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WTF do I even say about Baker ???? 63" in 3 days like the ticket says. I skedaddled out of Bellingham hot to hit the Mt Baker hiway. The road while well designed with consistent low grade is at least 12 miles of seemingly constant switchbacks and was one of the more sporting drives I've undertaken while being in control. To anyone that goes, respect that road, it is no joke. I'm not a religious person but if there are those spiritual places in skiing, Jackson, Alta, Aspen, Cham, etc etc then I contend you must add Baker to the list. First of all the views are unbelievably spectacular, Shuksan alone would be unbelievable but the arm, the globular sort of hemispheres, Baker itself etc etc etc. I can't say enough about how good the place is to simply stand and look around in any of 360 degrees. At the top of chair 8 you go up and out the arm so the top of the chair looks across at the entire arm like a stadium. Some group was filming, dropping absolute bombs and you can just stand there at the top of the lift and take the whole thing in. I do it no justice either in pics or prose but it is stunning. This is the spot at the top of 8 First legit run I'm going to chair 8 and the guy next to me is trying to recruit me to go out the arm although he has zero gear and like isotoners on lol lol We settle for what he kept calling the elbow, it was maybe 15 mins of quick but mostly flat sort of skating on a well constructed traverse out sort of across hemispheres. It's entirely treeless and the snow is stupid deep and thick like a milkshake. You basically point them straight down the hill and wiggle your ass some for effect and to throw snow in your face but otherwise it's entirely effortless joy all the way to lift. This picture is from like 11am, it was 4 or 5 laps after we skied it, I don't know if it's the norm but this place holds snow. Second run I'm on chair 4 by accident some how which is like a bs feader chair but the doodle areas are also deep AF with like two groomer tracks down the middle so you build up speed and then plow into the deep until you run out of speed and back on to the groomers leaving thigh deep trenches. I get it right this time and get up six to hit the "extreme danger area" under the closed C-1 lift. We ran that 3 times in a row working across the face left to right. Face shot after face shot until you hit the flatter portions where you had to tail gun a little it was so thick and deep. In total I bet we did 20 runs essentially across from Pan Face to the Canuck run and it was all lift service cat skiing. Even when it was patching the untracked together there is so much resistance you still go full fall line just bouncing as snow is flying all around you. Now up C5 to the fabled gables a sort of side of the hill shot that is a twisting set of cliffs and little chutes. It was just as deep and just as wild. All over Baker there are cliffs everywhere, the big ones that will kill you are marked. The ones out of the C-1 zone are particularly impressive but it was like Palisades kinda playful and challenging. Jump off this, two slash pow turns around the tree and down the little chute kinda terrain which I live for. I swear to you I've never seen less powder panic. After gables we went up 8 to run a blue bullshit zone called Oh Zone that is directly under the lift and it was still patching untracked sections. The entire day it was lap after lap of pow runs and the whole time everyone is super super chill. This is from around 2pm I swear like maybe two trails over from a lift and it's still skiing untracked. It was a day I'll never forget as long as I live on what are good but certainly not the ski you'd choose skis, at a resort with maybe 2 groomers, that has zero high speed chairs, is not on any pass other than its own and must be bought in person, is 1500 vert and only 5k feet high, has no lodging or development on mtn or really nearby. Essentially Baker is the opposite of everything most of 2022 skiing is about and if you get it on the right day beyond the most fabulous thick pow skiing you see why the Baker Bros are right. That my friends is mad fucking spiritual. If you read nothing else from this report; GO TO MT. BAKER* !!!!! *when it snows

Visited my son and his family this week in Sacramento, now up at Tahoe City for a week. They will join us this weekend. Pretty quiet this morning at AM, back side of mountain is closed, still a lot open otherwise. 70 degrees at the base when I left around 11.

Last dance with Mary Jane Tonight I have the redeye home so my final stop was Summit Central at Snoqualmie. I stayed at the Snoqualmie Inn Hotel America or something but I think it's a converted office building but my room was enormous and super quiet if your ever in the area. Central, East, West and Alpental form the Summit at Snoqualmie. Alpental is the real draw of course but only open Friday though the weekend. Summit was essentially a blue mtn day soaking up the sun and taking it easy and just enjoying the snow. It's not a particularly interesting hill outside that it has good views and you can hear I90 drone on anywhere on the hill. They also had they worst rental skis ever, I would have much rather been on the Jfdan pro models. I think it was one of my more successful trips with some of the best pow skiing I've done in a bit and endless adventure. The PNW definitely will hold a special place in my memories and although super finicky weather a place everyone should check out. I hope you guys had fun reading, I'll shoot for more action pics next time but I didn't have that kind of group. Until the next episode.....

I don't understand why people pay to go out to dinner just to cook their own dinner.

This is the best adventure trip report PASR has experienced in a long time. 🙌🙌

I guess the novelty aand social aspect. I did one in Steamboat, it was ok - the cooking part anyway. The steak was grate, I wish GSS was there so I could remember what it was! after you selected your cut and done-ness the butcher gave you instructions "x" minutes each side, you grabbed your beer, shot the shit, watched the clock, flipped your meat and voila - came out perfect! Your sides were at the table waiting for you

Don't have to worry about the second one having spit in it when the first one comes out overcooked

If they could figure out a way to trick customers into washing their own dishes, restaurants could really cut out a lot of overhead.

Well then have a nice supper at a chicken house or try some Rocky Mountain oysters.

... and that can't include Outback Steakhouse.

Ore Bucket and Wanderlust are fun trails through the woods off Independence Chair. Though I have no clue what's open since I haven't been paying attention to skiing anymore

@Ski2Live Live2Ski will love Breckenridge. He'll be awed by its size and amazingly flat groomers.

Flying Philly to DIA tomorrow eve, redeye back Mon night. Staying in Silverthorne and will ski some combo of Breck, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Any idea where conditions are best at present?

@Johnny Law you know i have a pair of skis you can borrow anytime you like. Not really sure how they are in powder, but they are yours.

I didn't know it would snow, that part was pure luck but the skifari was the plan. The trip idea was to ski the big dogs of the PNW if possible in a single trip. I woke up this morning at 545 no alarm, which for me is about as rare as something can get. From dinner the previous night you could feel the anticipation and electricity in the air. At 730 there was already a gondy line and thankfully I was in it. 3rd gondy and out the door I'm 400mph towards Elk Snort Bowl. With the lifts that are running it will require a 10-15 min walk which should guarantee no tracks from the day before. Patrol was still going up but cool with me going ahead so I reach the top and as far as we can see its 20" with no tracks. I can barely pause long enough to catch my breath the pull is so strong, so let them go and boom white room. It's thick, not as quite as thick as the day before but still hammer down snow. The legit pow bounce is on and its face shots every 2nd or 3rd turn. Short of Silverton/ telluride which is its own unicorn, deepest turns I've had since Rona. As fast as we can possibly go back to the gondy for another lap right back into the deep. From every corner of the hill you can hear people hooting and hollering, noobs, experts, some women in a sit ski they are all getting deeeeep everywhere you can see. Two more laps in there and then on to a different untracked zone some guy told us about on the lift. After the roll over shit was like every snow enthusiasts dream, effortless super deep. The gentlemen did not tell us of the walk out which in waist deep snow was sweaty and matters to the rest of the day. My thought was to go for an easier cool down lap in bear pits which was full of sharks but very good the day before. First 3 or 4 turns are fucking tits but a group of goobers are jerking off in the gully I want so I move over one and instantaneously the right ski is off. I sort of hockey stop but Fuuuuck the ski didn't stop, brakes are deployed but now it's really picking up speed. I track it all the way to where it stops 10 miles down the hill but by the time I can get there on one ski its been buried/moved. Friends show up shortly there after and we do essentially a body search but she dead. For me that's like loosing your dog, it has a mind of its own but that's on you and to make matters worse now I have to ski out of there on one ski in 20" of fresh. No fucking doubts but needless to say by the time I reached the lodge I needed a soda and 5. Short of teaching someone I've never done more work to get down the hill. Once my ski-less boot caught in the pow and I did two dude style whirly birds before absolutely eating shit which was very fun to watch I've been told. I got rentals and after lunch got some very good laps but my zen was off. I'm headed to Baker tomorrow and now I have to rent skis like a fucking Jerry but it will be dope and I'll forget about the skis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ode to my skis In 40 years I have never left a good ski behind. You should know that we did not abandon you in Bear Pits lightly and in the event that you are found, SP has my info. You served valiantly and fought with great valor and courage. We slayed much together. I simultaneously took the best and no care of you in the eternal struggle to slay the sickest deepest lines and I shall miss you dearly until powder7 delivers a new pair to my door next week.

@saltyant it’s rained almost 2” so far today. This is grate for the snowmaking ponds!!

There's a really nice Taco Bell in Frisco, I love ordering off the dollar menu.

Will enjoy the nice Mexican and southwestern cuisine in CO

I still need the building to keep warm from the blustery Rocky Mountain winter, the flaming hot wood stove, the delicious meats, the various seasoning, metal clicky tongs to cook said meat, a comfy seat to wait for meat to sizzle, an infinite supply of toast to grill, utensils, glass cup to pour my Yoohoo, more seasonings, the ambience, radical rock music playing in the background to liven the mood, and electricity for lighting so I can observe if my meat is well done or extra well done. Oh and also for a side of Steeze Fries.

I went to the cook your own restaurant in Silverthorne(the mint) and I picked out a steak(a ribeye) and I asked if they’d cook it medium because I wanted to relax at the bar and they Obliged. There’s a Mexican restaurant in Rehobath beach that has deconstructed tacos on the menu...now that’s something I like. Hard beef tacos for me please!!!

I like Longhorn, Outback and Texas Roadhouse. I haven’t been to longhorn in years and used to go with my parents. They have good salad, bread and their steaks are decent. Texas Roadhouse has prime rib that is good and the Outback has their famous blooming onion and Australian theme. I just think if you’re in the Rocky Mountains and want a steak get it from somewhere that sources it locally and prepares it uniquely. My last jackson trip I had a bison steak in a really nice sauce with nice accomplishment. I think it was about $50 but came with mersheded perterers and some sort of veggie. Honestly a lot of days after skiing I just want pizza.. @saltyant can tell you about the place where you cook your own steaks...it even has a salad bar.

Had to give up red meat. Thanks Mr Cardiologist.

Not bringing Joy. My needs are modest.

Fuck no it’s crowded and flat.

That’s how @NMSKIbunghole feels the morning after a Mexican fiesta

Yep

I found this pretty cool map that shows the current snow depth across the country. Sad to see 0" in PA but Colorado and Canada are still covered. https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/maps/snowdepth/in-Silver-Plume,CO?loc=eyJsIjoiU2lsdmVyIFBsdW1lIiwiciI6IkNPIiwiYyI6IlVuaXRlZCBTdGF0ZXMiLCJpIjoiVVMiLCJnIjoiZW4tdXMiLCJ4IjoiLTEwNS44OTc2NjIiLCJ5IjoiMzkuNjc5OTUyIn0%3D&weadegreetype=F&ocid=winp1taskbar&zoom=10&cvid=8cc9ac5f29734dbc9b527b985277cae1&ski=1 The Luxury Inn and Suites is right next to the La Quinta I stayed at in January. I think the hot tub there is actually outside.

"Luxury Inn & Suites" $100/nt with hot tub and breakfast $185 car rental Using miles.and voucher for Free direct Frontier flights including checked skis and boots and carry on. Epic pass for lift tix Steal

@AtomicSkier was there recently, he probably has some really grate tips

Nice! Have a blast!

Tips for skiing Breck? Will likely be there one of more days Sat-Mon.

Thank you all for the condolences and helping me give them an honorable send off. @JFskiDanJFskiDan Imagine the surfing turns you could make dragging the inside "tail" at a 45 degree angle in pow @theprogram4theprogram4 In some spots it's so spectacular to look at when the light first hits your eyeballs it's almost like my brain says it's not real. Parts of it are as methy as anywhere else but it's all super green.

Sorry to hear about the ski but even with that happening this is the best TR of the season. Driving around the PNW must be beautiful. Godspeed!* *IDK what this means, but it seemed appropriate to say.

You should probably call BenM as he is excellent at finding skis, with a specialty in ‘crows. I read your eulogy aloud and Mrs S sends her condolences . Other than that way to get after it 🦄🦋🌸

I think hirohito said it best now we must suffer the unsufferable. We are holding a service at the bar currently. Corvus, very agro but it was all stuff under the snow so it was play it safe or go for it. It's like 30" on 6" maybe, it's all a field of white so you pick your line but you hit a rock or tree and you have no chance. If I wanted I could ski the groomers only but that's not as fun and alot of the PNW is flat for that kinda snow. It's 100% my choice but until today I've always found the ski if it ran.

How did I not know this was a thing?! The moon bus; every last shuttle bus of last day of season drives thru town with naked asses.

Looking forward to your trip report

Love me some Reading Rainbow, fuck sesame street I can fly anywhere, places to go, people to know...Reading Rainbow 🌈 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 Still snowing and I'm out to go get in the line up

I was just a little behind, I'm trying to get to Tacoma or Glacier maybe before it's late late. Be it dating or skiing i appreciate a fine view and with that in mind I left Bend around 6 to hoof it up to Hood Meadows. Common to the west right about where the land goes from green to brown you find a rez and shortly their after a casino and mad rv peeps do 23 all the way to govt camp who for some reason need to gamble there at all hours of the day. Sun was shining in the lot but up high the peak danced in and out of sight through dark foreboding clouds. The way the snow was being blown over the Ridge and swirled across the upper face made the smart peeps grab their mittens and the upper lift never opened which was likely a blessing. 30mph winds 2/3 the way up steady from the bell to when I left at 3. Cold AF in the wind and grey. That's not to say it was a bad day, coming across the top of the far left groomer you are treated to a sublime view of hood and the glacial morain it's fury gauged out of the earth. The run is two football fields wide and medium pitch, not another soul was on it, snow was nice soft leftover bake from the previous days sun with an Ansel Adam's back drop. You put the hammer down to 110 and do whatever the fuck you want. Ludicrous speed full trail width arcs to floaty air rollers with minimal speed control. The runs where for a second at least your a golden fucking god to feel so alive, to be so lucky to experience that, lucky to be a skier. I ate the most dope fish for lunch and explored some more runs while the weather progressively got more crab fishing and less skiing. Driving graupel bullshit and only a dozen or so soft groomers and I peaced out around 3. If I can get back to Tacoma in time I'm going to eat my weight in Sushi before deciding what the fuck to do about tomorrow. Big dumps in the forecast but super high winds will likely shut down the game pretty much everywhere. Baker is the super gamblers choice for Monday but Tacoma puts alot near by.

There is something super cool about the prominence of the volcanos and driving up it feels very large. Not in a telluride way where it's like the alps, I'm not sure any other place can be judged by that metric but it is super pretty in its own way. The summit terrain is legit but the rest is just fun groomers. Everyone is hyper nice and not in a Mormon way. I'm in bend right now at the campfire hotel, I'm riding with some friends in the area but today was solo as I was the only one who wanted to make the trek to Oregon Baker is on my list too, 60% of why I went PNW was because of talking to Charles who went early in the year and you and I were talking about baker and bachelor at some point in the lot.

Bachelor is soooooo dope, like Highlands or Palisades, for me it's exactly what I want in a ski area. From the moment you are about 15 miles out it looms large in the distance and as you get closer and closer you can't believe they ran a lift to the top. I was expecting firm cord at opening so I started an Sunnyside which gets first light. Surprisingly there was some light chalk around and first run it was nice cord. I ran groomers off cloudchaser and pine marten until noon with zero lines and jump off everything super soft. Super playful constant action kinda terrain where you can work in endless airs. After lunch the summit lift was turning and a 15 min walk later and I was standing up top to harvest some corn. The wind had blown the top arm to rotten terrible sastrugi so I zipped around to hit the morain face I had scoped from the lift. I was mostly trying to get to the gully to farm corn but why not get there via a more spicy route. The cut in on the cornice was over medium shark fin but one tech turn and it was an apron to milk turns. I was for a second in my head thinking this is a super bad idea so I was stoked it worked out. Looking up you can see its more chalky snow and I thought I had fucked up on the corn A tech entry means low traffic and staying up on the Ridge I wondered into perfect super baked up corn untouched. It was pure Nebraska corn harvest and I milked the fuck out of those turns all the way to the lift. The rest of the day I ran groomers under the skyliner lift which is busted. It was super nice zero traffic groomers though the slog out sucks hairy ballsack when it's 65 degrees down low. Now I'm eating pizza hut breadsticks from an actual pizza hut restaurant. Super super dope spring day, peeps are so nice with zero pretentiousness and almost no Jerry's. I could spend a lifetime their and be super super happy but there is a potential for 30+" at baker Monday/ Tuesday so I may start making my way up there and hit meadows on the way tomorrow. Seriously though for a 1000 reasons Bachelor is le tits, it's a volcano you can ski all the way around, the terrain is endless.

Skied at Snowmass today with JohnnyStyle. Conditions were 10/10 boner doner tits magee groomers. Best groomers of the year by a mile. Weather was in the high 30s with no wind, and clear skies. The blues at Snowmass are steeper than the blacks at Breckenridge 😂

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How do you know, you've never been there?? Maybe you should meet up with Ski2Live and you guys can start a singing duet band from the Rocky Mountain Superchair and sing Fa la la la for all skiing revelers below

lol that luxury inn and suites looks like a dump