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Wed morn and I'm crying, 13" sitting at Lookout and they are now closed on Wed, Schweitzer has 5", Whitefish 2".
Silver and 49N closed today.
Skied Lookout anyway was quite fun, really was 13"+. I expect there to be over 20" by tomorrow morning for opening.
Free skiing Thursday for any passholder to come ski Lookout, Friday free with three cans of food.
Silver should open with 13-14" thur. and is half price with shell coupons.
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Fri am WOW Lookout was amazing there was over 3.5' off chair 3 took 3 laps just to cut it up so you could ski it. Ski free today 3 cans of food.
Silver is reporting 36" since they were last open on Mon should be incredible today think steeps.
49N 5", Schweitzer 4", Whitefish 6", Blacktail 8". I'll be in the deep at Silver. 
Well it turned into a fiasco for many chair 2 broke with 50+ people on it and they had to be lift evacuated, another group and some from the first mess then got stuck at the bottom of chair 4 which took till 11:50 to get going another 1-2 hour mess.
I hiked chair 2 skiing untouched Powder great day for me, chair 2 down till next weekend. Sunny today. No new snow.
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Saturday turned into another zoo Cat was hauling skiers to the top of chair 2 with ropes, lift lines on chair 4 to get to the cat line were 20-30 minutes. Chair 2 is up and running today.
On another note the main chair at Lookout went down around noon yesterday but no mention today on web page.
Snow tonight, tomorrow, tues.....
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2" at 49N and Schweitzer, Silver and Lookout both above freezing at 5am with a warm storm rolling in today with winds, both ski areas fixed the lifts and were fully operational Sunday. No fresh at Whitefish.
Thursday and Friday show great promise for snow.
Wed AM 3" at 49N, 5" w/3" last 12 hr on top at Schweitzer, Lookout and Silver closed. temps still warm.
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Schweitzer Rules they are open with 5" in 24 and 11" in 48 hours, Whitewater 4", Whitefish and Blacktail pulled in 2".
Silver and Lookout 3" closed today. Storm warning tonight for Silver Valley, Silver Mtn and Lookout.
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Thur am Silver and Lookout pulled in 3" and 3" so opening after two days closed with 6" total and temps in the low 20's, forecasts says major snow by Fri am. High Winds today 15-25 mph across the area.
Schweitzer 4" in 24 hr, Whitewater 6", 49N closed.
Fri am and WOW AMAZING AND FORTUITOUS, SNOWED ALL DAY, at least in the Silver Valley both Lookout and Silver pounded all day with snow Thursday, Lookout received 9" during the day and another 8" last night, Silver saw 8" during the day with 4" new overnight, great snow too.
Schweitzer 4" overnight, 49N 3-5" overnight and 3-4" during the day yesterday. Whitefish and Blacktail 5".
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Whitefish, Silver, and Lookout 5", Blacktail 6", Schweitzer 2.5", 49N 2" Temps in the teens with Monday sounding like a major Powder day.
Great day of skiing on Sunday snowed all day but totals aren't what we saw skiing. More snow today with low temps and then it dries out and temps moderate later in the week.
Schweitzer and 49N just a trace in 24. Silver and Lookout 3" yesterday with Lookout getting an additional 1" overnight expect another Great Powder day especially in the Silver Valley heavy snows forecast.
Laps to town off the Gondola very worthwhile the last four days.
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Go 49N 2" overnight 9" in 24 hr, Schweitzer 3-5" 24 hr, WH2O 12" British Columbia super snow, Whitefish 2" yawn.
Hike Lookout 6" overnight 10" in 24 hr.
So anyone reading this or should I just sleep in and go skiing?
Wed morn and it's brutally cold 0 F, off to hike today.
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Rained and rained hard all night in the valley Silver and Lookout 1" temps just at to barely below freezing, 49N trace, Schweitzer manages 5"+ temps 32 at village 29 on top. I love skiing but I think I can miss out on today.
Rain in the valley most of the day Sunday, Silver 1" Lookout 2" for Monday morning. Schweitzer & 49N 0".
Season ends 5th of April across the area, possible Silver Saturdays at Silver, open 25th of April for Leadman triathalon.
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Powderhounds powder thursday at Lookout 15" and Silver 14", Schweitzer Trace going to be bluebird go play. I'm back to work Monday so to all who read this have a great summer.
High winds and more moisture forecast for the weekend.
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Snowing again but sunny and warm predicted for the weekend.
Silver and Lookout will both be open 11th of April, poss the 18th for Silver and open for the Leadman race on the 25th.
Silver saturdays continue as long as 1000 skiers show up the preceeding Sat.
Beautiful day on the 18th very good corn snow and sun temps were spot on too. Looks like the 25th will be like the 11th with moisture in some form falling out of the sky, the skiing was still good even with the snizzle.
Any athletes out there Leadman triathalon ski bike run, I'll just be skiing for fun.
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Great Divide ski area open today 10 - 5 pm after a snow storm rolled through this week leaving 2' in the mtns tickets $19. 1st Montana ski area to make it to May according to the article in the Missoulian.
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You know it makes sense.
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Well it didn't freeze overnight but thanks to a local auto dealership they opened Silver Mt for Sunday. Skiing was pretty good on the North facing slopes but really soft on the south aspects. Still sunny skiing in May no complaints.
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| pinhead wrote: |
| Well it didn't freeze overnight but thanks to a local auto dealership they opened Silver Mt for Sunday. Skiing was pretty good on the North facing slopes but really soft on the south aspects. Still sunny skiing in May no complaints. |
wow - i didn't know this!!! How's the cover compare to this time last year?
we were at closing weekend at Bachelor - they closed with full coverage and 120 inch base. There was some superb spring skiing up there. Aiming at Whistler this weekend, probbaly last ski weekend of season.
We have Silver season passes for next season, so we must catch up sometime!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Yeah another weekend at Silver open this Sat and Sun for $ 25. The end of May and I'm still riding lifts I love it.
gortonator, Cover was good last weekend but it didn't freeze so we stayed with the N. facing steeps they were very good. Price on passes was a steal for 09/10 can't blame you for picking those up.
Yes we should hook up sometime and unless things change I am up there most days.
Headed up in a few minutes to go pound the slush into submission again.
Skiing was nice on Sat as it had froze Fri night, had to hike to get back to chair 2 but N Face Glades still the best skiing.
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good old Silver - wish they'd advertized this a little more! Whistler was worthe teh drive tho - laps of West Bowl were very worthy!
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Silver, advertise, that would go against their grain but the skiing was fun. Sunday was very warm 48* at 4:30 am but I just kept hiking back out of North Face Glades 25 min laps with better snow.
it's hike to ski or stay home. See ya this coming winter and remember the days start getting shorter soon.
Just a summer update the El Nino in the Pacific continues to strengthen and we are hotter and drier than normal the 09/10 season is starting to look rather grim for the PNW area. It's a good thing the passes were cheap.
7/10/09 El Nino is now expected to last through the winter so those Southern BC and N. Id WA and W. MT are all looking at a very dry and warm winter compared to the last 2 wonderful winters.
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17" and snowing at Lookout they will open this Friday through the weekend, snow forecast Wed-Sat and down to the valleys. Let it snow.......
Mt. Baker and Crystal opening this week in WA and in OR Timberline and Mt. Hood limited opening.
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We're heading to Crystal for the weekend - they hope to have most lifts open and it's dumping right now - base over 1m already. Could be fun. This has been a very snowy week in the Cascades.
Hope we get more at Silver next week and I can get up and get my season pass working!!
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Lookout was enjoyable for opening and heard many who thought the snow was great if thin.
Silver hopes to be open thursday 19th but not enough snow in the forecast for that hope.
Heard Baker now has over 72" at base, just may have to head over.
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Crystal was good today - sunny, cold, light snow, few rocks but nothing serious. Baker looking good, so are Hood ski hills. Looking fave for next. More beer required - Snorting Elk is quiet but fun
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Lookout will be open again this weekend with limited service going to full service on Thanksgiving. Silver and Schweitzer will open the next day Friday 27/11.
Skiing still thin at Lookout but more snow expected over the weekend.
49N is open as of 21/11.
Ski season is here get it now before the next chinook.
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| pinhead wrote: |
Lookout will be open again this weekend with limited service going to full service on Thanksgiving. Silver will open the next day Friday.
Ski season is here get it now before the next chinook. |
Yep - intend to. looking at Whistler for ThxGiving, sounds crazy up there. Needs to stop snowing for a few days. Hopefully Silver will be in full swing for 1st weekend in Dec, as if it is, we'll be there!
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10" at most of the ski areas yesterday no further snow forecast till friday. All areas should be open by Friday.
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pinhead, excellent. We're heading to Whistler for ThxGiving and hopefully Silver the weekend after to pick up season passes. With luck they'll have a decent base by then
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The warmup we had a week ago Monday really helped to base up the snow, had some good skiing & hiking yesterday.
Enjoy W/B I have a two for one burning a hole in my pocket for W/B hope to get back there at some point this winter.
Snowing at Lookout and Silver right now more snow for Schweitzer and 49N later today and then dry till Friday.
Snowed all day Tues at Silver and Lookout.
Red White and you passes on sale again until the end of Dec. http://www.redwhiteandyoucard.com/
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wow real change since Tues, the moisture created an ice crust 1.5 cm thick, quite nasty hiking Wed, and now 14 hours of rain in the valley and ski areas are reporting 1-2 inches, there should be 6-12" after all this moisture. 49N and Lookout are worth going to but I would avoid Silver and Schweitzer this weekend, not enough open to bother with.
The good news gortonator, gets his base for next week the bad news no moisture in the forecast after today.
Skied Silver Sun very limited skiing unless you ducked ropes and found some fresh, Mon at Lookout was nice first sunny day we've had even some spring type skiing.
5/12 Still thin and ski areas barely open, snow desperately needed.
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Mtns reopening today and tomorrow but no new snow and only very light snow in the forecast over the weekend, skiing should start to improve next week with more snow in the forecast.
Sun morn and only a trace of snow at ski areas.
15/12 and finally some significant snowfall ski areas should begin to open more terrain.
18/12 Great skiing thur closer to fully open ski areas.
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El Nino curse continues for Lookout 31"/52" and Silver 15"/40" another 24 hours of moisture and no accumalation.
Further North 49N 29"/55", Schweitzer 32"/52". Above freezing at all 4 lodges.
Red Mtn 5" new this AM 43" or 110cm base.
Whitefish 3" new 51" base.
Tues morn all areas with at least 2" overnight and up to 10" at top of Mtn for Schweitzer. Let it snow.
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Finally snow again, snow predicted over the next 3 days, New Years storm comes with El Nino punch. 
Very slow start to the season considering it started on the 13th of Nov around here.
6" reported at Silver, 4" at Lookout and Schweitzer.
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Fresh snow, finally we are getting away from early season conditions, great skiing with fresh last two days and more fresh this morning 7" at Silver and Schweitzer, Lookout got 5" overnight and 10" in 24 hr, 49N 2", Fernie 10"/22cm. More snow forecast for Monday with dropping temps.
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Schweitzer was prett good yesterday, nice soft snow and almost deserted.
Thinking of Silver thiw weekend, but North Face glades not open yet? Is it still a bit low there?
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Silver hasn't opened NFG but they did open the traverse on Sat and it got tracked out very quickly $7 for skiing this Thur so Powder Thur will not be Pow for long 7" new for Thur, Mid Mtn 23" top 79". Riders are ducking the rope and skiing NFG and some have started slides, it's such a toothy area I've been waiting for more snow.
Lookout 7" fresh this morn with 47" base 79" on top. 49N 43"/77". Schweitzer 50"/70". Whitefish 80". Red Mtn 58" or 149cm
No snow in the forecast until Fri/Sat, it is expected to be a light snowfall.
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We're looking at Silver or 49 for Saturday, and then take a few days off and hit Schweitzer and Red. Red should be pretty much skiable in most areas with that base
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49N has a tele GS race and demos Sat I'll be there racing. Might I suggest Turner on Fri and ski the 8"of fresh snow that has been skied everywhere else. Red was down but up and functioning again.
Lookout was really good on Wed with the 7" of fresh more on chair 3 since it has been down since Sunday great skiing to the Interstate.
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Chance we'll be at 49 on Saturday, if friends from Australia arrive in Spokane on time Friday night. Looks like forecast is improving for weekend and early week, so could be pretty good. No huge dumps, but a few inches top-ups would be nice
If you see someone in black, with a 'I fear no beer' sticker on helmet, then say hello. I'll look for some crazy tele-skier ...
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