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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Juneuary

WARNING: The following contains a full-on complain-fest. 

Beautiful Bulletproof Ice
“Now is the winter of our discontent.” I have no actual recollection of what Shakespeare meant by that line, but it probably had to do with really marginal snow conditions. Most of Oregon is hovering around 15% snowpack, despite average precipitation. January produced hardly a flake of snow, and most of the snow from those Christmas Storms has melted (at least below 6000 feet). We were left with little more than uninspiring spring-like conditions, but without the warmth or sunlight to get an actual corn cycle going. Meanwhile, the flatlands of the East Coast were pummeled by snowstorm after snowstorm. What a waste.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Early Season on Hood

Early season on the upper mountain 

After a four month hiatus, skiing has returned...and it's about damn time. A few early season storms have brought just enough snow to ski on. It's not stacking up to be the most epic November ever, but even as I type, there's a forecast for another few feet up in the mountains. Bring it on.