 Poster: A snowHead
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Crystal was very fine last weekend!
Good chance I'll be at Bachelor for a slightly elongated weekend too
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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If your weekend starts on Thursday let me know. I drove up to Bend from Mammoth yesterday. Four good days down there, ended by high winds; Heavenly couldn’t open. I have people coming in from Seattle on Thursday night. Check the bachelor website, as the big RV shindig is happening in the West Village parking lot and they want us to go to sunrise.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Probably skiing Friday thru Monday methinks
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Bachelor Webcam indicates white frozen liquid falling. Mother Nature celebrating Mother's Day with some fresh mountain snow.
Tonight: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain before 8pm, then snow showers between 8pm and 5am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 5am. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Saturday: Snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 8am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 32. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Saturday Night: Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 20. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday: Snow showers before 2pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. High near 30. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
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Another 5"-8" in the Cascades and much colder temps. Snow flurries at the house this morning - elevation 4k feet. Not going to make it up this morning. Mom comes first today! Maybe a late afternoon tour. But for those that can get some fresh turns in May, enjoy!!!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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Light dusting of snow in the Cascades overnight. Was a chilly 34F at my place this morning. Meanwhile in the rest of the USA, the temps are in the 100F range.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Opening day at Mission Ridge. Decent top to bottom groomers! I'll take it
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Poster: A snowHead
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Has Vail Resorts got enough staff to run the infrastructure this season?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| kditrj2d wrote: |
| Has Vail Resorts got enough staff to run the infrastructure this season? |
Let's hope so, although all is quiet at Whistler at the momemt ... besides Creekside gondola updates
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Whistler looks very promising for US Turkey day. Most of BC and Alberta actually looks like they will get hit with a few storms between now and the end of the week.
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Forecast looks promising but the base is minimal.
"Lifts spinning starting at 8:15am on Thursday include Blackcomb Gondola, Excalibur Gondola, Excelerator, Jersey Cream, and Catskinner on Blackcomb Mountain; those operating on Whistler Mountain include the Whistler Village Gondola, Fitzsimmons, Garbanzo, Emerald, and Franz’s Chair, with an early season terrain package that includes 125 skiable acres on Blackcomb and 116 acres on Whistler. Whistler Blackcomb will continue to make snow and take advantage of new snowfall to expand terrain offerings. "
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Daughter skiing in Whistler today as a part of the instructor only day. She said conditions are pretty good
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6 feet in Buffalo:)
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I'm in Mammoth for the thanksgiving long weekend. Originally booked a hotel in Tahoe City for Alpine/Palisades but we decided to last minute pivot to Mammoth because I think they did a lot better from that storm a couple of weeks ago with their elevation + aspect. Snow is still excellent with loads of the mountain open - very pleased with the decision even if it took 7.5 hours to get here from SF!
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@sibhusky, Does anyone buy day tickets anymore?
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Personally, no, except when I was in Lech.
But, I'm sure there's a ton of casual skiers who are doing it (or maybe doing a 180° at the window). The issue doesn't quite apply here (where I live) as we're still "reasonable" (! at least vs. these places in the video). Our resort's president:
"Polumbus is concerned that other resorts have lost track of what’s important in the industry, at the risk of alienating a growing segment of skiers.
“It’s really easy for resorts of our size, middle of the road, to play the ‘Vail game,’” said Polumbus. “A lot of places get sucked into jacking up the prices and then discounting them, or jack up [day ticket] prices and drive people to the [multi-resort] pass. We’ve decided not to play that game.”
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@sibhusky,
In North America at destination resorts I meant. I still buy day tickets in Europe. And I would if up to about 70/80 Euro/USD per day which includes a few nice hills.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Since I don't know any "casual skiers" that go anywhere other than locally, it's hard for me to say. After all, if you're on a ski forum, you're already not in the category we're talking about. When I lived back in New Jersey, I knew a few families like that, but they couldn't afford even then to stay for free with us in the Poconos and pay for lifts and rental for 2 days. And that was 20 years ago. Most of those people stopped skiing after one trip with the kids. Here, I know locals who ski once or twice a season, but the day ticket on a weekend is under $100. ($94 walk-up, $84 online 2 days before. Still pretty preposterous. There might still be Costco deal as well.)
These prices elsewhere explain the huge increase in skier visits the last few years. Why else would you come to ski in the fog?
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| sibhusky wrote: |
Since I don't know any "casual skiers" that go anywhere other than locally, it's hard for me to say. After all, if you're on a ski forum, you're already not in the category we're talking about. When I lived back in New Jersey, I knew a few families like that, but they couldn't afford even then to stay for free with us in the Poconos and pay for lifts and rental for 2 days. And that was 20 years ago. Most of those people stopped skiing after one trip with the kids. Here, I know locals who ski once or twice a season, but the day ticket on a weekend is under $100. ($94 walk-up, $84 online 2 days before. Still pretty preposterous. There might still be Costco deal as well.)
These prices elsewhere explain the huge increase in skier visits the last few years. Why else would you come to ski in the fog? |
A Whitefish and Fernie combo is on my radar. If I have to take on fog so be it.
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You know it makes sense.
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Since you guys always seem to have six week trips, you might as well hit Schweitzer while you're at it.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@sibhusky, I’m from Australia. I have many North American road trips on my radar. Haven’t been to your general area yet. I’ll be sure to do the National Parks while I’m there.
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