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MOUNT RAINIER (4) Elevation: 14,411 ft
Its Big. The tallest of the entire Cascade Range. Mount Rainier looms over its surroundings like a ginormous snow monkey that just by looking at it makes you realize how insignificant your life really is. Mount Rainier offers skiing year round. It is a rare and true test of endurance to ski it from the summit.SNOWGRASS (1) Elevation: 7,993 ft
Arrowhead is one of the two highest peaks in the remote Chiwaukums Range. There is no easy approach to the mountain. Most parties will do this as an overnight trip. Arrowhead is most easily approached from Icicle Creek Canyon via Chatter Creek. The climb up Chatter Creek itself is 4000'. Once into the Chiwaukums, the spectacular East face provides 3000' descents.
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Seattleslider: May 20, 2013 Uphill: 5,300 ft. | Downhill: 5,300 ft.
2-4" slushy corn without pollen stickiness made for great skiing on a blue sky day with big views and good friends. Evening brats and beers with fun entertainment capped the day....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 19, 2013 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
Gray day, no rain, 2-4" slushy snow except nice 1/2" corn on steep slopes. Naches Peak and Seymour. Hitch back to car at Tipsoo lake from 4100' hairpin south of Cayuse....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 16, 2013 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Blue sky, light breeze, slushy snow, very humid. No pollen, great skiing on International and Shot Six....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 11, 2013 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
1-2" slushy snow to ski on north slopes of Mt Pilchuck in the AM, good corn on Alpental groomed slopes at sunset....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 10, 2013 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Nice breeze, warm temps, soft mush at Alpental. Short carry to enter International....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 9, 2013 Uphill: 4,120 ft. | Downhill: 4,120 ft.
Very warm day, some breeze, Paradise temperature around 70. Slushy snow most of the way down from Anvil Rock....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 7, 2013 Uphill: 10,069 ft. | Downhill: 10,069 ft.
Nice breeze, blue sky, 1-2" sloppy corn on a firm base. Movement Random skis, speed superlite bindings, and TLT5p boots. No pack, shorts and long sleeve dress shirt, 14 laps on Pacific Crest runs. ...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 4, 2013 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
Excellent corn laps 7-11AM at Summit West. Warm, sunny, light breeze....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 2, 2013 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Heavy moist new snow from Monday skied smooth 4-6" deep, but stickier below 4000'....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 1, 2013 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
New snow of Monday skied well on north facing slopes 5400-4000', heavier below....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 30, 2013 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
Knee deep light powder snow at the end of April?!! Phantom trees and then Chair 1 at Alpental. Slightly heavier in the sun below 4000'...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 26, 2013 Uphill: 3,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Nice breeze, sunny warm day, fun afternoon skinning and skiing soft buttery snow on a smooth base....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 25, 2013 Uphill: 3,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Soft corn at 4pm on west face with Scott trevor zack jeff and emily...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 24, 2013 Uphill: 3,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Perfect corn on west face at 230 with Eric and frank...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 23, 2013 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
Corn skiing on west slope then to little Mary and down south gully....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 22, 2013 Uphill: 5,600 ft. | Downhill: 5,600 ft.
Excellent corn on south aspect then west....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 17, 2013 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Fresh snow yesterday got sun and was nice corn early this morning in the sunny weather, mushier and stickier as the day progressed. Quick after rush hour trip to the Pass for a few laps exercise....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 8, 2013 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Great powder day at Crystal, lift skiing in the morning, then lift accessed skinning in the afternoon. First time down Little Richards for me....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 3, 2013 Uphill: 4,600 ft. | Downhill: 4,600 ft.
Nice sunny day with a breeze to keep the body cool, though the snow softened up quickly. Beautiful view from the top of Alpental. Late afternoon lap at Hyak with TNT....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 1, 2013 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Late start found sticky snow for a couple hours, then slushy. Beautiful spring day, nice breeze....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 30, 2013 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.
Beautiful spring day, not so beautiful snow. Slushy on all aspects except north 5400-4500'....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 25, 2013 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Blue skies and light winds. We found 10-16" soft, settled powder on west facing slopes between 5300' and 3500', below that we found firm corny snow on south facing slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 23, 2013 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Overcast day quickly changed to blue sky and no wind, perfect fluffy snow 8-14" deep skied extremely well on slopes just north of west in the early afternoon....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 4, 2013 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
12" soft powder, blue skies, strong east wind. Wet snow on south slopes after noon, drier on west slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 24, 2013 Uphill: 3,040 ft. | Downhill: 3,040 ft.
24" soft snow under a thin rain crust except pure softness under the protection of trees. Light winds and minimal precipitation....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 21, 2013 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Snowing hard with west breeze today. We skied open north slopes in 16" powder on a firm base. Some slopes released easily....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 19, 2013 Uphill: 3,325 ft. | Downhill: 3,325 ft.
Clear, cool weather and 10" powder. The sun crusted south facing slopes and wind crusted NW slopes above 5000'. Untracked lines available everywhere!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 18, 2013 Uphill: 6,000 ft. | Downhill: 6,000 ft.
16" powder with light winds and overcast skies on north slopes between 4000' and 5600'. Timbered slopes had a hard scratchy base under 6" of old powder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 11, 2013 Uphill: 3,580 ft. | Downhill: 3,580 ft.
8-10" settled powder on N slopes, some windcrust near the crest of the NE ridge....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 9, 2013 Uphill: 5,140 ft. | Downhill: 5,140 ft.
12" settled powder, cloudy day, very smooth skiing on open slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 7, 2013 Uphill: 4,300 ft. | Downhill: 4,300 ft.
Nice new 3" powder skied soft over the 3" from the day before. Snow squall early made tough visibility, but later was broken clouds and better visibility....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 28, 2013 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Snowing all day, nice fresh powder over the old hard snow, 18" fresh fluff was fun in the big trees....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 21, 2013 Uphill: 3,720 ft. | Downhill: 3,720 ft.
Granite Peak south facing corn, nice from 5680'-4000' then sloppy 6-12" deep to 2200'. Warm, light wind, grand views....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 19, 2013 Uphill: 3,750 ft. | Downhill: 3,750 ft.
NIce corn for 1500' off the top of Granite Mountain, then mushy the next 1500', then dry powder and crust....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 15, 2013 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Soft butter to Cyrstal Lake, then boot top powder down Crystal Peak, and windblown powder on firm base below ThreeWay....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 12, 2013 Uphill: 4,500 ft. | Downhill: 4,500 ft.
Warmer, less wind than yesterday, another bluebird powder day in the Pac NW. Rainier was cloudless. 12" powder on SW slopes was like a dream....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 11, 2013 Uphill: 4,520 ft. | Downhill: 4,520 ft.
Nice blue sky, light wind, cold temperatures, and 12" powder on a solid base. Careful avoidance of wind affected slopes was helpful to smooth runs....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 2, 2013 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
Cold and foggy on the skin up, once above the clouds there was a SE breeze, then slight wind affect skiing north slopes in 4-8" old powder, but south facing was warm and sunny skinning up again, and e...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 31, 2012 Uphill: 6,400 ft. | Downhill: 6,400 ft.
Very settled new snow, somewhat hooky, super stable, great skiing in 2-8" fluff on North side of Kendall Peak....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 30, 2012 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
Blue skies, no wind, stable 6-10" snow on a firm base on north slopes. Classic beautiful day....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 29, 2012 Uphill: 2,940 ft. | Downhill: 2,940 ft.
Good tree skiing with no wind, gray skies. 8-14" dense powder 5400'-3600'....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 24, 2012 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
5" new powder overnight made great 12-18" deep skiing in the trees 5200'-3600'...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 23, 2012 Uphill: 4,930 ft. | Downhill: 4,930 ft.
Another great day of tree skiing. 8-12" settled powder between 5200-3600'...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 22, 2012 Uphill: 6,400 ft. | Downhill: 6,400 ft.
Excellent 8-12" stable powder in the trees on West facing slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 21, 2012 Uphill: 4,480 ft. | Downhill: 4,480 ft.
10" dry powder snow in old growth trees....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 20, 2012 Uphill: 2,860 ft. | Downhill: 2,860 ft.
Laps with a dozen others at not yet open Hyak, 6-8" heavy snow required steep slopes to turn the skis....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 16, 2012 Uphill: 3,900 ft. | Downhill: 3,900 ft.
No wind and below freezing temperatures made excellent 12-16" powder on north and south facing slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 15, 2012 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Breezy and cold, but very soft 8-12" fresh snow on north, east, and south slopes. Some wind affect above 5000'....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 13, 2012 Uphill: 3,350 ft. | Downhill: 3,350 ft.
Source Lake basin and a little on the north side of Chair Peak, 8-10" soft powder, somewhat dense....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 5, 2012 Uphill: 4,400 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
4-6" new on a supportive crust above 4500', very thin coverage below 4500. Low wind, no precipitation, some blue sky, temperatures in the 20s....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 26, 2012 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Bulletproof with raised skin tracks from yesterday, then awesome two runs 1000' each on east facing 4" powder to save the day....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 25, 2012 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
Stiff crust, sunny day, calm, icy rutted old tracks....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 22, 2012 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
Nice day old 4-6" powder on a thick 8-16" base. Light wind, gray skies....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 31, 2012 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Skied last week's leftovers in warm but not wet conditions....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: September 5, 2012 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,900 ft.
Dirty and wavy snow, too much dust blowing off Nisqually cliffs....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 1, 2012 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
Clear and calm weather for corn skiing on Cowlitz and Paradise Glaciers....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 31, 2012 Uphill: 4,900 ft. | Downhill: 4,600 ft.
Clear, calm day for corn skiing below 8400' on Cowlitz and Paradise Glaciers....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 30, 2012 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Foggy to 7000' then fine corn skiing in light wind and clear skies....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 29, 2012 Uphill: 3,750 ft. | Downhill: 3,650 ft.
Clear day, great corn below 9000' on Paradise Glacier....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 28, 2012 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,700 ft.
More fine corn on a clear calm day below 8400' on Paradise and Cowlitz Glaciers....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 27, 2012 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Nice corn snow on east and southeast slopes below 8400'....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 26, 2012 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Beautiful afternoon corn snow on east facing slope 8400-6400'. Skiable after five minute walk from the road....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 22, 2012 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
Breezy day, tricky descent in foggy whiteout....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 21, 2012 Uphill: 5,600 ft. | Downhill: 5,600 ft.
Excellent buttery snow between 8000' and 6600'. Blue skies and light winds for summer laps!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 19, 2012 Uphill: 5,500 ft. | Downhill: 5,500 ft.
Nice buttery corn, so good that we reran 1200' of it. Skiable to the cars....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 14, 2012 Uphill: 1,600 ft. | Downhill: 1,100 ft.
Foggy at Sunrise, smooth snow. Then sunny at Chinook Pass, cuppy snow. Geoff's 12th month!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 6, 2012 Uphill: 4,400 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
Nice butter snow on all aspects. Great cell coverage from Crystal Mountain. ...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 4, 2012 Uphill: 4,700 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
Up the Muir Snowfield on a dusting of fresh over a crust with 2-3" soft snow under. Down the Paradise Glacier 3-5" soft butter in clear skies and light winds....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 2, 2012 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Clouds and fog coming in as the day progressed, nice corn skiing after a short dirt road walk from the car. Four short (800') runs on North and east facing slopes between 6200' and 7200'....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 29, 2012 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
Nice afternoon skiing on 1-2" good corn, the weather was muggy with insects....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 25, 2012 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
1" corn on sunny slopes, 1" butter on shaded slopes. 1600' to the ridge, then 1100, 1100, and 1000' runs without pack!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 24, 2012 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
1-2" slushy corn skiing nice 1000' slope westward....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 21, 2012 Uphill: 2,700 ft. | Downhill: 2,700 ft.
Early morning tour. 1" corn snow on west slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 20, 2012 Uphill: 5,500 ft. | Downhill: 5,500 ft.
Solstice celebration, one AM tour, one PM. BBQ on the ridge. 1-2" corn mush on west slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 18, 2012 Uphill: 3,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,900 ft.
Had to walk about 300' vertical to snow, found 2-5" fresh snow from the previous days, had some breeze, sun breaks, and snow flurries before skiing 2-3" slush and grabby snow....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 16, 2012 Uphill: 2,900 ft. | Downhill: 2,900 ft.
Foggy day, soft snow, fun skiing....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 15, 2012 Uphill: 3,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Cool clear night made for some nice semifrozen skinning, then just thawing corn/butter on west slope. Great snow conditions all day....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 14, 2012 Uphill: 3,700 ft. | Downhill: 4,700 ft.
Cloudy day kept temperatures cool so we skied nice buttery snow on all aspects on west side of Naches Peak and Seymour Peak....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 11, 2012 Uphill: 3,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Chinook Pass to Crystal via Deadwood Lake, Shepherd's Peak, Sheep Lake, Sourdough Pass, and Threeway Gap. Mostly 2-3" slushy snow in great weather and cool breeze. Nearly a foot of fresh the past wee...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 8, 2012 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
UW weather models said precip would not start until afternoon, so we got 1.5 Alpental laps done. It was lightly snowing above 4000' with half an inch accumulation at the top of Alpental. Skiing was ...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 6, 2012 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Snow flurries and wind at Cayuse Pass felt like January in June. 1" compact snow from yesterday skied fun on crunchy corn. Quick drive up to Chinook and skin to Yakima Peak to end the day. Low visib...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 3, 2012 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
Crunchy corn on shaded N and NE slopes 6700-6000', 1" soft butter on open slopes below 6000'. Light snow flurries above 5000' today!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 30, 2012 Uphill: 4,600 ft. | Downhill: 4,600 ft.
Beautiful day, nice breeze, not too sunny. Skiing varied from butter to grainy slush depending on aspect....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 29, 2012 Uphill: 4,400 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
Nice day, in and out sun, light breeze, humid. Good smooth skiing on 1" grainy butter....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 28, 2012 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,600 ft.
Great driving by Emily in her Jeep to 4300', walked about 400' vertical to snow, then skied to 6300'. Good grainy 1" butter skiing down....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 27, 2012 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
1-3" slushy, dirty snow. Not grabby, but ski and skins were nearly black after....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 26, 2012 Uphill: 3,100 ft. | Downhill: 3,100 ft.
1-3" soft butter on south slopes, 1" grainy snow on north slopes. Cool breeze, partly cloudy....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 25, 2012 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Sloppy 8" grainy snow on top of soft base. Safety in the lookout while a brief thunderstorm blew over. Nice BBQ too....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 19, 2012 Uphill: 2,900 ft. | Downhill: 2,900 ft.
2-3" soft butter on all but north slopes, nice breeze, much more fun on wide skis than Thursday's 70mm....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 18, 2012 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
2" slush on firm groomed base, some grabby snow on the ski down all the way to the lodge. Cool breeze, blue skies....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 17, 2012 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
Some crust, some butter, cool breeze, blue skies. Nice day, ok skiing....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 16, 2012 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
Dusk patrol 6-8pm, 4" grainy butter on a firm base. Started raining as we got the bbq grill going. :-(...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 14, 2012 Uphill: 5,440 ft. | Downhill: 5,440 ft.
Beautiful day, some breeze, just skiable to the car, too warm and slushy snow for real fun....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 9, 2012 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Laps at Summit West, snow flurries and sun. Smooth soft skiing....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 7, 2012 Uphill: 6,900 ft. | Downhill: 6,900 ft.
Great corn day in Bean Creek Basin. South slope corning up nicely, 2". West slope buttery, not grabby like yesterday. Bonus south facing run on the way out, by climbing 1200 more feet, right to the ...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 6, 2012 Uphill: 5,700 ft. | Downhill: 5,700 ft.
2" grainy butter on south slopes, 2" wet fresh on west slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 2, 2012 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
2-8" wet new snow for dusk tour, challenging but considtent skiing....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 1, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
2-3" wet new snow, somewhat grabby. Laps at Summit West....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 29, 2012 Uphill: 3,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
Excellent sun, cool breeze, corn snow, ski to 400 yards from the car!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 28, 2012 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Cloudy and slight breeze, 1-2" slush on soft base, not too grabby....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 27, 2012 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
2" new slush on soft base, some grabby snow mid day, better later....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 23, 2012 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Sloppy snow, some grabbiness on flatter terrain. Good company and weather tho. :)...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 22, 2012 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
1-2" slush on a soft base. Sunny and warm....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 19, 2012 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
!" soft slop on firm slopes, 12" off piste....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 16, 2012 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Dusting of packed powder on a firm base 6000'-5400', 6-8" soft slush 5400-5000'...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 9, 2012 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Slush skiing after work with Randy and Eric. Sunny then gray clouds and cold....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 7, 2012 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Great soft powder on N slopes in Stevens skinnable side country....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 5, 2012 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
N slopes good powder, S slopes tricky crust or dust on crust in some spots....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 4, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Sunny soft laps at Hyak, TIm Tietjen and Sandy Ting, Eric Roose....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 1, 2012 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Up Phantom trees and down Phantom Slide two laps, very good 12-16" cascade powder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 31, 2012 Uphill: 1,700 ft. | Downhill: 1,700 ft.
3" fresh on a thin crust with wet snow under that. Challenging skiing. Radio tower....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 24, 2012 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
North side of Chair Peak, a bit more wind affected than yesterday. Still great powder 8-10" to Snow Lake and 8-10" heavy cream to Source Lake. Broke the custom K Wild skis in some cooked fresh sno...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 23, 2012 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
Up Chair Peak south slopes to below the North Face, down to Snow Lake via 10-12" soft powder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 22, 2012 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Gold Creek to Rampart Ridge steep trees. Fine knee deep soft powder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 21, 2012 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
Up Phantom Trees, down Phantom Slide including the waterfall! 10-14" powder just before the sun made it wet....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 19, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
6-10" light powder on Radio Mountain trees....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 8, 2012 Uphill: 3,200 ft. | Downhill: 3,200 ft.
14" light slightly settled snow on north slopes. Heavy wet snow on south....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 6, 2012 Uphill: 3,400 ft. | Downhill: 3,400 ft.
14" fresh light powder on a firm base. Soft sluffs on slopes greater than 30 degrees....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 1, 2012 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
Nice soft 12-16" powder on a smooth base, great tree skiing avoiding possible wind affected snow higher in open slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 4, 2012 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
8-12" soft powder on a crunchy base in wind and sun protected trees. Otherwise a bit more challenging but still good....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 2, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
6-10" settled snow, soft in the shade, but getting heavier as the sun took its toll....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 28, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
12" settled powder, just below freezing, so a bit heavy, but consistent....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 16, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
20-24" Utah like powder on a cold stormy day. La Nina has returned to the Pacific NW. Thanks....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 7, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Variable conditions due to wind on all but south slopes. There we found 4-6" soft powder on a firm smooth base....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 2, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
6-12" powder on SW slopes below Pineapple Pass. Some breeze, overcast weather....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 31, 2011 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
FINALLY fresh snow is back, and back big time. 12-18" soft powder and blue skies for the AM, some high clouds in the PM. Great closing day for 2011. ...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 26, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
6" soft new snow on a firm base, low wind, no sun, and not snowing. Nice skiing....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 23, 2011 Uphill: 3,100 ft. | Downhill: 3,100 ft.
Misty weather, 2" wet fresh snow over a firm base, good exercise....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 19, 2011 Uphill: 4,400 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
Soft corn on old groomers for one run, frozen corn otherwise. Nice weather, good sunset light on the nearby peaks. We need NEW snow please....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 15, 2011 Uphill: 3,300 ft. | Downhill: 3,300 ft.
New snow finally! Soft two inches on smooth corduroy. After noon it warmed and got sticky....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 14, 2011 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
We need fresh snow! For now skinning nice soft groomers will have to suffice. Flat light but smooth slopes, so easy skinning and skiing....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 13, 2011 Uphill: 2,250 ft. | Downhill: 2,250 ft.
Perfectly groomed, unskied corderoy....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 12, 2011 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Warm sun, no wind, soft groomed snow. Best conditions possible without new snow for nearly two weeks....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 1, 2011 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
4-6" soft, sometimes windblown fresh snow on a firm base. Beautiful views and light....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 30, 2011 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
The fresh snow had warmed to 2" of heavy. Still skied great on groomed underneath....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 29, 2011 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Sunny morning on fresh groomed snow with no lifts running! Flat light in the afternoon but fun skiing....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 28, 2011 Uphill: 3,200 ft. | Downhill: 3,200 ft.
Skinning exercise on the groomed slopes at Summit West closed ski area. Crunchy not icy slopes, an inch of powder above 3500'....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 25, 2011 Uphill: 4,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
Blue sky, light wind, fresh snow. Great skiing on 8" powder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 24, 2011 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.
Fog at the base, blue sky with some sun at 4000', all gray by the top of Chair 2. 6" powder on a strong ice crust the first 1000' down, then 24" very heavy wet snow from the past two days. Survived...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 21, 2011 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
6-8" soft snow on a firm base at 3100', 16-18" soft snow on a firm base at 5200', nice turns. Temperature and wind speed rising all morning. We probably need some snow consolidation, let it rain to...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 19, 2011 Uphill: 4,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
Dry 8-16" powder, temps in mid teens to twenties. Fresh tracks on International and Breakover trees....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 10, 2011 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Wind and trap crust. Character builder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 8, 2011 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
Day started out beautiful and calm but got breezy and cloudy by noon. 6" settled powder without wind affect on the PG....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 1, 2011 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
2-4" fresh powder 6000-8000', an inch in the parking lot, and glistening ice above 9000'. Time for powder please....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 27, 2011 Uphill: 4,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Blue sky and calm winds. But yesterday winds blew off the fresh snow that fell Monday. Lots of icy patches not warm enough to soften. Also some chalky powder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 25, 2011 Uphill: 6,300 ft. | Downhill: 6,300 ft.
Beautiful winter day! Cold, sunny, no wind. 2-3" fresh dry powder. Skied my age! 63 hundred feet....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 18, 2011 Uphill: 5,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,700 ft.
Summerlike day at the end of October! Blue sky, low wind, temperature over 60 at Paradise. Mushy first run, corny second one....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 15, 2011 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
Blue skies, warm temperatures, and light wind turned the packed powder to nice soft bitter. Nice....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 13, 2011 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
An inch of packed powder over frozen corn from last year made for smooth pleasant turns....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 6, 2011 Uphill: 4,300 ft. | Downhill: 3,100 ft.
Powder season began today on Mount Rainier above 6000'. No wind, blue sky, 4" fluff on top of smooth old corn, worth the hike up out of the fog....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: September 29, 2011 Uphill: 4,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Rain over the weekend made for some fresh corn above 8000' and very smooth skiing everywhere....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: September 23, 2011 Uphill: 3,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
Super smooth snow, better than three weeks ago! Must have been the rain over the weekend? Wildflowers are still in bloom and beautiful. Very warm day with a nice breeze to keep us cool....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: September 2, 2011 Uphill: 2,700 ft. | Downhill: 2,700 ft.
Not able to ski from the car anymore, but only hiked up 750' in half an hour, then snow all the way to our turn around in dusty snow and raised ski tracks. The ski down was soft and smooth, almost no...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 16, 2011 Uphill: 5,100 ft. | Downhill: 5,100 ft.
Perfect weather and pretty darn good snow, especially for August! 2"corn, buttery on steep slopes, so good we did a second lap on the glacier itself....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 14, 2011 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Another day on the outdoor treadmill, awesome weather, soft snow, some cool breeze and the fog chased us up the hill. 600' sunny skiing, 2000' through the fog, 900' buttery to the car. Gotta love it...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 12, 2011 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Cornier than Wednesday thanks to cooler, breezier weather. What an August!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 10, 2011 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Nice 1" corn on steep slopes below 8800', too much dust higher. Flatter sections were 2" slush with small soft suncups....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 8, 2011 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
Two laps in Nisqually Chute and then a ski out to the car in the overnight lot, wow what an August. Above 8500' is too dusty from the rockfall in June. The chute was nice and smooth from sluffing at...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 6, 2011 Uphill: 3,200 ft. | Downhill: 3,200 ft.
Surprisingly minimal suncupping from Paradise to the Nisqually Chute. Two inches of slushy corn. Clear weather above the foggy clouds at 6800' and below....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 24, 2011 Uphill: 3,900 ft. | Downhill: 3,900 ft.
Still skiable from the road. Today we found 1-3" slush on smooth south facing slopes and 1" butter on slightly cupped north facing slopes. Great weather and great friends....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 22, 2011 Uphill: 3,300 ft. | Downhill: 3,300 ft.
Touring Wednesday was so good, we returned for more today. Smooth east facing slopes with butter skiing!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 20, 2011 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Even the steeper slopes are getting sun curves (not exactly cups there), runnels and cups on the flatter areas. Still it was a great day, soft steep snow, blue skies, good friends....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 15, 2011 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Nice short weather window to get out and ski 2-3" corn in Nisqually Chute. Many classic ski routes on the mountain still seem to be in great condition, lots of snow!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 22, 2011 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Morning corn tour to Silver, more and more talus is showing up, still fine corn on west slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 21, 2011 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Afternoon corn tour with friends, and many more showed up later. Great solstice sunset....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 20, 2011 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
Cloudy day kept the climbing cool, skiing was 1-3" corn on 30-40 degree slopes, skin from the car!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 17, 2011 Uphill: 3,200 ft. | Downhill: 3,200 ft.
We found 3" corn slush on west facing slopes in late afternoon. Not quite like South Sister yesterday, but it will have to do. :-)...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 10, 2011 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
Good butter on Alpetal at Snoqualmie Pass. Slush is ending, corn may be beginning finally....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 9, 2011 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
Snow is still unconsolidated, and now has lots of pollen to boot. Clouds parted for our early evening descent nicely....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: June 3, 2011 Uphill: 2,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,600 ft.
Buttery corn laps between 4500-3100'....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: May 29, 2011 Uphill: 1,400 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
Three inches of slush on a sticky base, not great skiing, but good to get out after a few weeks of infection. Also first time on TLT5 Performance boots, wow they are a game changer!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 8, 2011 Uphill: 1,300 ft. | Downhill: 1,300 ft.
A mixed bag of crust, wet 10" snow, powder in blazing sun and light wind....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 7, 2011 Uphill: 700 ft. | Downhill: 700 ft.
Nice light 16" powder on north facing slopes. Sun was obscured, lucky for us!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 6, 2011 Uphill: 3,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
8-16" fresh snow on a firm base, luckily the sun was hidden most of the day keeping the snow from cooking....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: April 3, 2011 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
Calm and cloudy day made for nice skiing with 12" new snow overnight. Spring warming made it fairly heavy by days end....[view]
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Seattleslider: April 1, 2011 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Nice end of day skin up through Crystal Mountain ski area, huge slide on Rockface. Ski patrollers were probing to be sure no one was buried....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 29, 2011 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.
Found 16" powder on North facing slopes above 6000'. Big warming the next few days should change that, sad.......[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 28, 2011 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
End of ski lift day. Skinned up the mountain to exercise other muscles....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 26, 2011 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Spring is here, and a variety of conditions! Boottop powder up high, two feet of slush down low, 2" on crust under trees. Good exercise, better skiing than expected....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 20, 2011 Uphill: 5,800 ft. | Downhill: 5,800 ft.
12-16" settled powder, best skiing in sun sheltered areas. Later in the day, the sun softened the crust that formed last night....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 18, 2011 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
Good 6" powder skiing where trees had shadowed the snow yesterday, otherwise crusty on S and SW slopes....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 17, 2011 Uphill: 700 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
Lift assisted backcountry, minimal skinning to untracked boot top powder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 11, 2011 Uphill: 3,900 ft. | Downhill: 3,900 ft.
Blue sky and knee deep powder, what more can one ask for!...[view] READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 9, 2011 Uphill: 2,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,600 ft.
Early morning quick run up Mt. Snoqualmie slopes to get heavy powder knee deep before the warming made it even heavier....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: March 3, 2011 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Skinned up Fluffy Bunny in knee deep powder late afternoon in preparation for tomorrow....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 26, 2011 Uphill: 4,300 ft. | Downhill: 4,300 ft.
20" light powder!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 25, 2011 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Sunny, cold, and a little breezy....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 2, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 800 ft.
Skinned up groomed icy courderoy at Summit West for a little exercise before class....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: February 1, 2011 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
A few shots with 6-10" dry powder, otherwise sunny, cold, and windy. Many avalanche chunks to navigate. We need lots of new snow!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 27, 2011 Uphill: 2,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,600 ft.
Another fine spring corn day, but too early in the year. Fresh snow is in the forecast for tomorrow above 4500'...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 26, 2011 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Baby girl, please bring back the powder. It is way too early for spring skiing....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 25, 2011 Uphill: 3,200 ft. | Downhill: 3,200 ft.
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Seattleslider: January 22, 2011 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Dust on hard crust on north slopes, 5" soft wet sloppy snow on a crust on south slopes. Wish I were in Colorado right now....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 19, 2011 Uphill: 3,100 ft. | Downhill: 3,100 ft.
Good to have fresh snow for the first time in a week, even if it was only 2-4" on top of the rain crust. Fortunately the new snow is bonding well to the crust, and there are no rain runnels....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 11, 2011 Uphill: 2,600 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
One more powder day before the rain is due to arrive. Windy and cold, some 2" slab starting to form. Good powder in sheltered glades....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 10, 2011 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
Slightly wind compressed powder, over a hard crust in the trees, 8-12" soft stuff in the glades. Cold and breezy, but still a fine day!...[view] READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 9, 2011 Uphill: 4,400 ft. | Downhill: 5,800 ft.
12-16" powder well bonded to the old snow was found on open slopes. In the trees was 8" on crust, sluffing easily but so light it was skiable....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 8, 2011 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Good to get some new snow, but we need more. Out in the open was 6-8" over the crust, not bad skiing. In the trees was 4" fluff that washed away on every turn....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: January 3, 2011 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 800 ft.
Skiing up icy groomed courderoy for a little exercise at West before class....[view]READ MORE
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Dmorales80: January 3, 2011 Uphill: 2,700 ft. | Downhill: 2,700 ft.
Attempted Red Mountain but had to turn around due to a late start and slow going. Still got in some great turns and a bluebird day....[view]READ MORE
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Kajebobaje: December 31, 2010 Uphill: 1,400 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
Blue skies quick afternoon jaunt up to Panorama Point, Rainier. Snow stable and deep. Good fun!...[view]READ MORE
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Mickscott: December 30, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
happy bday to me...[view]
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Seattleslider: December 26, 2010 Uphill: 1,800 ft. | Downhill: 1,800 ft.
Christmas present from my daughter: a half day ski tour with Dad! Good powder continues, a few inches of new over the foot of settled stuff. Snowing hard when we got back to the car. Tomorrow sh...[view]READ MORE
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Caturner5417: December 24, 2010 Uphill: 4,044 ft. | Downhill: 4,051 ft.
Great snow, watch the convex rollers, they have a tendency to break at 38 degrees incline. Small avalanche 6" to 15" of soft slab propogating 65' wide and 150' downhill....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 24, 2010 Uphill: 4,900 ft. | Downhill: 4,900 ft.
Precipitation held off until 2PM, so we got the final runs on the week old 6-20" powder, slightly wind affected today....[view]READ MORE
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Caturner5417: December 23, 2010 Uphill: 1,700 ft. | Downhill: 1,700 ft.
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Seattleslider: December 22, 2010 Uphill: 6,300 ft. | Downhill: 6,300 ft.
Calm wind, no precipitation, and clouds keeping the sun from destroying the snow let us ski the 6-20" old powder for another day. There is so much left, it is wearing me out trying to ski it before t...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 21, 2010 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 8,000 ft.
Cool temps and not too much snow like the Sierra has kept our boot top to knee deep powder in fine shape. Minimal sun and wind affect today....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 20, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 6,000 ft.
Lotsa untracked powder remains just outside the ski area boundaries. Skins helped us enjoy the 6-16" settled fluff....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 19, 2010 Uphill: 5,500 ft. | Downhill: 5,500 ft.
Found some nice powder in the trees, blue skies 6-12" on top of firm base. Surprisingly good day after last night's wind. ...[view] READ MORE
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Cutlerwasson: December 18, 2010 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
Great West facing slopes. About 10in of light fluffy on solid base. Amazing light on the final run with Mt Rainier visible in distance...[view]READ MORE
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Powdrx13: December 18, 2010 Uphill: 4,100 ft. | Downhill: 4,100 ft.
Amazing Powder DAY!! 3 laps of blower Pow!! What an amazing day!! Gotta get back to Crystal BC!!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 17, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Bluebird day, some wind gusts, 16" settled powder, nice skin track from yesterday's skiers. Perfect! :-) ...[view] READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 9, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Mixed snow and rain to start the day, a few hundred feet higher it turned to all snow, but still very wet and difficult turns. Good exercise....[view]READ MORE
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Powdrx13: December 5, 2010 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
CBSP- on the hill trainer for 2010. UP to Skyline Lake and then beacon practice and stability testing. Total vert is up and down several times working the area....[view]READ MORE
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Powdrx13: December 4, 2010 Uphill: 4,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
Great day out. Very windy in the passes but fun. 3 good runs with nice early season coverage. Skinned Snow Lake no problem....[view]READ MORE
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Johnrace: December 4, 2010 Uphill: 3,100 ft. | Downhill: 3,100 ft.
Good snow, low coverage, nice day to be out. We need about 24 inches for this to be decent....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: December 3, 2010 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
Cold, clear day in the backcountry at Crystal. Sunny slopes had 4-6" powder, north facing shade had 10" light fluff. Small crowd of lift skiers pretty much left Silver Basin to the turn earners. ...[view] READ MORE
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Mickscott: December 1, 2010 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Had a heavy day of concrete in the Tatoosh(MRNP). New snow from the last couple of days seemed well bonded for the most part. Did see some natural wind slab release on NE aspects between 5500 and 6000...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 28, 2010 Uphill: 5,300 ft. | Downhill: 5,300 ft.
Knee deep Cascade powder in the closed ski area today, we got it while we could. The place is scheduled to open Wednesday....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 27, 2010 Uphill: 2,700 ft. | Downhill: 2,700 ft.
Surprisingly clear weather, cool temperatures, and 14" not so light powder on a dense base made for fun laps skinning and skiing under the closed lift before we headed out into the backcountry nearby...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 25, 2010 Uphill: 1,700 ft. | Downhill: 1,700 ft.
Snowing hard, skied a couple runs in the closed area, knee deep fluff. Now I can eat a little more turkey. :)...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 24, 2010 Uphill: 5,600 ft. | Downhill: 5,600 ft.
What a day, 18" light Utah powder in the Cascades! The cold weather that gummed up Seattle traffic made for some great skinning in the area. Tomorrow it will all be lift served, probably no more fre...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 23, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
Very deep, somewhat heavy, snow required following the track on the way down as well as the way up. At least we are building base.......[view]READ MORE
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Powdrx13: November 21, 2010 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
BC day at Paradise. 4 laps around Edith Basin and Mazama Ridge....[view]READ MORE
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Cutlerwasson: November 21, 2010 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Great conditions in bowls above Paradise Valley.16" of light & fluffy. 20 degree temps,no winds, ok visibility. Stable with firm base.Great day to be out!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 19, 2010 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Snowing all day, very safe, 15" powder on top of increasingly heavier snow, no wind or sun affect. Crystal was open today, but not the top lifts, so Silver Basin belonged to turn earners. ...[view] READ MORE
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Dmorales80: November 14, 2010 Uphill: 300 ft. | Downhill: 200 ft.
Attempt of Yakima Peak failed miserably but it was fun to get out for the first time this season....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 12, 2010 Uphill: 3,900 ft. | Downhill: 3,900 ft.
Nice foot of settled fresh snow on a firm base at Chinook Pass. We and about 15 others skied 600-900' laps in the NE basin of Naches Peak. Only the boldest lines found rocks to stone grind the skis....[view] READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 10, 2010 Uphill: 4,600 ft. | Downhill: 4,600 ft.
Once in a decade tour, calm weather all the way up to Camp Muir, 8" fresh powder, clouds to keep the snow pristine until we started skiing down. As good as it gets here in the PNW. ...[view] READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 2, 2010 Uphill: 4,600 ft. | Downhill: 4,600 ft.
Another day in Paradise (the real one!) Blue skies, no wind, good friends, corn snow for 2000', challenging sastrugi and mashed potatos elsewhere. Skin right from the car, fun....[view] READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 27, 2010 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Breezy, sunny day above Paradise, some crusting of the snow as a result. Great start to the season....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 14, 2010 Uphill: 1,400 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
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Seattleslider: October 1, 2010 Uphill: 1,900 ft. | Downhill: 1,900 ft.
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Seattleslider: September 22, 2010 Uphill: 2,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,600 ft.
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Seattleslider: September 13, 2010 Uphill: 2,900 ft. | Downhill: 2,900 ft.
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Seattleslider: September 2, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
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Freeheelgirl: May 16, 2010 Uphill: 8,000 ft. | Downhill: 8,000 ft.
Perfect skiing top to botttom, plenty of snow at low elevation allowing for easy skiing back to the car....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: March 10, 2010 Uphill: 800 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
North facing side country skied really well. Great steep lines off in the Crystal Mountain sidecountry. First time in the area and love the possibilities....[view]READ MORE
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Johnrace: February 28, 2010 Uphill: 7,000 ft. | Downhill: 7,000 ft.
It you are not a competent skier used to beg tours, this would be a sandbag. We skied in on the first day, skied all day the second, and then skied out on a 3rd day. The snow at the start and on sout...[view]
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Skiprince: November 21, 2009 Uphill: 3,300 ft. | Downhill: 3,300 ft.
Skied Bullion and Cement Basins at Crystal Mountain WA....[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: September 10, 2009 Uphill: 4,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
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