Snoqualmie 2012-2013

I dont think I've actually had to take out my pass their in so long. As long as you don't look like a goon no one cares.
 
I'm going to have to reschedule a ton of stuff at school but I really want to go. Its going to be sooo deep.

I'm really wishing that Seattle Schools gave us the week before Christmas off like they normally do... It looks like this entire week will be great
 
Skied my first day at Alpy on Saturday. Chair 2 is the absolute titties. So much fun terrain. Very excited for tomorrow
 
Congrats!

Tomorrow will be your introduction to the shitshow that is the midweek lift line clusterfuck at Alpental. Be prepared for long lines at chair 2!

Consider yourself warned.
 
Hahah the truth though ill be up tomorrow. If your smart you can study the lift line and find the fastest spot. That's all I'm saying
 
Went to Alpental Christmas day... High avalanche danger closed off everything but international and snakedance up top, but it was still really fun with no crowds. I'm not sure when the rest of the top will open (hopefully tomorrow) but it will be really fun when it does.
 
Got 3rd chair up top at alpy today and it was pretty good while it lasted. I was still finding pretty deep pockets of pow when I was leaving, and the longest line I waited in was about 5 minutes. I guess everybody was at hyak
 
If you have a peak to summit pass, beware. For those who don't know, the peak to summit is the dual Crystal/Snoqualmie pass. It uses RFID and because of the chip inside it can't have a hole in it like a normal snoqualmie season pass would. Crystal's solution to this was to issue a clear plastic badge holder that you can then loop onto your jacket, lanyard, etc. Obviously at crystal you can just have that sucker in your pocket full time due to the RFID readers, but at snoqualmie you have to have the badge visible on the outside of your jacket.

Herein lies the problem. At some point when blasting down the mountain for thursday night's skiing (we got a sweet 2+ inches that night) my badge holder decided it couldn't handle the savage beatdown it was taking as I was booking it down triple 60. The lift scanners were pretty lazy that night so I went a whole 3 hours or so before someone tried to scan me. It was at that point that I looked down at my plastic badge holder which had somehow exploded yet still managed to remain attached to my jacket via keyring, the badge was most definitely not still inside.

No big deal I go to guest services get a temp pass, and they tell me they'll call me if they find it (highly unlikely). I did look for a bit, but it was dumping at this point and those badges are nearly all white... Fast forward to today I go to Crystal guest services exploded plastic badge holder in hand. Surely they will see the logic in issuing me a new pass free of charge. After all it was only through the shoddiness of the badge holder they provided that my pass was lost in the first place, I had physical evidence to attest to that fact.

"Sorry, you should've kept it in your pocket"

"But you can't keep it in your pocket at snoqualmie, the badge scanners need it visible."

"Well you're the first person to ever have this happen"

It took every bit of my will power not to unload on this lady, but I've now learned a 25 dollar lesson: The Crystal Guest Service people are assholes and don't trust the POS badge holder they give you with your $900 season pass.
 
Damn. I guess next time at Snoqualmie you'll just have the hassel of keeping it secure in a pocket and bringing it out only when you need to. I hate those stupid charges in life that get you when it's not even your fault.
 
Any UW kids out there? I just transferred for winter quarter, living off of ne 80th.

Been lapping snoqualmie's park pre hard this past week alone.
 
What's the deal with building two landings and letting them marinate for 2 weeks with now wedges?!! (the second one is a gs jump? it's so flat)
 
realllly wanna go up there to try out the park. Never been before so i might go up next week on either tuesday or thursday since i dont have classes. and its also half the distance than stevens
 
Skied my first day at snoqualmie today, shot some photos with a snowboarder buddy

I'm definitely looking for more skiers to film and photo with, hit me up if you want to do some GTS'ing.

I wear khaki pants and either a black and grey softshell, or blue jacket
 
if youre still lookin, im up there a lotta weekday afternoons and evenings. i wear a orange, black and yellow jacket and blueish pants and be down whenever
 
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