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What happened at Mount Hood last summer?

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yung-lean
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Looking at Windells and summer park rats edits, I noticed that since I was there (Session 5 2012 represent) there was a huge decline in snow base for the summer. Was the snow farming insufficient? What happened?
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9 years ago
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Chubz.
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It didnt snow in the pnw..? What the fuck kind of thread is this? Wtf do u think happened?
9 years ago
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eheath
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Mount Hood had about 5% of the normal snowpack when I was there for WCS in May. They just didn't get a ton of snow last year, like most resorts. I have a feeling you might live under a rock.



Anyways, this year they've gotten at least 2-3 times more snow than they did all of last year and its only february. It should be a good summer.
9 years ago
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yung-lean
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Chubz.It didnt snow in the pnw..? What the fuck kind of thread is this? Wtf do u think happened?

just asking... ps eat shit chubz.
9 years ago
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Skates_skis
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yung-leanjust asking... ps eat shit chubz.


I think you are just dumb.
9 years ago
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Chubz.
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yung-leanjust asking... ps eat shit chubz.


All ski gabber was this summer was a bunch of threads about how there wasnt any snow on hood. It barely snowed in the pnw last winter...it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out why there was a low snowpack. Bad winters = even worse summers.
9 years ago
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SkiBum.
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They pushed all the snow into the volcano.
9 years ago
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Shoey-Ski
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When it gets warm snow melts... Wtf else would happen
9 years ago
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L0gic
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The snow migrated north for the summer
9 years ago
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Drail
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Their marketing team decided to pull out of park skiing and concentrate and the growing market of big mountain and powder skiing. Due to this they shipped all the snow down to South America for the summer.
9 years ago
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JsNeagle
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DrailTheir marketing team decided to pull out of park skiing and concentrate and the growing market of big mountain and powder skiing. Due to this they shipped all the snow down to South America for the summer.


Yeah I'm pretty sure this is was actually happened. OP, all these people telling you it didn't snow much last year don't know what they're talking about... It's all corporate economics and the snow goes where the money goes, simple as that.
9 years ago
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fishish406
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SimonjksI think you are just dumb.


to much lean is bad for ya yakno
9 years ago
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Karl_Hungus
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"snow farming insufficient?" what the fuck is snow farming, snow comes from the sky and then snowcats push it around, not much else happens
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SkiBum.
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drytshirtcontest"snow farming insufficient?" what the fuck is snow farming, snow comes from the sky and then snowcats push it around, not much else happens


It's when you plant snow seeds. Plant them in the spring and they are ready for summer.
9 years ago
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dyyylan
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JsNeagleYeah I'm pretty sure this is was actually happened. OP, all these people telling you it didn't snow much last year don't know what they're talking about... It's all corporate economics and the snow goes where the money goes, simple as that.


this is why it's important to vote for bernie
9 years ago
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Skates_skis
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fishish406to much lean is bad for ya yakno


A for effort
9 years ago
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iceberg.
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What is a Windells?
9 years ago
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zakattack66
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Chubz.It didnt snow in the pnw..? What the fuck kind of thread is this? Wtf do u think happened?


what if he's asking from somewhere that's not NA?
9 years ago
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ESB
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drytshirtcontest"snow farming insufficient?" what the fuck is snow farming, snow comes from the sky and then snowcats push it around, not much else happens


For the record, "snow farming" is when you use a snowcat to push a field of rows, snow walls basically, which then catch wind-blown snow and allow you to collect snow more quickly.

OP, quite obviously it was the snowfall itself, not snow farming, that was insufficient last year. Snow farming definitely helped the meager snowpack last for as long as it did, though.
9 years ago
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