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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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Feb 20 2016 1:18AM
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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?
Feb 20 2016 1:24AM
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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.
Feb 20 2016 1:25AM
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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.
Feb 20 2016 1:56AM
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Skates_skis
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yung-leanjust asking... ps eat shit chubz.


I think you are just dumb.
Feb 20 2016 1:59AM
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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.
Feb 20 2016 2:22AM
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SkiBum.
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They pushed all the snow into the volcano.
Feb 20 2016 7:36AM
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Shoey-Ski
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When it gets warm snow melts... Wtf else would happen
Feb 20 2016 8:59AM
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L0gic
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The snow migrated north for the summer
Feb 20 2016 9:14AM
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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.
Feb 20 2016 9:35AM
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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.
Feb 20 2016 10:07AM
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fishish406
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SimonjksI think you are just dumb.


to much lean is bad for ya yakno
Feb 20 2016 11:20AM
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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
Feb 20 2016 12:13PM
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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.
Feb 20 2016 12:27PM
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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
Feb 20 2016 5:51PM
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Skates_skis
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fishish406to much lean is bad for ya yakno


A for effort
Feb 20 2016 6:49PM
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iceberg.
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What is a Windells?
Feb 20 2016 9:43PM
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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?
Feb 21 2016 12:47AM
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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.
Feb 21 2016 2:19PM
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