes you feel better. My post was originally a reaction to all of the recent media about the decline of the sport and my own observations. Like I said earlier, snowboarding powder is great. It's amazing. But getting to it before its gone is harder than ever (thanks to fat skis) and snowboarding might not be the most efficient tool out there.
That is unless the snow is guanch or breakable crust or full of buggy whips. Oh wait. That's skiing in the PNW, isn't it? Damn. Maybe I should go buy a board.
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