Weekend at Alpy May 19 and 20.
5/15/07
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Spent the weekend at Alpental in and out of the showers. There is still very good coverage for this time of year . Snow was soft and pretty good skiing. A good destination for some quick turns. Still should be skiing in June. Take care all, Jay.
Thanks for the tip on being able to ski till June. I was looking for a close place to climb and ski near Seattle. Did you stay in the lift areas?
Thanks!
Rusty Knees
Thanks!
Rusty Knees
The lift areas looked to have good coverage from the lodge up. It is pretty tight getting in to International from the summit...unless you drop in ;D. There was a bit of pollen so might want to be prepared. Was thinking about heading back to Kaleetan Peak again should be good! Jay
Still good coverage farther up the Alpental valley near Source Lake, with about 4 ft+ of snow on the valley floor (skinned-up to the base of Great Scott Bowl last Sunday (20th) and turned-around at the on-set of rain; suprisingly nice turns back down through "Big Trees" to the valley floor despite the light rainfall). Some photos are posted here.
Noticed the lower open slopes near the Alpental parking lots have melted down significantly since the previous weekend (the south-facing slope that JW, Dan, Jen, and I skied below the Phantom waterfall on the 12th had completely melted off within a week). More shaded slopes in the Alpental valley should hopefully be holding continuous snow into June if cool weather continues.
Noticed the lower open slopes near the Alpental parking lots have melted down significantly since the previous weekend (the south-facing slope that JW, Dan, Jen, and I skied below the Phantom waterfall on the 12th had completely melted off within a week). More shaded slopes in the Alpental valley should hopefully be holding continuous snow into June if cool weather continues.
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