WAAAAAY Early Snowboard thread 12-13 edition - Page 5

angrychicken · 11-12-2012, 08:02 PM

Rumor is that Steven's is crossing their fingers for the 21st...

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JLD13 · 11-12-2012, 11:31 PM

Hi everyone, name is James and I'm new to NASIOC (new owner of a Saabaru 9-2x Aero). Cool to see a snowboard thread here.

I help out at a Seattle snowboard shop and wanted to share something we're doing every Wednesday night in November. From 6-9pm, Snowboard Connection, is hosting "This Snowboarding Life" a chance for riders to hang out, wax their boards, shoot the ****, and drink some beers... for FREE.

One Ball Jay provides the wax and irons, you provide the muscle and wax your own board in our shop. Don't know how? They'll be plenty people to help. We willl have snowboard movies playing and beer flowing provided by Ninkasi Brewing. We're also taking donations for old gear for the The Service Board, a nonprofit that takes under privileged kids snowboarding.

Come by and hang out this Wednesday. Hope everyone gets some pow soon.

TL;DR Wax your board, drink beer, and hang out a cool shop all for FREE. 263 Yale Ave North Seattle, WA.

ebrake_n · 11-13-2012, 07:11 PM

^ I would be there in a heartbeat if i were still in the area. So cool this is being put on the way it is. Thanks for sharing.

An advantage I have living in eastern time is that when I get home from work everyday there is still plenty of light on the Stevens webcam

. Too bad it's all just a tease though.

angrychicken · 11-13-2012, 08:58 PM

^. did you just say webcams were a tease?

ebrake_n · 11-13-2012, 09:49 PM

LMAO.. yes, yes I did..

JLD13 · 11-14-2012, 02:25 PM

Whistler is set to open this Saturday, 5 days earlier than planned.

Cougs66 · 11-14-2012, 07:53 PM

I hate waiting to try out my new board and boots.

jojotherider · 11-15-2012, 01:42 PM

So who is riding on Black Friday? Mission Ridge says they are opening, so at least there will be one spot. There's supposed to be some storms this weekend that might be enough to get Stevens and presumably Baker. I don't know what the situation is like down in OR.

-joel

12sechatch · 11-15-2012, 02:56 PM

Family member just bought a subaru and got 2 season's passes to Crystal. He'd rather get cash for them than use them.

Anyone interested in buying "Bronze Unlimited" passes to Crystal in November for cheaper than you could buy them for in April? The early bird prices were $599, then up to $799, now you have to pay $1500 for a pass.

I told him to start looking to get $550/each.

DrnknZag · 11-17-2012, 12:45 PM

Good article about the Tunnel Creek avy last year. I still have a hard time reading about that day, I'll never forget the pain on everyone's face at the Foggy Goggle that afternoon. RIP Jim, Chris, & Jonny.

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor....html?page=all

ebrake_n · 11-17-2012, 03:26 PM

Thanks for the link Joe! Gonna but my 2 day tickets to Silverton Mtn this weekend

! Can't flippin wait!

So.. I read the whole article. The last part where Dan wrote a letter to Chris' GF was what choked me up the most, "I dug as hard and fast as I could" <- tear shed. I had prepared to discuss the details about what went wrong and the key things the group didn't seem to do, such as dig a pit, but it's a moot point. The main factor was that powder fever, no one listened to their gut and spoke up about it. A false positive due to group skill, experience, and history. Admittedly, all the signs saying it was not a good day/spot for powder harvesting were present and ignored. I PDF'd this article to read every season as a reminder not to be powder blind, to go through the checklist of signs, and most importantly to speak up when I feel something isn't right. This is a sad stoy that will be even more tragic if can't learn from it. May we never forget the events that happened that day. My heart goes out to the families and friends that will forever be effected by this loss.

ebrake_n · 11-18-2012, 05:58 PM

Looks nice and snowy up at Stevens.

If you could only buy 1 thing for snowboarding/skiing this season (bottomless pocket), what would you buy?

jojotherider · 11-18-2012, 08:05 PM

A fully furnished 6 bedroom cabin just on the east side of Stevens Pass. I was originally thinking Crystal, but I could use the cabin for mountain biking at Stevens as well in the summer time. Of course, I'd have to pay for an extra season pass for the Wife (or at least the advantage card). I'd be ok with that though.

Are you financing these dreams? if you did, I'd totally let you stay there whenever you want.

-joel

angrychicken · 11-18-2012, 09:09 PM

Quote:

If you could only buy 1 thing for snowboarding/skiing this season (bottomless pocket), what would you buy?

An all out trip to the Andes. I totally want to hit Patagonia, Chile, & Argentina.

aspen08sti · 11-18-2012, 10:32 PM

great first day at tline-we didn't ride the lifts but went up to try the splitboards for first time. we skinned up basically up magic mile run. great run down in 8'' of new fluffy pow, knee deep in a lot of areas

wednesday/thursday morning forecast looks really good right now at bachelor & tline

mr soul · 11-19-2012, 12:38 AM

This landed in my mailbox last week and the cover story is a good read. Its on the same vibe as the stevens avy article where hopefully what you take from it is to fall to the decision of caution. Living to ski more powder days is way more important than taking big risks during one of them.

Any of you guys getting out in the back country please be safe!

DrnknZag · 11-19-2012, 05:18 PM

Limited opening for Stevens tomorrow.
Limited opening for Crystal Wednesday.
Possible limited opening for Baker on Wednesday.

Despite the marginal freezing level and a bit of rain, looks like we'll be shredding before Thanksgiving!

mattGT · 11-20-2012, 12:29 PM

Bachelor looking good for Thursday. 17" on the ground and snowing hard. 12-24" on deck for the next 48 hours.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...&FcstType=text

Too bad I'm in Mexico until the 26th. She'll be ready when I get home.

PurdueWRX05 · 11-20-2012, 12:42 PM

Went to Aspen last year for ski/snowboard trip with school and well long story short the guys face at the ski shop was quite entertaining after seeing what had become of my skis.
Heading to Granite Peak, WI this January and hoping for better luck with the weather.

angrychicken · 11-20-2012, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattGT

Too bad I'm in Mexico until the 26th. She'll be ready when I get home.

Same boat, leaving to Mexico first week of Jan for a bit.
Mixed feelings, I hope it snows so I have goodness to come back to, but I HATE missing it.

mattGT · 11-20-2012, 06:23 PM

It's been snowing hard today at Bachelor. 21" now at the base, 38" mid mtn!

ProfessWRX · 11-20-2012, 07:41 PM

Mt baker opens tomorrow.

Hans84 · 11-20-2012, 08:14 PM

I'm relatively new to the area. Since Steven's is open, even limited, do you think it will be packed on Friday? I want to go check the place out but I don't want to fight huge crowds. Going to take lessons at somepoint this winter, and I like the package they offer (I also live in Renton so Stevens isnt too far).

sleepyfu · 11-21-2012, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hans84

I'm relatively new to the area. Since Steven's is open, even limited, do you think it will be packed on Friday? I want to go check the place out but I don't want to fight huge crowds. Going to take lessons at somepoint this winter, and I like the package they offer (I also live in Renton so Stevens isnt too far).

Stevens Will be packed on Friday, lots of families have a tradition to go skiing day after thanksgiving.

jojotherider · 11-21-2012, 10:18 AM

Everywhere is going to be packed.

Hopefully the storms over the next couple days are big enough to get out of limited ops. Im not riding until Saturday.

-joel

11-17-2012, 03:26 PM	#111
ebrake_n Scooby Specialist Member#: 112036 Join Date: Apr 2006 Chapter/Region: E. Canada Location: Toronto, ON Vehicle: 04 WRB Wagon Dom Tuned @ MPS	Thanks for the link Joe! Gonna but my 2 day tickets to Silverton Mtn this weekend ! Can't flippin wait! So.. I read the whole article. The last part where Dan wrote a letter to Chris' GF was what choked me up the most, "I dug as hard and fast as I could" <- tear shed. I had prepared to discuss the details about what went wrong and the key things the group didn't seem to do, such as dig a pit, but it's a moot point. The main factor was that powder fever, no one listened to their gut and spoke up about it. A false positive due to group skill, experience, and history. Admittedly, all the signs saying it was not a good day/spot for powder harvesting were present and ignored. I PDF'd this article to read every season as a reminder not to be powder blind, to go through the checklist of signs, and most importantly to speak up when I feel something isn't right. This is a sad stoy that will be even more tragic if can't learn from it. May we never forget the events that happened that day. My heart goes out to the families and friends that will forever be effected by this loss. Last edited by ebrake_n; 11-17-2012 at 04:11 PM.

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11-12-2012, 08:02 PM	#101
angrychicken Scooby Specialist Member#: 202970 Join Date: Feb 2009 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: PNW Vehicle: 2000 2.5 RS sedan Silverthorn	Rumor is that Steven's is crossing their fingers for the 21st... * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

11-12-2012, 11:31 PM	#102
JLD13 Scooby Newbie Member#: 330696 Join Date: Aug 2012 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle Vehicle: 05 Saabaru 92xAero	Hi everyone, name is James and I'm new to NASIOC (new owner of a Saabaru 9-2x Aero). Cool to see a snowboard thread here. I help out at a Seattle snowboard shop and wanted to share something we're doing every Wednesday night in November. From 6-9pm, Snowboard Connection, is hosting "This Snowboarding Life" a chance for riders to hang out, wax their boards, shoot the ****, and drink some beers... for FREE. One Ball Jay provides the wax and irons, you provide the muscle and wax your own board in our shop. Don't know how? They'll be plenty people to help. We willl have snowboard movies playing and beer flowing provided by Ninkasi Brewing. We're also taking donations for old gear for the The Service Board, a nonprofit that takes under privileged kids snowboarding. Come by and hang out this Wednesday. Hope everyone gets some pow soon. TL;DR Wax your board, drink beer, and hang out a cool shop all for FREE. 263 Yale Ave North Seattle, WA.

11-13-2012, 07:11 PM	#103
ebrake_n Scooby Specialist Member#: 112036 Join Date: Apr 2006 Chapter/Region: E. Canada Location: Toronto, ON Vehicle: 04 WRB Wagon Dom Tuned @ MPS	^ I would be there in a heartbeat if i were still in the area. So cool this is being put on the way it is. Thanks for sharing. An advantage I have living in eastern time is that when I get home from work everyday there is still plenty of light on the Stevens webcam . Too bad it's all just a tease though.

11-13-2012, 08:58 PM	#104
angrychicken Scooby Specialist Member#: 202970 Join Date: Feb 2009 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: PNW Vehicle: 2000 2.5 RS sedan Silverthorn	^. did you just say webcams were a tease?

11-13-2012, 09:49 PM	#105
ebrake_n Scooby Specialist Member#: 112036 Join Date: Apr 2006 Chapter/Region: E. Canada Location: Toronto, ON Vehicle: 04 WRB Wagon Dom Tuned @ MPS	LMAO.. yes, yes I did..

11-14-2012, 02:25 PM	#106
JLD13 Scooby Newbie Member#: 330696 Join Date: Aug 2012 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle Vehicle: 05 Saabaru 92xAero	Whistler is set to open this Saturday, 5 days earlier than planned.

11-14-2012, 07:53 PM	#107
Cougs66 Scooby Newbie Member#: 284100 Join Date: May 2011 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle, WA Vehicle: 2011 WRX DGM	I hate waiting to try out my new board and boots.

11-15-2012, 01:42 PM	#108
jojotherider Scooby Specialist Member#: 70730 Join Date: Sep 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Snoqualmie, WA Vehicle: 2006 WRX ltd AW 02 WRX, 00RS - sold :(	So who is riding on Black Friday? Mission Ridge says they are opening, so at least there will be one spot. There's supposed to be some storms this weekend that might be enough to get Stevens and presumably Baker. I don't know what the situation is like down in OR. -joel

11-15-2012, 02:56 PM	#109
12sechatch Scooby Guru Member#: 132458 Join Date: Nov 2006 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Kent, Wa Vehicle: Okie Dokie Fine	Family member just bought a subaru and got 2 season's passes to Crystal. He'd rather get cash for them than use them. Anyone interested in buying "Bronze Unlimited" passes to Crystal in November for cheaper than you could buy them for in April? The early bird prices were $599, then up to $799, now you have to pay $1500 for a pass. I told him to start looking to get $550/each.

11-17-2012, 12:45 PM	#110
DrnknZag Scooby Specialist Member#: 138473 Join Date: Jan 2007 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Filling your mom's PM inbox Vehicle: 2007 WRXstealthwagon 6spd kindaflush	Good article about the Tunnel Creek avy last year. I still have a hard time reading about that day, I'll never forget the pain on everyone's face at the Foggy Goggle that afternoon. RIP Jim, Chris, & Jonny. http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor....html?page=all

11-18-2012, 05:58 PM	#112
ebrake_n Scooby Specialist Member#: 112036 Join Date: Apr 2006 Chapter/Region: E. Canada Location: Toronto, ON Vehicle: 04 WRB Wagon Dom Tuned @ MPS	Looks nice and snowy up at Stevens. If you could only buy 1 thing for snowboarding/skiing this season (bottomless pocket), what would you buy?

11-18-2012, 08:05 PM	#113
jojotherider Scooby Specialist Member#: 70730 Join Date: Sep 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Snoqualmie, WA Vehicle: 2006 WRX ltd AW 02 WRX, 00RS - sold :(	A fully furnished 6 bedroom cabin just on the east side of Stevens Pass. I was originally thinking Crystal, but I could use the cabin for mountain biking at Stevens as well in the summer time. Of course, I'd have to pay for an extra season pass for the Wife (or at least the advantage card). I'd be ok with that though. Are you financing these dreams? if you did, I'd totally let you stay there whenever you want. -joel

11-18-2012, 10:32 PM	#115
aspen08sti Scooby Newbie Member#: 192949 Join Date: Oct 2008 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: NE-Portland, Oregon Vehicle: 2011 STi LR	great first day at tline-we didn't ride the lifts but went up to try the splitboards for first time. we skinned up basically up magic mile run. great run down in 8'' of new fluffy pow, knee deep in a lot of areas wednesday/thursday morning forecast looks really good right now at bachelor & tline

11-19-2012, 12:38 AM	#116
mr soul Scooby Specialist Member#: 58037 Join Date: Mar 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Olympia, WA Vehicle: 05' LGT Wagone 98' RS, hybrid 2.2T - RBP	This landed in my mailbox last week and the cover story is a good read. Its on the same vibe as the stevens avy article where hopefully what you take from it is to fall to the decision of caution. Living to ski more powder days is way more important than taking big risks during one of them. Any of you guys getting out in the back country please be safe!

11-19-2012, 05:18 PM	#117
DrnknZag Scooby Specialist Member#: 138473 Join Date: Jan 2007 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Filling your mom's PM inbox Vehicle: 2007 WRXstealthwagon 6spd kindaflush	Limited opening for Stevens tomorrow. Limited opening for Crystal Wednesday. Possible limited opening for Baker on Wednesday. Despite the marginal freezing level and a bit of rain, looks like we'll be shredding before Thanksgiving!

11-20-2012, 12:29 PM	#118
mattGT Scooby Specialist Member#: 97495 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Bend, OR Vehicle: 05 LGT SWP	Bachelor looking good for Thursday. 17" on the ground and snowing hard. 12-24" on deck for the next 48 hours. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...&FcstType=text Too bad I'm in Mexico until the 26th. She'll be ready when I get home.

11-20-2012, 12:42 PM	#119
PurdueWRX05 Scooby Newbie Member#: 283298 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bloomington, IN Vehicle: 2007 STi UGM	Went to Aspen last year for ski/snowboard trip with school and well long story short the guys face at the ski shop was quite entertaining after seeing what had become of my skis. Heading to Granite Peak, WI this January and hoping for better luck with the weather.

11-20-2012, 06:23 PM	#121
mattGT Scooby Specialist Member#: 97495 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Bend, OR Vehicle: 05 LGT SWP	It's been snowing hard today at Bachelor. 21" now at the base, 38" mid mtn!

11-20-2012, 07:41 PM	#122
ProfessWRX Scooby Specialist Member#: 323379 Join Date: Jun 2012 Vehicle: 06 WRX	Mt baker opens tomorrow.

11-20-2012, 08:14 PM	#123
Hans84 Scooby Newbie Member#: 336971 Join Date: Nov 2012 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Renton, WA Vehicle: 2004 WRX Wagon Silver	I'm relatively new to the area. Since Steven's is open, even limited, do you think it will be packed on Friday? I want to go check the place out but I don't want to fight huge crowds. Going to take lessons at somepoint this winter, and I like the package they offer (I also live in Renton so Stevens isnt too far).

11-21-2012, 10:18 AM	#125
jojotherider Scooby Specialist Member#: 70730 Join Date: Sep 2004 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Snoqualmie, WA Vehicle: 2006 WRX ltd AW 02 WRX, 00RS - sold :(	Everywhere is going to be packed. Hopefully the storms over the next couple days are big enough to get out of limited ops. Im not riding until Saturday. -joel