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Toughest runs of the Northwest

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RudyGarmisch
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Anyone want to make a top ten list? Im thinking Cowboy mountian for stevens, maybe that one off the top of the weather station at west for snoqualmie... Northback somewhere for Crystal?
Dec 28 2005 5:34AM
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(Jonesy)
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uhhh, alpental?
Dec 28 2005 11:10AM
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k2skier420
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brain damage ...Crystal
Dec 28 2005 2:43PM
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Elijah.
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my friends dad used to be a patroller for crystal, and he named brain damage...
true story
Dec 28 2005 5:07PM
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Ryanvdonk
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umm, shucksan arm, baker, or inbounds gables.
Dec 28 2005 5:48PM
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Alliskis25
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DAISY
Dec 28 2005 5:50PM
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Schmitz
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none are extrememly steep like those of wyoming, but wild kats??
Dec 28 2005 7:14PM
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*542*
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Mt Baker - Dolphies, Hairy Scary, Hairys Chute, Rat Trap, the chutes above Gabls.
Dec 28 2005 7:29PM
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Schwags
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shot 4 - alpental
Dec 28 2005 8:23PM
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skier_boy26
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toughest? there are some chutes above 7th at steves that can provide some fun, but so can baker, alpental, crystal. nothing inbounds is all that tough. pro chute at stevens is interesting
Dec 28 2005 9:50PM
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skibum193
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^wheres that at?
Dec 28 2005 10:06PM
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dooner
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have you ever been to a place called alaska? i hear there is some pretty rowdy stuff there
Dec 28 2005 10:07PM
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skibum193
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^nooo, thats just camera angles to make people think its sooper cool. dont worry its not
Dec 28 2005 10:08PM
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Shralpinstein
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Shims and Wilcats at stevens.
Dec 28 2005 10:12PM
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*542*
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Who all has skied through that gnarly face between the chute and north face off chair 1?
Dec 28 2005 11:42PM
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Powderdayz
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I did on snowlerblades
Dec 29 2005 2:26AM
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huckster989
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its called gobbles not gabbles
Dec 29 2005 2:31AM
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erknz
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NASH.
Dec 29 2005 3:50PM
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ronalddregan.
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brendans trail
Dec 29 2005 5:13PM
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Schmitz
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yep^

yeah, the chutes above seventh and off the spin on tye mill

just all the chutes from cowboy ridge
Dec 29 2005 6:26PM
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rideforride
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whats cowboy ridge/mountain?
Dec 29 2005 8:19PM
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enick
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holiday
Dec 29 2005 8:42PM
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BrianM.
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try to getting through the park at central with out getting shot.
Dec 30 2005 2:41AM
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snowsnowsnow
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yeah some of those chutes above 7th are tough because if you take a wrong turn you end up mobbing ass through a million trees that are the same size as you

but i dunno, wild katz maybe
Dec 30 2005 3:22AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Wild Katz just fucking sucks balls, its not that hard per say. Definently cowboy mountian and that ridge... I did some insane drop off the ridge beyond double diamond that led into big chief bowl two years ago, that was some tough shit to ski, terrible snow.
Dec 30 2005 4:44AM
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passion4this
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and you admitted to it?
Dec 30 2005 5:04PM
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Elijah.
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its actually spelled gables
theres some sick shit outta bounds on Baker
Dec 30 2005 6:03PM
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snowsnowsnow
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yes, wild katz does suck balls, but its hard because its icy alot of the time from people scraping it
Jan 1 2006 5:58PM
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Brit1275
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definately lower international, I've never been able to ski that run without laying down to rest at least like 2 or 3 times (i mean this in all sincerity). its not even a particularly challenging run (its not at all) but its always skied out to shit, and just exhausts me.
Jan 1 2006 7:34PM
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Schmitz
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Promenade
Jan 1 2006 7:52PM
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laughdamon
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Exterminator at crystal is a bitch
Jan 1 2006 8:58PM
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skibum193
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^thats a tiring run for sure
Jan 1 2006 11:51PM
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Alliskis25
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The magic carpet ride is pretty gnarly
Jan 2 2006 12:18AM
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snowsnowsnow
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theres a tough run at crystal???????? since when??!!! i dont believe it!!!
Jan 2 2006 12:36AM
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snowsnowsnow
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theres a tough run at crystal???????? since when??!!! i dont believe it!!!
Jan 2 2006 12:36AM
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EndlessWinta77
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YES! probly the most technical run inbounds at baker. plus hardly anyone goes there so it can be good all day.

I would say that the chute at baker is one of the toughest in the NW for being on a trail map

im wondering if anyone has skied that chute that is to the upper right of herman? long ass hike... ive been thinking about it for years
Jan 2 2006 11:55AM
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skibum193
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The chute at baker is just tough on the entrance in low snow, because there are some mandatory drops on skiers left
Jan 2 2006 5:52PM
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*542*
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That chute looks sooooo sick. Like something you'd see in a movie or something. One time I saw it at like 7:00 and the moon was out and the whole thing was just glowing. I was talking to this guy about it and he was talking about how bad it was for sliding. The worst part is that the only way I saw you could get to the top would be to hike up the actual chute where you'd be hella exposed. It would be a sick shot though too.
Jan 3 2006 3:55PM
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prophet
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youre kinda like... not informed... because yes. some of them hide in the trees thoguh... like charlie
Jan 3 2006 11:31PM
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wolfbird
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A frame to Rock Shot to Butter Milk to Your Mom.

best line ever for the best thread ever
Jan 11 2006 12:17AM
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wolfbird
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This line might be the best
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Jan 11 2006 12:29AM
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.renegade.
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Where is this pro chute at stevens? I ve haeard stuff but never seen it and am interested in it.

Also, do any of you know about a senaky chute? My friend and I always hear racers talking about it, but we have just assumed its crazy racer talk and we never feel like talking to them cause they are idiots most of the time.
So if you do know, where is it?
May 8 2006 11:27PM
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JBird
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For Baker, I'm gonna say Gun-Sights. It's the narrow ass chute skier's left of the entrance to Dolphies thats a mandatory straight line that shoots you out about half way down dolphies. Also the pillows between Harry chute and dolphies are pretty gnarly
May 8 2006 11:47PM
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JBird
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oh yea, how could I forget,

CHAIR 7 XTREME!!!
May 8 2006 11:51PM
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*542*
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the pillows are pretty gnarly, but have you seen the entrance trail thing you have to take to get to them. never seen a more fucked up trail in my life
May 9 2006 9:14PM
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JBird
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^yea man, thats what I'm talking about. Getting to them is the hardest part. The one time I did it this year my adrenaline and energy was all gone by the time I got down and lined up for the lower pillows. I ended up losing it on the second pillow and kartwheeled down the rest lol.
May 9 2006 10:47PM
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Holte
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Gun Sights at Baker and Pinball at Crystal.
May 10 2006 4:04PM
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shawnm1260
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for sure
May 10 2006 4:10PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Ok, go with me on this:

When you get off Tye at stevens and look over Corona Bowl, theres a ridge that seperates Corona Bowl and the BC area on the back of Cowboy Mt. On that ridge, right near the top, it looks like there are massive massive pillows, probably for about 200 feet. The only problem is the aproach - you would pretty much have to climb up the ridge at the bottom near juipter chair base and circle around the ridge-top untill you got there, its massivelt steep anyway else.

Has anybody been here/skied this/know what I'm talking about?
May 10 2006 7:33PM
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skibum193
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you talking about the ridge across from eletric woo? if you are, then yes, ive been out there. havent skied the pillows, but built a booter
May 10 2006 8:21PM
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skier_boy26
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its a bitch of a hike (well not that bad actually), and i havent been quite that far, just along parts of that ridge. another problem is its easy to get stuck above some gnar treed cliffs
May 11 2006 12:02AM
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