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CBROOKS
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So im gona be taking a trip to baker end of febuary this year. Ill be skiing the 24th through the 26th. (ill be stuck in seattle the rest of the time). Anyways i need to know, best places to ski (hidden spots sweet lines) me and a freind (were both 14) are very expeirienced skiers, no park rats, i skied a ton in tahoe so i know relativley what its like in the west. so basically 3 days of skiing, where to go whats best, and maybe if someone wants to ski with me my freind and the 20 year old dude whos bringing us.
Jan 18 2006 9:09PM
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*542*
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These runs are so sick -
Home Run
7 Hills
Big Creek
Espresso
Heather
Mitzi's

Yeah...just watch your trail map and dont duck any ropes. They say its ok to duck ropes, but its the most stupid thing you could do if you dont know the mountain. Dont die either.
Jan 18 2006 9:15PM
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CBROOKS
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ill try my best....
Jan 18 2006 9:16PM
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snowsnowsnow
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"i skied a ton in tahoe so i know relativley what its like in the west."

haha.....yeah......this is the pacific northwest, the powder here is a tad different.....but, um, baker backcountry. well, you cant miss it, thats for sure, a lot of cool spots are visible from the chairs and stuff. Just dont go alone, it can go from "yay fun powder turns!" to "dammit i have to hike out of the icy gully or else i'll fall off some ice falls and stuff".....just dont duck ropes and you should be ok
Jan 18 2006 9:17PM
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*542*
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So you guys didnt notice I listed all the green circle runs
Jan 18 2006 9:21PM
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snowsnowsnow
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^both of you posted your comments while i was typing mine. i took some breaks in my typing so it took me a while
Jan 18 2006 9:26PM
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CBROOKS
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i said relativley what its like, meaning its bigger, steeper, way more gnar than the northeast, all my skiing at tahoe was spring anyway so no powder
Jan 18 2006 9:44PM
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snowsnowsnow
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ha well theres no doubt the mountains over here (with the exception of snoqualmie, excluding alpental) are bigger, steeper, and gnarlier than the hills in the northeast.
Jan 18 2006 10:27PM
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*542*
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Youll probably want to stay off the really gnarly stuff. Probably try North Face, Austin and even its a blue it usually isnt groomed. Since we've got like 10 feet of snow in the last 5 days, stay away from all the tree wells too.
Jan 18 2006 10:35PM
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542East
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nicew dude, some of those ones are really hard man, ike sneeky pete, oh wait thats a blue might be outa there level
Jan 28 2006 12:44AM
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danS
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i ride baker like 3-4 times a week ussually but i still dont know the names of any runs.
Jan 28 2006 1:31AM
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*542*
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I might just ski with him on the last day he's here....take him down hairy (not so) scary and watch him fall down the gully.
Jan 29 2006 4:52PM
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laughdamon
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seriously... I cant even figure out the names to the god damn chairs

"we'll just go to that lift that takes you way over there... and then just go to the left.."
Jan 29 2006 5:17PM
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*542*
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the chairs are numbered

But back in the day....
Chair 1 - Panorama Dome Chair
Chair 2 - Heather Chair
Chair 3 - Up and Up Chair
Chair 4/5 - Shucksan Arm Chairs
Chair 6 - Stickey Wicket Chair
Jan 29 2006 5:57PM
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laughdamon
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ya but there is no reasoning to the numbering
Jan 29 2006 6:20PM
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Ryanvdonk
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dude, i love the names of their runs, my old chemistry teacher said stuff like canucks deluxe, and i'm certain he said sticky wicket.
Jan 29 2006 6:54PM
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huckster989
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make sure you do you avalanche homework before you head off at baker.

http://www.nwac.noaa.gov/

and as for telling you where the good spots are and the hidden areas thats not gonna happen unless you ride with a local or something it takes time and effort to learn that mountain
Jan 30 2006 10:21AM
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*542*
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Its the order in which they were built. Oh yeah, theres chair 4.5 because there used to be two double chairs that (4 and 5) that ran up shuksan.
Jan 31 2006 1:18PM
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