17/18 Padded Seats

good enough day to qualify as mediocre
nothing new and nothing different either

Arrow says, "Nash gate's closed!"



The lifties have got themselves a heckin cute new mascot 😍

In other news, last night was cold

The chalk snow was still fun to ski on today,
hope it supports the new UllR's dropping us.

Arrow says, "Nash gate's closed!"

I met Arrow today, she's adorable and so smart
Missed the morning, had a private
But hit E gate at 12:15, knoll 4 was still untracked and very nice
Best part, watching a gal try to sideslip the traverse cliff.......it didn't work

maybe she was training for freeride

Saturday Lots of new snow, Missed the cut to Shot 6 and skied down the ridge. Knee deep pow to the cat track (best run of the day). Had great expectations for Shot 6 but it had slid but 5 new made for a nice ride. International was very good but skied 1 a lot due to the large crowds and soft snow still found while other were searching. Hit Rope 3 after they opened the gate, then Rock face which was exceptional top to bottom.

Sunday: Even more new snow. Boot deep un touched pow on Shot 6. International skied as well as it has all year. Elevator was great, hit The Meadows. Virgin lines top to bottom, very deep in places with fantastic quality that only arrives a few times a year. Ventured high and the drop into the traverse to get to Heavenly Trees was gnarly so we did not want to test our aging legs (was glad we did not from the reports in the parking lot). Opted for past Gun Barrel that delivered the goods on every run with above knee pow. If the high gate would have opened it would have been the best day of the year. We consumed a number of fine barrel aged ales in the parking lot and reminisced about the great day. Traffic was backed up about a mile on the Alpy road and took awhile to get to 90. Way worst on Fall City Road to Redmond almost 3 hrs to get home.

The Puget Sound Convergence Zone was in full effect this weekend ;D

maybe she was training for freeride

HAHAHAHA. Too funny.

Now the above vid might just be one of the FR kids. LOL. I saw our Snowboard coach hit the lip, tap the tip of the tree and then stomp the landing on Sunday afternoon.

Wish I filmed the Knoll 2 run with all the coaches to end the season. Backflips, 720s and any cliff that could be stomped..........was.

Smoothest day of the year at the Mediocre Resort
Again skied to C1 at 9 AM with the line cleared out
C2 loading at the opening bell (thanks boys!!!)
E gate pops at 11 AM (REALLY thanks!!)

Well, here ya go:

vimeo.com/257827402

passed 2 days on the padded seats have been most excellent.
thanks to the snow safety management for shooting the dragons.

If the high gate would have opened it would have been the best day of the year.

Should have been here yesterday............

Should have been here yesterday............

I dunno, today was exceptionally mediocre for those willing & able to stay after noon ;D

I think I got 16 laps, ten of them T2Bs (and 6 of those out the gates)

AttA BoY

Green means Go
So (way) out we went
Got Stoked before noon,
Received financial advice from the Lot 4 elderly,
Got Suckered into Hummocks
And ended the day chasing the white Unicorn beneath the setting Sunshine

Mediocre to the (high) T!

March 2 video using the drone in "follow me" mode.

vimeo.com/258375397

Mar. 2, pretty much perfect. Very light crowds, acceptable to good visibility, great coverage, couple of inches of fresh, and challenging but safe solo skiing 9 to 4:30 with a mellow lodge and parking scene. What a gift to have this so close to home and that occasional weekday break from work.

First to take the Elevator to the bottom, proper
First to bootpack to Knoll 1.
Pretty much perfect, off to the dentist to fund his next pair of skis instead of hot lapping the high T in the morning sun

good to be back at the place I call home.
skied some fine to mediocre laps with griff
new and fresh lines each time we lapped
vacation like without the traveling blues.

today went better than expected
fast snow all around in all forms
i hope corporate enjoyed Alpental

To Spree or not to Spree was Sat morning's question,
Ultimately I decided to join the hoards on the padded seats.
Despite all lots being full by 10, the line for 2 didn't fully bloom until the afternoon
Affording one plenty of opportunities to explore the wind-refilled whiteroom

plenty of chunder needed smoothing out yesterday
and not many folks around to smooth the schmoo.
i'm bringing a few extra skiers today to get er done.

dog it's nice without ski school
more cloud cover less schmooo
A fun batch of kooks on the hill

Fast corn

Empty area

Fun

Fast corn

Empty area

Fun

word

tiny new but fun was when lower went to schmoo
wall street environment was fair to mild mediocre
once again big props to no more ski school chaos!

The Sliver was in the clouds and super loud early then
softened after noon after it had been skier groomed.

Highly advise remaining on-piste below 4000'
Better yet, on solar aspects entirely

arrow's dad kindly loaded us a half dozen times on select padded seats. i recommend not boarding chair16 if you want a more quiet experience. conditions up top were crunchy and needed exceptional concentration fortunately the grooming was top shelf and stayed fine sifted corduroy

sweet day today under low expectations
began as dust but quickly turned to more
lightest skier traffic allowed clean bc laps
steeps sluffed while the meadows fluffed

First day skiing at Alpental for this 2017/2018 season and it did not disappoint. Now, if only they would add padded seats on that quad. I feel like I'm being pitched forward while riding that chair and have this unusual anxiety that I will somehow slip off the chair and do an involuntary send. lmao