Slog - Comments on This week in Snowboarding http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding The Snow Fever expo is this weekend at Qwest Field Event Center. It runs Friday afternoon and all day Saturday and Sunday. If you're itchin' to swap out your equipment, or to buy some of last year's stock at great discounts, this is your last chance to do it. Every ski resort in the the Northwest will also be there trying to get you to come and visit, or even buy a season pass. Some will be selling discounted passes, others will offer no discounts at all. Here's a breakdown of the local resorts, their unlimited-season-pass prices for adults,... Copyright 2008 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:58:36 -0800 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:45:29 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by fuck mt baker The arrogance of the operators of these hills is astounding, particularly Baker - largely reviled as total dickheads, yes I'm talking to you duncan - anyway, why fuck around in WA when Whistler is just over the border?

]]> fuck mt baker http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831491 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831491 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:08:21 -0800 Comment by mr.designer Wow, I don't think I've seen that many bad photoshopping techniques all combined into one image in quite a while. The lens flare completes it.

]]> mr.designer http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831494 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831494 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:08:56 -0800 Comment by Clint But then you'd have to live in Colorado..

One thing you can do at Stevens, is get togther with 3 other friends and buy the Friends/Family pack for $250 each. It is only midweek/nights, but you can ride on weekends until mid December and from March 1st on...

]]> Clint http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831508 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831508 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:19:09 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle It's even cheaper at Red Mountain in Rossland, BC. Just fly to Trail BC from Vancouver BC or Spokane WA and you can afford to live on the mountain and ski for two weeks for less money.

Plus, they have real snow.

Not the baby snow you see around here.

We're talking Rocky Mountain snow.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831519 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831519 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:25:40 -0800 Comment by Fnarf 1,000 new acres of terrain? No, the terrain was already there. What's new is the ski resort chopping down the trees and grooming it for snowboarders.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831525 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831525 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:28:22 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Good point, Fnarf.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831535 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831535 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:31:16 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 The Summit at Snoqualmie pass which includes 5 days at Crystal is $459, not $379.

$379 is the pass without the days at Crystal.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831541 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831541 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:36:31 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate Horn Fixed; thanks!

]]> Amy Kate Horn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831546 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831546 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:40:18 -0800 Comment by asdf True, Crystal's north backcountry was always "there."

But, you either had to a) take the crappy traverse back to the base, two lift rides, then do more crappy traversing; or, b) ski always icy, shrub-studded Lower Northway, take off your skis, wait for a shuttle bus, ride the bus, walk through the base area, two lift rides, then do more crappy traversing.

I'll take the new lift, thanks.

And, they're not going to groom out there. And, it's now easier to get out to terrain beyond Northway Bowl, which will become the "new" North Backcountry, I predict.

]]> asdf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831712 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831712 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:07:58 -0800 Comment by asdf @1,

I've never heard anyone complain about the Baker people.

If you think the Baker people are dickheads, you were probably breaking the rules, which are designed to keep people from dying.

]]> asdf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831717 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831717 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:11:58 -0800 Comment by asdf All of that said, we really do deserve cheaper full season passes. More people would ante up for them - they'd come up more, and spend more on food and whatever else in the process.

]]> asdf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831721 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:15:03 -0800 Comment by laterite Yikes. I was thinking of taking up snowboarding this season...didn't know the passes were that much! Super 'spency!

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831782 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831782 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:15:07 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate Horn Take up snowboarding! You won't regret it! But go up at night when there are no crowds, the tickets are cheaper, and the snow is better. Stevens is especially beautiful at night (open until 10 pm).

]]> Amy Kate Horn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831883 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_week_in_snowboarding#c831883 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:45:29 -0800