According to media reports, due to global warming, the ski areas are suffering. Also, according to media, avalanche danger is extreme and we should probably not even go skiing. Truth be told feels like a pretty normal year. All the ski areas in the northwest have started operations. That being said, we do not have much of a snowpack yet. Summit West started operations today and it was great to see all the regular skiers. It's always fun to see the stoke of the first day of the season and see friends you haven't seen since last season. Conditions were pretty firm today, and no one that I ski with wants to ski Summit West for long, but everyone was happy to be sliding down the hill at Snoqualmie Pass. I stuck around for a couple hours then drove over to Alpental to see if I could skin high enough to find snow that hadn't been affected by recent rains. Unfortunately any new snow was covered by a fairly solid rain crust. Enjoyed the workout and challenge of skinning to the top, but the skiing was pretty awful. Nice to be the only one that skied off the top today though.
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| Top Lift Shack looking ready for operations |
Today Day 7 on snow, Frozen top layer. Hoar frost layer appears to be gone.
Day 6, West lap, sticky mush, then Chair 1 Alpy, decent top half Debbie's Gold
Day 5 Skied Crystal w/ Greg and Francine, 6 inches fresh in Green Valley
Day 4, West laps with Francine, saw Seth And Ireton
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