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seasons pass at snoqualmie

ffonsok

ffonsok

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Dec 6, 2005
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do they really check my age if I buy a seasons pass online? It's a difference of $100 that I don't have and I just turned 19 in september... :disgust1:
 
muddy beast

muddy beast

Turbo Monkey
Nov 26, 2005
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why snoqualmie...?
I never understood why people like that place.
maybe someone can enlighten me?
 
NateH

NateH

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Feb 25, 2004
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muddy beast said:
why snoqualmie...?
I never understood why people like that place.
maybe someone can enlighten me?
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The alpental back country is possibly the best in the state with the only competitor being crystal or baker. The parks at west and central are pretty good from time to time and last time I checked they run the largest night skiing operation in the country. There most expensive seasons pass is $460 dollars and from anywhere east of seattle its about a 1/2 hour drive. If thats not a pretty decent list of reasons I don't know what you want.
 
muddy beast

muddy beast

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Nov 26, 2005
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NateH said:
The alpental back country is possibly the best in the state with the only competitor being crystal or baker. The parks at west and central are pretty good from time to time and last time I checked they run the largest night skiing operation in the country. There most expensive seasons pass is $460 dollars and from anywhere east of seattle its about a 1/2 hour drive. If thats not a pretty decent list of reasons I don't know what you want.
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Well I've only ridden at dusk till dark there, but to me it just doesnt compare to Stevens. The mountain is steeper and has less "open space" and is simply more appealing to me. And as a skier, Snoqualmie has always seemed slow and absent (as far as trees go, in the main runs) to me. Not to mention I've never been able to find that challenging of runs, compared to Stevens skyline and backside.

(disclaimer: Merely an opinion, however not a fair one as I have not ridden Snoqualmie during the day enough to compare.)
 
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fuzzycatnuts

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Dec 14, 2005
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Why does the season pass cost more if your not old enough? Thats just stupid.

Reasons to ride snowqulime

1# 1 hour drive from Seattle

2# best back country in Washington except maybe Baker

3# Chair 2 on Alpental, plenty of steeps and tree runs

4# The place is open all day untell 10, 6 days a week. You can mountain bike in the day and ski at night! Or go after work...
 
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Borneo

Turbo Monkey
Mar 22, 2004
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"Backcountry" is a relative term since we're talking about lift served BC here. The purists will shudder to hear some folks call any lift served truly "BC".

Yeah, Crystal rocks. Alpental sucks, don't go there. It's flat and the lines are huge, the food is bad, the terrain is awfull, and the snow is always crappy. Terrible. Really....

Back on thread, yeah, they will ask for your I.D. when you pick it up but you may be able to get it mailed to skip that.

Though I was looking forward to yet another Snoqualmie/Stevens bashing each other thread....:monkeydance::monkeydance:
 
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Borneo

Turbo Monkey
Mar 22, 2004
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Duvall
Remember, across the highway is even worse. yeah, worse... All flat, boring, terrible.... Stevens RULES!:twitch:
 
SnowboardinWA

SnowboardinWA

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Feb 23, 2007
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Crystal has ALOT of non-lft accessed BC. I snowshoe into some AWESOME Bowls that noone else gets to. I strap my board to my back, take my GPS unit, and my map and head out to a few point I marked earlier. I always tell atleast 2 people where I'll be headed, for saftey reasons, not like they'll find me in time but they'll know where to search for the body.
 
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Borneo

Turbo Monkey
Mar 22, 2004
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True. Crystal has awesome BC.

Back on thread. ffonsok, if you do get caught though, they WILL take your pass away. They don't f around and expect to get seriously heckled from others in the lift line when they yank you....
Roll the dice.
 
Str8OutaBallard

Str8OutaBallard

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Jun 18, 2004
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Only way I would do a pass at Snocrummy is if either
a) I was working there or
b) if I could use it at Crystal also and not at a reduced rate...

but I will admit that I took my girl friend and a pet up there yesturday and did a little hiking and taking pictures...
 
ffonsok

ffonsok

Monkey
Dec 6, 2005
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I found that there is a student discount making the pass something like 350.

Not a bad deal
 
Mut

Mut

Monkey
Dec 23, 2004
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Renton, WA
I have to say i've been in the bc at all the major washington resorts, and I must disagree about Alpental as the best back country. Stevens pass has my vote. And plus they are opening for Mt. Biking. So if you haven't experienced it you should.
 
talusslope

talusslope

Chimp
Apr 6, 2007
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sst, WA
didn't crystal sell their pipe cat to snoqualmie? :clapping: not to mention its predug so they can open it earlier. which if anybody impotent is reading... would make an amazing center peace to a great slopestyle coarse if it was fully shaped as well.:lighten:

 
SnowboardinWA

SnowboardinWA

Monkey
Feb 23, 2007
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Tacoma, WA
Crystal doesn't have to sell anything to Snoqualmie, Boyne family owns BOTH.

Pssst...Little birdie told me that the Boyne family has a pretty nice MTN bike park at the Boyne MTN resort in Michigan. Shhhh, don;t tell anyone. Maybe we will see something at Snoqualmie, since its not in Mt Rainer Nat. Park.
 
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fuzzycatnuts

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Dec 14, 2005
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I guess I cant speak from experanice I was just going off what other people had told me. There is some sick terrain at alpental tough. The best part is I can get there in my 2wheel dive car in less than an hour, and I can go after I get off work.

Anyway I hope they open soon, p.m. for car poolling!
 
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