schubwa
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We've had kind of a up and down week, with dense snow falling setting up a good base, then a mini-Pineapple Express rolls in and melts the lower slopes. It was snowing above 7000 feet so the upper 2/3's of the mountain was getting plastered. Then a new cold and wet series came in with the jet directly overhead (not uncommon).
I fired up the RV and brought my son Spencer and his buddy T-Roy. They had the rail for insurance in case there was skimpy cover. I brought snowboard, AT skis and Nordic skis to make sure I got to ride something. The RV rules early season as we can duck in, warm up ,eat, nap...you get the idea.
Upon arrival, I decided to hike the Cinder Cone, which is the preferred early season option because of it's accessability and smooth bed surface. The wind really transports material and heaps it onto the northerly aspect of the cone.
There was a boot pack in, but it was very stormy and wild on the way up. I was alone as the boys chose to ride the rail and build a couple jumps. The snow was high quality as it had snowed all the way down to Bend, unusual for this early in the season. I had on just a softshell but by the time I got to the top it was blasting and I quickly slipped on the hard shell, helmet and fresh goggles.
Nice dreamy snow but I'm really cautious and rode the deck like I was snowboarding on eggshells, as there isn't much base due to that warm storm earlier in the week. I put in two laps and headed down to grab some lunch.
After some down time I grabbed the waxless classic skis for the extra credit session. There was a pretty good track set in the Nordic area, so that went well.
We're forecasted to get at least another foot tonight, so maybe another report from the greater PNW tomorrow. Happy shredding!
I fired up the RV and brought my son Spencer and his buddy T-Roy. They had the rail for insurance in case there was skimpy cover. I brought snowboard, AT skis and Nordic skis to make sure I got to ride something. The RV rules early season as we can duck in, warm up ,eat, nap...you get the idea.
Upon arrival, I decided to hike the Cinder Cone, which is the preferred early season option because of it's accessability and smooth bed surface. The wind really transports material and heaps it onto the northerly aspect of the cone.
There was a boot pack in, but it was very stormy and wild on the way up. I was alone as the boys chose to ride the rail and build a couple jumps. The snow was high quality as it had snowed all the way down to Bend, unusual for this early in the season. I had on just a softshell but by the time I got to the top it was blasting and I quickly slipped on the hard shell, helmet and fresh goggles.
Nice dreamy snow but I'm really cautious and rode the deck like I was snowboarding on eggshells, as there isn't much base due to that warm storm earlier in the week. I put in two laps and headed down to grab some lunch.
After some down time I grabbed the waxless classic skis for the extra credit session. There was a pretty good track set in the Nordic area, so that went well.
We're forecasted to get at least another foot tonight, so maybe another report from the greater PNW tomorrow. Happy shredding!
