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Where to get a seasons pass ?

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Ruski
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livin' in seattle, thinkin' either Alpental or Stevens Pass, any opinions? ive only been to stevens, though thinking alpental cause its closer

Oct 11 2007 6:23PM
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cobra_commander
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Both!  Alpental/snoqualmie is cheep and then you can join me in my quest to find a group of 4 to get the deal at stevens.
Oct 11 2007 6:32PM
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mtbakerteacher
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Alpental for better skiing, Stevens for more park. Your call?
Oct 11 2007 11:50PM
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Brit1275
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Snoqualmie is closer/much cheaper/just as good skiing.  Get a pass there!
Oct 11 2007 11:53PM
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cobra_commander
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stevens is higher and it rains less there.
Oct 11 2007 11:56PM
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Ruski
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ok thoroughly unsure now, lol
Oct 12 2007 9:41AM
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ryanwar6
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stevens for sure. I live closer to Snoqualmie, but it is worth the drive to go to stevens. Snow lasts longer, better jumps, more options for backcountry and pow skiing.overall a better mountain
Oct 12 2007 1:14PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Stevens is legit, get a pass there.  Alpental is fun on occasion though.
Oct 12 2007 1:30PM
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kevywevy
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alpental is always open later than stevens.

and all we ever hear from you stevens people is that the park isn't as good as it should be.
college pass at snoqualmie is like $300 and 45mins from seattle instead of and hour and a half to stevens... if the roads are decent.
Oct 12 2007 5:55PM
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RudyGarmisch
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College passes are the same in price. Crowds are bad at either location.

Snoqualmie is closer and the roads are always in driveable conditions. They do have the best park in WA. But its low, the terrain sucks balls (except for Alpental) and its ski school central. Get used to rain.

Stevens is higher, and thus gets snow more often than Snoqualmie. Its got better terrain than most of Snoqualmie, even more if you dont mind a short hike. The park is usually a disgrace. When it snows hard, expect the power to go out, and the roads to be an absolute nightmare. Also expect an hour of sitting stopped on US 2 near Sultan if you leave at the end of a day when night skiing isnt open.

All in all, Stevens is worth it because of the snow and the accessible terrain. Alpental is good, but hit that in the spring when they offer cheap lift tickets, and ski twice the amount of that kind of terrain at Stevens. every day, in better snow conditions.
Oct 12 2007 6:42PM
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NoTeefa
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If the forecast for this winter holds true (colder than normal) I would go with snoqualmie. Stevens tends to have the bigger better jumps, but you probably don't really care about that
Oct 12 2007 8:43PM
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Skillz
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The Summit hands down, it has just as good backcountry and a solid park...it just seems like if you live in Seattle you will get more skiing done at Alpental just 'cause its closer.  Hell, I skied into May last year, and its 45 minutes away from campus.
Oct 13 2007 4:34AM
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fatmanbigstick
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id definetly go with stevens cuz of their park but they do have some sick back country and stuff like that but dont go to snoqualmie it always rains there! but at stevens its kinda packed on the weekends!
Oct 14 2007 6:47PM
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j.bird
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You're an idiot. You think their park is better than snoqualmies?
Oct 14 2007 9:43PM
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mtbakerteacher
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Even if it was, it won't be now. Not after that lawsuit.
Oct 14 2007 9:56PM
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bigbuds
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^^^ This is not a park "war" thread... Someone wants to know were to get a pass. So if you want a real mountain and atleast 3 sick jumps then Stevens is the spot.

Oct 14 2007 9:58PM
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mtbakerteacher
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Haha the irony of that statement based on Stevens Pass's name... Hahaha
Oct 15 2007 5:59PM
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ESAND
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 744
Fuck stevens. it sucks , the snow is shitty, the park sucks. there is no powder, the mountain is flat, and everyone who works there is a fag. STAY FAR AWAY.











Oct 16 2007 12:23AM
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ESAND
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 744
well I failed oh well the secret message is just more secrety.
Oct 16 2007 12:24AM
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LivinOuttaBounZ
Posts: 949 - Karma: 382
I'll be skiing at the Summit. Its where you have a fair chance of meeting me. What else do you need to make your decision?
Oct 17 2007 4:46PM
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psychkub
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Well I just ended up biting the bullet and buying my Big S unlimited for Summit. Hope to see some of you there.
Oct 28 2007 2:10PM
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