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Snoqualmie 2012-2013

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J-Dubb
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Eyyyy yo. Post yo stuff here!
Sep 11 2012 6:40PM
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Lucas
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Lets take some laaaps duude!
Dec 13 2012 8:48PM
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Drew_ski.
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For sure dude ill be up both days
Dec 13 2012 9:18PM
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division.bell
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Alpental finally opens tomorrow!
Dec 14 2012 11:19AM
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Drew_ski.
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Yeah I'll be up early in line for the chair
Dec 14 2012 1:32PM
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tacobellslayer
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lucky bastards
Dec 15 2012 8:06PM
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tinkytwinky
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Are park passes being checked?
Dec 16 2012 1:21AM
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*Bird
Posts: 1895 - Karma: 316
yes
Dec 16 2012 4:13PM
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itsgarrett
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So, who else is going to skip school on Tuesday to ski Alpental?
Dec 16 2012 7:49PM
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Lucas
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I dont think I've actually had to take out my pass their in so long. As long as you don't look like a goon no one cares.
Dec 17 2012 12:36AM
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Alpentalic.
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I'm going to have to reschedule a ton of stuff at school but I really want to go.  Its going to be sooo deep.

I'm really wishing that Seattle Schools gave us the week before Christmas off like they normally do...  It looks like this entire week will be great

Dec 17 2012 12:52AM
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dangerdad
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Skied my first day at Alpy on Saturday. Chair 2 is the absolute titties. So much fun terrain. Very excited for tomorrow
Dec 17 2012 5:03PM
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*Bird
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ya dude this week would be so prime to have off
Dec 17 2012 6:46PM
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division.bell
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Congrats!

Tomorrow will be your introduction to the shitshow that is the midweek lift line clusterfuck at Alpental. Be prepared for long lines at chair 2!

Consider yourself warned.
Dec 17 2012 6:56PM
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Drew_ski.
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Hahah the truth though ill be up tomorrow. If your smart you can study the lift line and find the fastest spot. That's all I'm saying
Dec 17 2012 8:51PM
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tinkytwinky
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going to alpy this thursday. I'm hoping the lines aren't fucked.
Dec 17 2012 9:15PM
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Drew_ski.
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Had the best pow day of my life today at alpy. best snow ever and no lift lines what so ever
Dec 19 2012 7:40PM
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Alpentalic.
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Wish I could have gone today, 21" over 24 hours sounds pretty good right now while I'm sitting at school.

Dec 20 2012 1:16PM
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tinkytwinky
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the lines were fucked, and it was pretty heavy. you didnt miss much.
Dec 21 2012 10:35AM
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Alpentalic.
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Went to Alpental Christmas day... High avalanche danger closed off everything but international and snakedance up top, but it was still really fun with no crowds.  I'm not sure when the rest of the top will open (hopefully tomorrow) but it will be really fun when it does.
Dec 25 2012 7:44PM
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PJS.
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How is it up top at alpy? Trying to decide, park or not tomorrow
Dec 25 2012 8:10PM
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tinkytwinky
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alpy likely wont be that dope if youre looking for pow.
Dec 26 2012 2:44AM
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tinkytwinky
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alpy likely wont be that dope if youre looking for pow.
Dec 26 2012 2:44AM
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powderdrunkie
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opening day at hyak though so pow shall be had for about 30 minutes tops

Dec 26 2012 9:57AM
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division.bell
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Better than expected. It was good while it lasted.
Dec 26 2012 4:58PM
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Alpentalic.
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Got 3rd chair up top at alpy today and it was pretty good while it lasted.  I was still finding pretty deep pockets of pow when I was leaving, and the longest line I waited in was about 5 minutes.  I guess everybody was at hyak

Dec 26 2012 6:08PM
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powderdrunkie
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Yeah! Big ups! I was surprised too.
Dec 26 2012 8:00PM
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Cyanicenine
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If you have a peak to summit pass, beware. For those who don't know, the peak to summit is the dual Crystal/Snoqualmie pass. It uses RFID and because of the chip inside it can't have a hole in it like a normal snoqualmie season pass would. Crystal's solution to this was to issue a clear plastic badge holder that you can then loop onto your jacket, lanyard, etc. Obviously at crystal you can just have that sucker in your pocket full time due to the RFID readers, but at snoqualmie you have to have the badge visible on the outside of your jacket.

Herein lies the problem. At some point when blasting down the mountain for thursday night's skiing (we got a sweet 2+ inches that night) my badge holder decided it couldn't handle the savage beatdown it was taking as I was booking it down triple 60. The lift scanners were pretty lazy that night so I went a whole 3 hours or so before someone tried to scan me. It was at that point that I looked down at my plastic badge holder which had somehow exploded yet still managed to remain attached to my jacket via keyring, the badge was most definitely not still inside.

No big deal I go to guest services get a temp pass, and they tell me they'll call me if they find it (highly unlikely). I did look for a bit, but it was dumping at this point and those badges are nearly all white... Fast forward to today I go to Crystal guest services exploded plastic badge holder in hand. Surely they will see the logic in issuing me a new pass free of charge. After all it was only through the shoddiness of the badge holder they provided that my pass was lost in the first place, I had physical evidence to attest to that fact.

"Sorry, you should've kept it in your pocket"

"But you can't keep it in your pocket at snoqualmie, the badge scanners need it visible."

"Well you're the first person to ever have this happen"

It took every bit of my will power not to unload on this lady, but I've now learned a 25 dollar lesson: The Crystal Guest Service people are assholes and don't trust the POS badge holder they give you with your $900 season pass.
Jan 5 2013 8:12PM
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Bethune
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Damn. I guess next time at Snoqualmie you'll just have the hassel of keeping it secure in a pocket and bringing it out only when you need to. I hate those stupid charges in life that get you when it's not even your fault.
Jan 5 2013 11:39PM
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tomahawk
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Any UW kids out there? I just transferred for winter quarter, living off of ne 80th.

Been lapping snoqualmie's park pre hard this past week alone.
Jan 7 2013 12:35AM
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Jamie_Baril
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Hott Laps: Two Jumps from Garrett Porter on Vimeo.

Jan 9 2013 3:17AM
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Jamie_Baril
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Jan 14 2013 1:55PM
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Sklar
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i'll finally be back in 6 days!
Jan 14 2013 1:58PM
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Drew_ski.
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Check out kittysode 4!


Jan 15 2013 11:45PM
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dangerdad
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What's the deal with building two landings and letting them marinate for 2 weeks with now wedges?!! (the second one is a gs jump? it's so flat)
Jan 17 2013 4:28PM
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Toasty.
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realllly wanna go up there to try out the park. Never been before so i might go up next week on either tuesday or thursday since i dont have classes. and its also half the distance than stevens
Jan 17 2013 11:53PM
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PJS.
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It's really on point, or it was last weekend.
Jan 18 2013 12:45AM
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Sklar
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Skied my first day at snoqualmie today, shot some photos with a snowboarder buddy

I'm definitely looking for more skiers to film and photo with, hit me up if you want to do some GTS'ing.
I wear khaki pants and either a black and grey softshell, or blue jacket
Jan 21 2013 10:18PM
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Drew_ski.
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Word Im always down for some gtsin i where black trew pants and a green oakley jacket.
Jan 21 2013 10:55PM
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snocompton
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niggas gettin broke off in the ghetto takin drive bys like its nothing
Jan 22 2013 1:07PM
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Jamie_Baril
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Hott Laps: Circle Of Death from Garrett Porter on Vimeo.

Jan 22 2013 10:08PM
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Casey
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That right side seveny thing at 1:10ish was pretty sweet^
Jan 22 2013 10:15PM
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powderdrunkie
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'greed
Jan 23 2013 12:57AM
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ol_vt_g
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^^^dope.

hoping for some cream cheese by Thurs @ alp
Jan 23 2013 1:46AM
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Alpentalic.
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Looks like snow in the forecast for tomorrow and monday... tuesday will be good at alpy

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=47.439466918672586&lon=-121.41815185546875&site=pdt&smap=1&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text

Jan 27 2013 3:43AM
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Sklar
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no class on tuesdays, hopefully i can find a ride...
Jan 27 2013 3:44AM
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Blake.P
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haha and then back to rain wednesday/thursday
Jan 27 2013 6:14PM
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PJS.
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shhhh
Jan 27 2013 7:03PM
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powderdrunkie
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bummer dude enters
Jan 27 2013 7:14PM
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Double-U
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if youre still lookin, im up there a lotta weekday afternoons and evenings. i wear a orange, black and yellow jacket and blueish pants and be down whenever
Jan 28 2013 4:33PM
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Sklar
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is anyone going to alpental from/through tacoma?
Jan 28 2013 6:46PM
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