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Washington Ski Area ?s

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midwestpowhunter
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Spring break trip to WA and i wanna maximize my days. Ive been to crystal and stevens and i liked em both but i didnt know where i was going for steeps and trees. Here are my ?s

What area has the best park?

What area is the best for powder, trees, and bowls? Runs to check out and rate on a scale of difficulty


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Jan 30 2011 5:49PM
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PJS.
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there is no powder in wa now. stevens for best park, baker for if it ever snows here, and snoqualmie for when you're absolutely desperate
Jan 30 2011 5:52PM
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midwestpowhunter
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+ k for help
Jan 31 2011 3:17PM
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Toasty.
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snowqualmie has an ok park i thought. stevens has the best park. baker has best powder. but they have been getting rained on and have been losing alot of snow. wa might not be a good place to go to.
Jan 31 2011 3:20PM
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Crumblin_ErbS
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Assuming your break is in late march...WA doesnt usually receive big storms that late but this year has been a strange one so i wouldn't count out seeing some late season snowfall. Snoqualmie has good rail game, i like their variety over stevens'. If you do catch a storm, alpental can be real fun as long as those chair 2 lines stay down and its just down the road from the park. Stevens does have the better jump lines. Just look through WA regionals a week or so before your trip, theyre pretty good at keeping it updated there.
Jan 31 2011 3:24PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Crystal is the biggest and best for tree skiing and bowls. You can always find something, especially if you hike.

Stevens has the best park, especially after the recent rebuild they've done to the pro line.

Baker for gnar, no question. I get my ass kicked every time I go there.
Jan 31 2011 3:36PM
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Toasty.
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what exactly did they add to it?
Jan 31 2011 3:53PM
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tall_pants
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49 degrees and mt Spokane depends where ur at. If ur near Idaho go to silver or Schweitzer
Jan 31 2011 5:47PM
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array.
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haha definatley this
Jan 31 2011 5:48PM
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Smilemon
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Snow here is terrible. I have a season pass to Snoqualmie and I've been really disappointed with the snow. It's icy and hard packed and if you don't have sharp edges you can barely turn. That being said, central park is pretty legit, not Keystone status, but definitely worthy of skiing. There are some fun rails and a decent jump line, but the pipe isn't in and they don't have big jumps. 
Feb 1 2011 2:29PM
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frenchfries
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49 isn't the best for any of those...but the whole workday week part of springbreak it is free...so it's a really good deal. And sometimes we get the best snow then.
Feb 1 2011 4:33PM
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