Johnny Law

It definitely has an allure, personally I say it's the pine trees. I forgot about stal, its probably actually the most visited in the area though Snoqualmie is probably close.

Shit was good bad or bad good I'm not certain on the lingo but paradise and particularly main where good to very good. Both Steeze and I were very surprised at how soft main was but it was super nice to be able to put the hammer down. Challenge and Razors are probably good now that it's 65 degrees but first thing they were a hard no. The fog was actually kinda dope as it was mostly down low so it didn't interfere with skiing but everything still looks cool. I love when's it's gorillas in the mist and peeps just disappear into nothing.

Yes and yes, i can recall discussing bakers record year and weirdos in Portland. I will say I have a huge soft spot for Bach so it's a little like asking me about boobs or switchback, I probably can't be objective. First and foremost it's skiing on a volcano and not part of it but the whole thing, including the summit. You can literally go around the mtn which is cool and pretty unique. Essentially it's a giant cone with lifts and runs that cut the pie and very loosely meet at the top They at least claim better drier snow than the rest of Oregon but I can't independently verify. Great terrain, tons of little pockets and hidey holes, very playful similar to the mili area at Brighton. Lots of family's and local family's so sort of like Snowmass in that they are trying to have lots of terrain for everyone. Vibe was super chill, like Tahoe but without the CA or Aspen without some of the $$$. Lots of rippers, lots of family's lots of travelers destination type mtn crowd. Summit chair is dope with a big bowl cirque thing and I recall the blues and greens near skyliner are prime family groomers. The views are spectacular in a heavenly way not like telluride mini alps. Lots of parking areas so alot more of plan your day around a lift or area than one main parking lot. I remember the map was not great and it was harder to get from x to y then it looks but not like pow mow throw that shit in the trash bad. I would say it's the best of Oregon though it has been along time and I have heard it's busier but nothing crazy. It's definitely one of the more cool setups for a mtn and with Bend nearby I would skip Baker before Bachelor on a PNW trip.

One isn't better than the other they are different tools. It's like knives you can peel an apple with a butchers knife but it's dumb and stupid. Your just making certain things easier or harder. Skis up and across a mtn are easier as is pow or spins on a board. Shitty skiers will still be slower on traverses than a good boarder and the reverse. The key factor is the craftsman not the tool

The absolute last thing blue needs is more people. Anyone who is there gets this and most importantly the people that run blue know this too. Value at level 1 is numbers, how many resorts, how many high speed lifts, how many runs, etc etc etc Value level 2 is experience management, and adding blue to ikon or epiq is all the lower category. Where blue is at now is trying to extract more money out of each customer not getting more people in the door. The infrastructure cannot support more people at peak times, from the roads to blue to the soda machines to the lifts, at peak they are max capacity. To make a significant change in when people skied required a global pandemic so good luck with that. Epiq resorts this year are all category one thinking, by the numbers having an epiq pass should be the best but it's actually probably the worst of the big three because that isn't actual value. So why does all my horseshit I just wrote matter ? Because pass and lift ticket pricing is a primary factor in business model. When we all went the mega pass route we signed up for snowsports being run like a business and the two current models of our Corp overlords only one does the value of the pass hit that second category or more simply rewards investment in actual good skiing. Ikon is not ideal nor KSL but at least they have to keep value in skiing and snowboarding at the actual hill even if its only to sell real estate and weddings. Again it's not ideal but right now VR has zero reason to put real money into JFBB or Steven's Pass or wherever because it doesn't really effect them as directly. There was a new lambo SUV in the lot last weekend from NY, there is money around and it's not driving past all those other places because the pass gets them time at Jimminy Peak. Look at Bears lodge for God sakes, at least 8 years ago the hotel and lodge pays for everything but the only reason you can get them to bum fuck Macungie is because of the hill. Blue needs to focus on that end, keep the skiing quality high and always improving as they have done of late, build out the shit where you make real actual serious money and build their brand as being different from Camelback not aligned with it.

More value just keeps getting added to the pass every minute. Shit I'll buy two every year if it would keep your negative ass away.

That makes the pass a steal and I may be in the minority but just do the math on desired profits and divide. I don't want complicated or 9382929 things to think about when I'm going skiing. It's the escape from all that shit. If I owned blue I would make Camelback pass holders pay more

Any word on parking ? I don't care about Camelback, honestly it makes the pass less attractive 🤣🤣🤣

Fly into Seattle and you can do Baker/Bachelor in the same trip. PNW is all weather dependent, baker is like the Jay of the pnw. Middle of nowhere on a road that only goes there so some of that total is rain at say mission or hoodoo. They kinda get that Tahoe schedule of huge dumps with shit weather in-between. Snoqualmie is generally the biggest and most crowded resort in the area. Bend is a super awesome skiing town and has mad cheap hotels. A good place to make a base from and explore. Generally both are cheap to fly to direct from the EC. If you don't have alot of people you can rent a taco in lots of places and SeaTac must have a ton as its generally lower than a compact. Don't sleep on Alpental, it's sort of the Alta of the PNW. The main thing is to think about the PNW like Tahoe of VT, its all about timing. It can be the best and the worst all in the same day. It can snow 100" or rain for a week. Utah you can book 4 months in advance and you'll be fine if not good odds for the goods. PNW you'd be taking alot more risk. All of those areas have exploded in population so the hills were busy pre covid but post alot are having problems. Snoqualmie in particular I have been told was crazy busy so far. Lastly most don't think of it but the monashees and coast mtns are only hours away. Bring your passport and if its raining you bug out to the pow zones of interior BC. Red is like 6hrs from Seattle and generally they are some of the snowiest places on earth.

Damn that's better than I thought and Dan was almost right on. 400 or 500 is too cheap from their point of view, too much value left on the table. Right now I'm at $14 a day on a full price pass. By the end of the year that's close to ten which is hyper low.

Blister is doing there gear testing at CB this week for next year's guide. Keep your eyes peeled I bet there will be some super cool shit floating aground. PHL I feel like is always slow first thing in the morning and it's worse on holidays and weekends....peeps want to sleep in

Today was the best morning so far short of the snow days. Everything was super nice, upper main was ski mag cover kind of carving snow. Throw them up at any angle and it will hold but the rotd was the Atomic widow-midway-main line. Good air into midway and then it's on, super fast more scraped with perfect grip, the acceleration from before where the chair crosses, over the inside hump and on to main was absurd. My brain loves acceleration, the kind where your monkey brain reaction is slow the fuck down and it was pumping every happy chemical known to man. Short of the pow float or airs a good early set of the edge where you just hold the line as the terrain disappears under your feet while the speed just keeps ramping up is maximum fun. Perfect weather, perfect crew, perfect snow, old school weekday crowds maybe the creme fraiche day to a very very good season.

Maine is always tough, cool place and some great terrain but far particularly when you have to drive past other good skiing so it never gets the tr's or action of the rest of the ne...super cool report !

Today was sooo dope I've just arisen from my post pph nap. Snow was light-years better than yesterday, switch second run the skis were just all gas where you can get nice air off the two ledges and come out to main feeling like you couldn't possibly go any faster. Side was so nice full width where you can really push on the lower section. Pph as always was most excellent though it was a little bit like taking Wayne Gretzky to play at the rink in Vorhees with Enjo. Super super super good day and another super reserection of the snow. Mad vibes to the person getting flighted, super sobering and I feel like it's been awhile.

How was the loaf ?

No way I think that's were I'm at too. I was remiss not to mention best part of the day was the tarpon indiggio crew doing pre opening patrol work on TCS. For a second my mind couldn't comprehend what it was seeing.

Probably the worst snow of the season which is saying something as switch and main were still very good. I might be biased too as I made a poor choice of skis and had little edge grip on the left ski under the boot from the lineup. Hopefully after tonight it will improve some when it gets another groom but it was way better than I thought it would be and it's not that bad but we have been crazy spoiled. I'm going to WV of all places next weekend so it will snow for sure in PA. I do wish they would end the stupid cross on lower side.

My blind ass never saw her, toast told me afterwards but had I known we could have really slutted it up. She was right in the corner turn on side but I had no idea

I'll be there

Proper fucking night with the lads, bashing gates and drinking beers. Conditions for a perfect warm weather night were good and everyone was throwing down. Props gotta go to mbike though for qualifying for nationals and to Glenn for finding his goggles and someone else's. I spent a ton of time in the park at bear so maybe I'm biased but I say they have the best lodge game in PA.

I thought today was pretty good, better snow than yesterday and first run down Challenge was very good and consistent. Not a huge fan of the skiff on razors but it will probably mix in nice. Also they flattened out some of the rollers on the bottom of side which were awesome and replaced them with tiny shit ones on the bottom of razors. Switch is real good but the Monroe transfer to lower main is spicy if anyone is heading up later. That's a good picture for me and for before noon but my favorite is he was on a bit of a secret mission and your like yo let me get your picture 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Also that dude was kinda agro in the line like all up on my shit and pushing even though he was solo and we were in a group so I thought he earned a little razing. Plus that style is the exact opposite of being cool.

What's up man ? Good to see your back. It's 7 out of 10 I'd say, my personal rating would be an 8, Ridge probably a 9; Atomic a 6. It's very good playful snow but it's not hammer down hyper carving kind of stuff.

Got on the snow around 930 to the sixer running which is always a good sign. 20 or so but full sun made it mad comfy. Snow is a bit crunchy but mostly good firm hardpack. Upper headwalls of razors and challenge were good crumbles where you can give it 3/4 edge pressure plus there are two sort of lips that are perfect for high speed airs. Upper main was the best snow on the hill but lower is sloppy in a classic blue way. Side has probably the worst snow with some patches, particularly the very very inside left of the big turn is boilerplate. Oddly there were almost no pass holders around, the whole time the plebe line was to the gates but ride on the lift vip. I maybe saw BFG but all of the old heads where I only know their skis and faces must have rocked hard last night.

Resurrection of the best kind, I think this is rando storm 3 ? Regardless it was absolutely perfect timing to avoid a luge track. Snow underneath was not great and it got crowded fast but who cares TCS, switch, NMDW where all excellent un/low tracks. Charles's dad chili, snow, super bowl all lead to a super good level of energy in the air.

Their new permit is for a quadrilateral subway funicular, stations are upper lodge; main ski patrol shack, valley lodge and multiple drop zones across the ridge/tuts. Rather than create Railroad crossings on Razors, NMDW and tuts lane they've drawn inspiration from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and have secured the Chunnel Tunnel TBM,s to go subterranean thus five subway stations are planned to allow a rider to drop in anywhere across the ridge. No word yet on if a dining car will be available but it was confirmed on pow days the caboose will be used for cat skiing