Alpental Archive

  • Moguls have been the nemesis of snowboarders everywhere since the dawn of time.  Although murderous, painful, and technically difficult moguls are in fact manageable.  Still you must be alert at...

    How to Snowboard Moguls: A nwBro Guide

    Moguls have been the nemesis of snowboarders everywhere since the dawn of time.  Although murderous, painful, and technically difficult moguls are in fact manageable.  Still you must be alert at...

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  • If any of you out there monkey around with Google Earth or Google Maps, you probably know that most of the Washington Cascade ski areas have crappy aerial photo coverage. ...

    Alpental Aerial Photo

    If any of you out there monkey around with Google Earth or Google Maps, you probably know that most of the Washington Cascade ski areas have crappy aerial photo coverage. ...

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  • Lucky. Got the a.m. off again.  This time there was even more snow that last Friday and it was way colder.  Lines weren’t as bad as last Friday but it...

    Alpental, Tuesday March 10, 2009

    Lucky. Got the a.m. off again.  This time there was even more snow that last Friday and it was way colder.  Lines weren’t as bad as last Friday but it...

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  • The bossman gave me the go-ahead to come in a few hours late on Friday.  Alpental had gotten knee deep snow the night before and it was slated to be...

    Alpental, Friday March 6, 2009

    The bossman gave me the go-ahead to come in a few hours late on Friday.  Alpental had gotten knee deep snow the night before and it was slated to be...

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  • Snoqualmie Pass has been working for at least 10 years to get their Master Development Plan (MDP) approved through the USFS.  Last Friday (11/21/08) they finally got the thumbs up....

    Snoqualmie Pass MDP Approval

    Snoqualmie Pass has been working for at least 10 years to get their Master Development Plan (MDP) approved through the USFS.  Last Friday (11/21/08) they finally got the thumbs up....

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  • The Washington coast is rad. We pretty much always have swell. Even when Cali is dead flat all summer there will be size up here. Usually… Last Memorial Day weekend...

    2008 Memorial Day Weekend Surf

    The Washington coast is rad. We pretty much always have swell. Even when Cali is dead flat all summer there will be size up here. Usually… Last Memorial Day weekend...

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  • Gillis, JR and Wagner went log jibbing the other day. Get your mind out of the gutter, what i mean is they were jibbing a tree log with their snowboards....

    Log Jam

    Gillis, JR and Wagner went log jibbing the other day. Get your mind out of the gutter, what i mean is they were jibbing a tree log with their snowboards....

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