Stevens Pass 2011-2012

This weekend I wish to bring some skiiers to the place where the trifecta of Fucking Piano! discovered the Great Piano and we are going to jib it.

Tis but a 10 min journey from the pass.
 
well today essentially sucked. Not because of the snow. But make no mistake ki ds, there is not much snow at all. A couple of feet will do wonders but brooks and daisy only should indicate the level of coverage.
 
Actually, its not. My car is clean, his room is empty, and his car is at Baker with none of my stuff. WIN.
 
Shoulder dislocated again, out for who knows how long. Big thanks to skier_boy26 for helping me off the mountain, driving me to the hospital and sitting in the emergency room for 3 or so hours while they worked on me. He is a good guy, and I encourage you to take the time to meet him~
 
sooooo, kinda missread the article on the stevens pass website and thought all lifts were open EXCEPT brooks and daisy. I was informed today that i got it backwards, which ruins my plans and i will not be there tommorow. ;(
 
Whoa whoa whoa... CNL just bought Stevens Pass? I'm curious what the future will bring. Then again, it seemed like Harbor was always in the wrong business with ski areas. Mission got their quad after Harbor got out of the game there.
 
Not after you got those bindings! Damn.

Definitely putting out vibes for you man. Heal up quick and get back on the mountain.
 
maybe next year, seems like it would be very logical to do one

10-15 jibs for tomorrow according to stevens' FB
 
Let's clarify a few things.
Know the phrase "owned and operated"? It's at the heart of these questions.
Ownership, in the case of ski areas, means that the company (in the case of Stevens and Snoqualmie for CNL) holds the non-mobile parts as property. Buildings, lifts, roads, parking lots, land, etc. The operator is responsible for all the other stuff: snowcats, trucks, people, rails, yada.
Boyne has the management (operating) contract at Snoqualmie, Crystal, Big Sky, and other places. Hence why you see links between the passes: the money is all going to the same place. However, Stevens will be operated by Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, Inc., which is almost exactly the same management team that we've got in place. No big changes there.
One of the main reasons that CNL picked up Stevens is because we have good profit margins and a solid plan for future expansion (bike park, new lifts, it's all in the master plan). Their purchase signals a vote of confidence in what we're doing, and the investment they will bring to the table means that these things may happen a lot sooner than they would have with Harbor.
It also makes other projects more feasible, like the expansion of RTP into dining (you could pay with your lift pass) or to the top of the terrain park (no more checking, automated park passes, an online park pass program without oodles of paper, wait time, and sharpie markers).
I'm excited, and until dark clouds appear, that's how I'll remain.
 
Dammit, why did I leave my avy gear in Portland. Skiing hogs would have been too much fun.

Great day up there, despite the lines! Everyone needs to practice on loading a 2-seater chair though, saw so many singles, empty chairs and jumpers.
 
Hogs ran today, and we seriously mashed the hell out of the bike trails. I'm off work again tomorrow, so say hi if you're there.
 
It was fucking crazy. Also gnarly gnarly crash on the west side of the pass right around that first 45 mph curve. Someone started sliding and rolled their car a few times.
 
I am glad that they gave the employees the 'everything is cherries and unicorn sex' briefing.

The owner controls who operates the area.

CNL has chosen Boyne to run Snocrummie, there is no reason they can't do so at Stevens in the next few years.
 
So I am going to be in the seattle tacoma area for the holiday. Is it worth it to drive up to stevens? Any info would be great!
 
Unless you like waiting in lines while it poors down rain, then yes.

Make sure to bring your 50k outerwear.
 
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