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After nearly six weeks of constant powder days with temperatures in the 10’s and 20’s, twenty feet of snowfall and a few bluebirds mixed in, one could argue it gets pretty good here during the winter as well. But now it’s spring and I may be able to share some thoughts after 45 seasons split...

Ha, it's true but it's not the ski lifts. The Mt Bachelor Nordic Area, at about 6300' directly across the parking lot from West Village, is to stay open until June 20. I don't have any more details, but I suspect the US Nordic squad (and very likely the Canadian Team, due to Bend local Justin...

Jeez, I finally got around to taking some pictures. It's been beyond good here and I just go up and charge, camera in pocket, too happy enjoying these last powder days to unzip the pocket. Later this week the sun will win and we'll go into (oh darn) a corn cycle and then kiteboarding and all...

We have 179" at mid-mountain here at Bachelor with 504" season total. It's been soooo good.

Funny, whenever you see pics of mixed groups the snowboarders always seem to get the best face shots and are having more fun! :-D

After a terrific week of lift-assisted riding and with the prospect of weekend crowds, the decision was made to go backcountry skiing. You guys know me as primarily a snowboarder, but the truth is I've skied all my life and I think it's the more efficient way to travel in the backcountry. Plus...

So my son Spencer was filming with ThirtyTwo Boots in Nebraska the last two weeks. Nebraska you ask? The last frontier I hear for rail riding, which is where that part of snowboarding is headed. You can do it anywhere there is snow and rails (get it?). This week they're in Brighton. Check out...

We've had a terrific week of snowfall with increasingly drier snow as the storm cycle progressed. If you read my post from last weekend we had about 4" of new snow to cover the rain crust. On Monday the winds and clouds arrived, and we picked up a couple more inches. Monday night it was...

Looks like nice backcountry. Interesting post, but where are the pics of Mrs. Admin?

It's been forever since I've visited the lift served side of Mt Bachelor. I've been busy skate skiing since the conditions for that variant have been excellent. You want firm snow and clear skies and that's what we have had in spades since the snow machine turned off in early January. Yesterday...

It's been pretty rough around here lately, especially after the deluge we got last weekend. I did a 22K skate ski race around Crescent Lake in the pouring rain. So very miserable. We did get 6" mid week that freshened things up and covered the frozen rain pack. Everything was much improved but...

Time for me to chime in. I think Tony has an accurate feel for the snow quality/volume/rain sensitivity of the West Central Mountains of Idaho. I'd probably call it "intermountain", similar to the Wasatch north of I-80(Snowbasin). I've been to Brundage/McCall/Tamarack on about five different...

I had to read this a few times, and from a "powder only" perspective, you're right. But Mammoth doesn't really get that much powder compared to many places north and east. Usually big doses of snow with lots of wind. But it does get tons of perfect bluebird days in between the storm cycles to...

Hey E. Nigma, Do you think your sleep disorder has anything to do with the fact that Ann E. Nigma thinks you're weird? PS: I think I'm going to go for a run tomorrow, or go SUP'ing. Pfffff. ](*,)

Oh come on E. Nigma, you're not fooling us! We know you're really reporting about Crystal Mt., Washington. They NEVER have rime events at Alta, Utah! PS: You can always buy a Ski Gee and put it on your thumb to scrape your goggles. Way less offensive than that creepy ski mask you've been wearing.

The snow was about as good as it gets. Too bad this 60" storm cycle came during the busiest week of the winter, but it's OK to share too. Pulling into the parking lot, trying to time the opening of NWX, which hasn't been open for days. Peering over the top of the bottom of NWX, this chair...

Not much to report except that it has been snowing constantly since around Christmas day. Earlier this week it was dense, but now we're getting 6% stuff. We've had very light density snow often enough this season to think it's normal. Because we've been getting the northern branch of the jet...

Duh

Once again, I miss the Summit Chair opening the day before. But just like last time, they only had it open an hour before the 3:00 close time. It had been socked in all day and then cleared at the last minute. So today I get to Sunrise and park and scramble into a short line, thinking there'll...

I hope Howard doesn't mind, but this is such fascinating reading. Another Major Surge of Moisture into Mammoth today then Hose to Shift South into Southern Ca Monday into Wednesday…..more snow for Mammoth through Mid Week SUNDAY DECEMBER 19, 2010 Posted at 10:52 am by Howard Satellite imagery...