PNW devastation right now

[ripzillia]

FZ level dropping to 2500 ft in 1 day. Most mt. bases are around 5-6,000 ft. Can you say ICE! Then clearing for a week. Yeah.

[KMartman]

Yeah that r*in is running right through that snowpack and making it slide from underneath...slick water under the snow...EVIL..

Sorry to hear it man...

On a side note...32" already this week and another 12" expected tonight. With temps during the snowfall being in the 15-18F range it should be PIXIE DUST!

Enjoy your weekend all.



M

[Nevada West]

another 12" expected tonight.

Enjoy your weekend all.



M

You go girl!

[Mtn Man]

All passes are closed, it's nuts! The only way out is through Canada right now. I-5, I-90, Rt 2, all closed. A lot of towns south of Seattle are under water right now, I think they called a state of emergency. Oh, and the rivers haven't crested yet......

Luckily, I'm on a ridge at 410' above sea level. But I definitely feel for the others. They're calling for another 3-5" today, insane...

B)

[sLoPeS]

All passes are closed, it's nuts! The only way out is through Canada right now. I-5, I-90, Rt 2, all closed. A lot of towns south of Seattle are under water right now, I think they called a state of emergency. Oh, and the rivers haven't crested yet......

Luckily, I'm on a ridge at 410' above sea level. But I definitely feel for the others. They're calling for another 3-5" today, insane...

B)

thats pretty nuts. i would have to think that the high summits got burried. whats 10" of r*in, like 100" of snow!?

[SkiDork]

is this a normal occurrence? Or a once every 100 year thing?

[Mtn Man]

is this a normal occurrence? Or a once every 100 year thing?

The latter. They've never seen anything like this before.

Yeah, I think 10" of r*in probably converts to about 100-120" of snow in the last 48 hours. The top of Rainier and Baker are going to be BURIED!!! Nobody is going to summit those suckers for a while!

B)

[KBL Ed]

Wow. Craziness!

[XtremeJibber2001]

Getting pretty bad out there http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/01/0 ... topstories

I recall a similar period of floods when I lived out there around 96.

[Tricks]

^^^
that's cool, thought you might like to go since you're pretty close

getting psyched for our adventure...

Is the whole family going with you?

nope, bunch of my college buds and their buds, and dr. rich from my condo bldg...i think you've met him?

that sounds awesome... is rich jr. going too?

[tyrolean_skier]

^^^
that's cool, thought you might like to go since you're pretty close

getting psyched for our adventure...

Is the whole family going with you?

nope, bunch of my college buds and their buds, and dr. rich from my condo bldg...i think you've met him?

that sounds awesome... is rich jr. going too?

Tricks, how is the thumb repair going?

[Tricks]

it's going. the pain flares up every now and then but for the most part, it has subsided... cast comes off next week, then PT kicks in. good times.

[tyrolean_skier]

it's going. the pain flares up every now and then but for the most part, it has subsided... cast comes off next week, then PT kicks in. good times.

Do the PT exercises religiously and you will be back out skiing soon. Plus you're young so you should heal more quickly. Does the cast attract more ladies by any chance?

[whiteout]

^^^
that's cool, thought you might like to go since you're pretty close

getting psyched for our adventure...

Is the whole family going with you?

nope, bunch of my college buds and their buds, and dr. rich from my condo bldg...i think you've met him?

that sounds awesome... is rich jr. going too?

rich jr went last yr, not this yr.
this will be my 1st time out there.
btw, i asked your bro to mention this trip to you to see if you could go, guess he figured your injury wouldn't allow it.
maybe next yr.