Is the alpental becon park running?

Eli3
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12 Dec 2012 14:38 #111652 by Eli3

Is the alpental becon park running? was created by Eli3

Does anyone know if the alpental BARK beacon park is open for the season yet?

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Chuck C
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12 Dec 2012 15:17 #111655 by Chuck C

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Wasn't as of last Sunday. There is one over at the Mounties property between West and Central and I heard that one is running. Just don't know the details of access.

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20 Dec 2012 14:05 #112136 by skiseattle

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I just talked to the Summit Guest Services. They were not aware they had a Beacon - Transceiver - Avalanche Rescue Area, but she politely and quickly called someone to find out.

It is closed for the time being. She said they had some mechanical / electrical problems last year and they still are not fixed.

She was not sure when it would be open.

Hopefully the one at Crystal is open. The few times I have wanted to practice there, it has not been "groomed" and therefore you just end up following the tracks of the party before.

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22 Dec 2012 09:36 #112222 by r1de

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Good question. I recall striking out on the Alpental one 0 for 2 last season. On the other hand, Crystal's record for me was 3 for 3. The only problem with Crystal's setup though is that it's placed just within range of chair #6, and there are a LOT of people riding up chair #6 with beacons, so you're fighting a constant barrage of rogue signals moving through your search window. This certainly adds some challenge!

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02 Jan 2013 22:16 #112978 by joshc

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We did some practice at the alpy beacon park this past sunday. Thought it wasn't running at first, so we were just putting one beacon in a plastic bag, burying it then making the other find it. But while we were doing that we picked up signals for at least 2 other beacons a 100 or so yards up the hill from the control box.

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03 Jan 2013 06:52 #112987 by Chuck C

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Those two were from a level II avy class that was going on that day. We used them in a training scenario.

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03 Jan 2013 08:34 #112995 by r1de

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We did some practice at the alpy beacon park this past sunday. Thought it wasn't running at first, so we were just putting one beacon in a plastic bag, burying it then making the other find it. But while we were doing that we picked up signals for at least 2 other beacons a 100 or so yards up the hill from the control box.

I'm pretty sure the beacons in the beacon field system are not emitting a signal until you activate the system and select a difficulty level from the control box. Last I saw, that box had an "out of service" sign on it. Would really like to see this fixed and made available.

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06 Jan 2013 21:44 #113266 by silaswild

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Funding the Alpental Beacon Park and its operation during snow season is a high priority of the Pettigrew Foundation (www.pettigrewfoundation.com/) but some of the electronics have failed and are due in a few weeks. That's the news I have heard.

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02 Feb 2013 17:50 #114986 by r1de

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Any update on an ETA for when the beacon park will be up and running again?

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06 Feb 2013 22:21 #115274 by Charlie Hagedorn

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Just checked. Control box isn't there. Slope is compacted?

Hopefully soon?

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19 Feb 2013 15:39 #115952 by snoqpass

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Should be working now

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20 Feb 2013 07:33 #115982 by Fall City Brian

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I took the Vert Fest terrain selection class last Sunday with Stimbuck and Gib (awesome guys!). I asked Stimbuck about this and he said that they were waiting on a failed electrical part to show up from Europe, and that it should be arriving very soon for the electrician to install. He said he'd post a notice on TAY when it was up and running - hopefully soon if not already by now.

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20 Feb 2013 08:28 #115983 by Charlie Hagedorn

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I believe snoqpass works at Alpy, or is otherwise in the know.

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20 Feb 2013 09:00 #115986 by r1de

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Sweet! Thanks, Alpenpeeps!

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26 Feb 2013 19:13 #116384 by silaswild

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Get some practice before venturing out in the current tricky conditions!
www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboardi...ex.php?topic=27686.0

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