12/14/06 Mission Ridge

I cross posted this from the thread that Gary Brill started about the wind at Mission Ridge Yesterday-
Insane conditions at Mission today, easily the most snow I've seen from a system of storms here. A little late getting the quad started, they had removed the chairs because of the wind. Lapped chair three while waiting, great snow in the glades and the named trails were even good, not much grooming, just a little cat packing from the previous days. When the quad opened skied Alah, No Name, Nertz, blah, blah, blah. Central park was unbelievable, bottomless fluff no windeffect. My friend Doni works patrol and she said they tossed a bomb up by the towers in microwave bowl and the whole thing released, up to three foot crown. Stopped skiing a 2, my friend Adam was dragging me around all day and I was worked. Almost a foot of snow on my truck when I left. Some people couldn't get out of the lot. It's dumping snow in Wenatchee now, with about 4-6" new on the ground. I don't think the forecasters saw this coming. -Aaron

Whoa. Make a few turns for us.