More Powder, Powder, Powder!
After a break in the weather on Friday, heavy snow returns this weekend into early next week.
A new storm system will drop into Oregon from the northwest on Saturday bringing heavy snow showers. While there will be some temporary breaks in the falling snow, I expect nearly continuous snowfall from Saturday morning through Monday morning – with a storm total of 20-30 inches likely!
The snow level will be no higher than 1,500 feet into early next week, and with temperatures at the ski areas in the teens to low 20s, this new snow will be about as light & fluffy as it gets in the Northwest.
Similar to the last storm, this coming storm will feature the heaviest snow in the north Oregon Cascades and the Blue Mountains in northeast Oregon. But the mountains in central and southern Oregon will get significant snow too.
High winds are a possibility again, however, so there will be heavy drifting…and lift operations will likely be affected at higher-elevation ski areas.
Enjoy!
Drew
Friday, March 6, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
What a perfect weekend on the mountain! 2-28-2009
For the record, the boarders on this trip were:
Keri-Lyn
Randy
Kate (Grama Katie went for moral suppport)
Nicole
Austin
Jordan
Gabe
It was a full load! Whohoo! Holy Bejeezus it was cold when we got there this morning, but that was great news! It meant the powder stayed powder and was incredible.
This trip we brought 2 first timers, Nicole and Gabe. By the time they got all of their gear and such it was already after 10am (that is when the first lesson starts) so they decided to brave Bruno and see what they could learn on their own until the next lesson at 1pm. Gabe had a rough start, but seemed to get into it after the lesson. He even took it upon himself to head out to Bruno after the lesson by himself and "do some shredding!" :) Nicole did very well her first go! Great Job Girl!
The rest of us decided to head down to Jeff Flood and ride up to the Mile. I can't even explain how beautiful it was up there, two days in a row now! Gorgeous! There was so much open terrain and powder to play in. Austin and Keri-Lyn took a ride down the outer perimeter from the mile and hit some jumps for fun! We aren't crazy, just learning them but its so much fun!
Poppy was carving all over the mile and seems to be getting more and more comfortable on the board! We are waiting to see him hit the jumps too!
Jordan is faster than all of us so she hits all the runs 2xs before we get to the bottom. She likes the outer perimeter as well and loves to try the jumps! That or she just likes to dig out, who knows!
Grama Katie held down the fort so we had a break table. She brought all the fixins to make lunch up there from the spicy crab dip and clam dip to Roast beef and swiss for sandwiches! yummy! Thanks Grama!
All in all it was a great weekend. Playing hookie on Friday was spectacular and the weather a powder on Saturday was a great follow up. There is more snow in the forecast this week, YES! We will do this all over again next weekend. See you on the mountain!
Til Then!
Keri-Lyn
Randy
Kate (Grama Katie went for moral suppport)
Nicole
Austin
Jordan
Gabe
It was a full load! Whohoo! Holy Bejeezus it was cold when we got there this morning, but that was great news! It meant the powder stayed powder and was incredible.
This trip we brought 2 first timers, Nicole and Gabe. By the time they got all of their gear and such it was already after 10am (that is when the first lesson starts) so they decided to brave Bruno and see what they could learn on their own until the next lesson at 1pm. Gabe had a rough start, but seemed to get into it after the lesson. He even took it upon himself to head out to Bruno after the lesson by himself and "do some shredding!" :) Nicole did very well her first go! Great Job Girl!
The rest of us decided to head down to Jeff Flood and ride up to the Mile. I can't even explain how beautiful it was up there, two days in a row now! Gorgeous! There was so much open terrain and powder to play in. Austin and Keri-Lyn took a ride down the outer perimeter from the mile and hit some jumps for fun! We aren't crazy, just learning them but its so much fun!
Poppy was carving all over the mile and seems to be getting more and more comfortable on the board! We are waiting to see him hit the jumps too!
Jordan is faster than all of us so she hits all the runs 2xs before we get to the bottom. She likes the outer perimeter as well and loves to try the jumps! That or she just likes to dig out, who knows!
Grama Katie held down the fort so we had a break table. She brought all the fixins to make lunch up there from the spicy crab dip and clam dip to Roast beef and swiss for sandwiches! yummy! Thanks Grama!
All in all it was a great weekend. Playing hookie on Friday was spectacular and the weather a powder on Saturday was a great follow up. There is more snow in the forecast this week, YES! We will do this all over again next weekend. See you on the mountain!
Til Then!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Holy Crap Batman! Did you see how much snow we got???
Well snow fans, this was one hell of a Friday on the mountain! The members of this trip were:
Keri-Lyn
Randy
Jordan
Austin
Yes, it was a Friday - but we are snowboarders and there was flippin' stupendous amounts of snow hitting the ground this week! Looks like we got nearly 50" at Timberline over the course of a few days and it showed on the mountain! There was powder for days!
We of course battled the same kids and the not waiting for each other or better yet not wanting to ride on the lift together, but even that didn't phase the day as it was just spectacular! There was not a single cloud in the sky on the mountain today. It was beautiful! I have posted pics from the drive up and back as well as the short stint we spent in the lodge, check em out!
Today, we spent quite a bit of our time on "The Mile" boarding "Gordo's Mile" to "Mustang Sally" to "Alpine" to hit "Kruser" and take Jeff Flood Express back up. If that wasn't enough, we would take the Magic Mile lift up and come down "Coffel's Run" Hit either "Kruser" or "Paintbrush" (for jumping and carving skills) then hit "Glade" back out to "Kruser" to get to the Jeff Flood.
Jordan and Austin had a great time on "Paintbrush" with all of the jumps they have carved out in there. At one point Jordan and Austin both were digging out of deep powder! Ah yes, and they couldn't be alone, Randy thought it would be great to cut through the trees and found himself stuck about 30 ft in in DEEP snow too! hahaha It was so funny I spent my time laughing and forgot to film it! :) (Next time!)
If you want to check out the interactive map of the runs, feel free to click here, http://timberlinelodge.micromaps.com
I think I'd like to try "Otto Lang" and scoot across to "Mustang Sally" then "Alpine" tomorrow and see how that rides!
So everyone is in bed already and have been since 7:30 - wow! what a way to get the kids in bed early! We are headed back out in the am so we will see you on the slopes!
Keri-Lyn
Randy
Jordan
Austin
Yes, it was a Friday - but we are snowboarders and there was flippin' stupendous amounts of snow hitting the ground this week! Looks like we got nearly 50" at Timberline over the course of a few days and it showed on the mountain! There was powder for days!
We of course battled the same kids and the not waiting for each other or better yet not wanting to ride on the lift together, but even that didn't phase the day as it was just spectacular! There was not a single cloud in the sky on the mountain today. It was beautiful! I have posted pics from the drive up and back as well as the short stint we spent in the lodge, check em out!
Today, we spent quite a bit of our time on "The Mile" boarding "Gordo's Mile" to "Mustang Sally" to "Alpine" to hit "Kruser" and take Jeff Flood Express back up. If that wasn't enough, we would take the Magic Mile lift up and come down "Coffel's Run" Hit either "Kruser" or "Paintbrush" (for jumping and carving skills) then hit "Glade" back out to "Kruser" to get to the Jeff Flood.
Jordan and Austin had a great time on "Paintbrush" with all of the jumps they have carved out in there. At one point Jordan and Austin both were digging out of deep powder! Ah yes, and they couldn't be alone, Randy thought it would be great to cut through the trees and found himself stuck about 30 ft in in DEEP snow too! hahaha It was so funny I spent my time laughing and forgot to film it! :) (Next time!)
If you want to check out the interactive map of the runs, feel free to click here, http://timberlinelodge.micromaps.com
I think I'd like to try "Otto Lang" and scoot across to "Mustang Sally" then "Alpine" tomorrow and see how that rides!
So everyone is in bed already and have been since 7:30 - wow! what a way to get the kids in bed early! We are headed back out in the am so we will see you on the slopes!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Its Official! I'm feeling a cold coming on!
So it has been dumping snow on the mountain and Timberline has gotten 41 inches of snow in the last 72 hours with another 30-40+ inches to come in before Friday morning! It's official, I think we are all feeling sick on Friday! We will head up at 7am for those that are in, you know where to be. It is likely we will head up on Saturday as well, so if you aren't feeling sick on Friday don't worry, Saturday is on too! Chime in if you are interested in attending!
Also, for those of you that have not looked at all the updates, don't forget to check out our chronicle updates! I spent a good part of a day uploading pics and profiling the days so check em out!
Also, for those of you that have not looked at all the updates, don't forget to check out our chronicle updates! I spent a good part of a day uploading pics and profiling the days so check em out!
Friday, February 20, 2009
With weather like this, Chime in guys!
Should we go?
6 Day Weather Forecast for Timberline at 4849 ft altitude,
issued (local time): 09 am 20 Feb 2009
| | Days 0-3 Timberline Weather Summary:Heavy rain (total 0.9in), heaviest during Sat night . Freeze-thaw conditions (max 37°F on Fri morning, min 30°F on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
| | Sat 21 morn-ing | Sat 21 after-noon | Sat 21 night | Sun 22 morn-ing | Sun 22 after-noon | Sun 22 night | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Wind (mph) |  |  | |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
| Summary | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | ||||||||||||
| Snow in | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Rain in | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
| Max °F | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Min °F | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Freezing level (ft) | 6900 | 6200 | 7200 | 6900 | 6700 | 6100 | ||||||||||||
Valentine's day on the Mountain!
How great is it to spend Valentine's Day on the mountain with the crew!
Boarders in attendance:
Poppy
Keri-Lyn
Kelsy
Jordan
Austin
What a ridiculous day! Hardly any pictures because we were all too busy snowboarding! It snowed most of the day on an off and powder was in abundance! We hit up the Magic Mile 3 times, one of which the Timberline staff had to close one side due to no visibility! Friggin GREAT! that means storm! Storm means more snow! Sweet! As great as that was, it was just as scary! You could not see your hand in front of your face let alone your group. Crazy!
The powder was spectacular and we expect to get even more this coming week! Can Wait!
See you on the mountain!
Boarders in attendance:
Poppy
Keri-Lyn
Kelsy
Jordan
Austin
What a ridiculous day! Hardly any pictures because we were all too busy snowboarding! It snowed most of the day on an off and powder was in abundance! We hit up the Magic Mile 3 times, one of which the Timberline staff had to close one side due to no visibility! Friggin GREAT! that means storm! Storm means more snow! Sweet! As great as that was, it was just as scary! You could not see your hand in front of your face let alone your group. Crazy!
The powder was spectacular and we expect to get even more this coming week! Can Wait!
See you on the mountain!
2-7-09 Not a long enough day on the mountain!
OK, the crew for this gig was:
Randy
Keri-Lyn
Jordan
Austin
This was the day that Austin thought it would be good to get hit from behind and blackout long enough not to remember what happened to him. Boy do I know that feeling! He was carted off the mountain by snowmobile and to the Timberline First Aid station! They were great with him (and all the other injured folks on the slush and ice sharing the quarters there!) It was decided to be safer than sorry and have him transported to the hospital and checked out. Thankfully, he was good by the time we got there, oh 5pm-ish so they took xrays to be sure and released us around 6:30ish.
Jordan had a dance this night, so we were late getting home, meeting her friend and getting her to the dance, but all seemed to turn out well!
Whew!
This is the view from the top of Magic Mile at Timberline:
Randy
Keri-Lyn
Jordan
Austin
This was the day that Austin thought it would be good to get hit from behind and blackout long enough not to remember what happened to him. Boy do I know that feeling! He was carted off the mountain by snowmobile and to the Timberline First Aid station! They were great with him (and all the other injured folks on the slush and ice sharing the quarters there!) It was decided to be safer than sorry and have him transported to the hospital and checked out. Thankfully, he was good by the time we got there, oh 5pm-ish so they took xrays to be sure and released us around 6:30ish.
Jordan had a dance this night, so we were late getting home, meeting her friend and getting her to the dance, but all seemed to turn out well!
Whew!
This is the view from the top of Magic Mile at Timberline:
2-1-09 Timberline Trip! Beautiful Day!
The crew for this trip included:
Randy
Kate
Keri-Lyn
Austin
Jordan
What a beautiful trip to the mountain. It still hadn't gotten much powder, but we didn't want to miss another weekend! This trip, Kate (my mother) came up to hang out with us and take pictures. Take a look at some of the art she took snaps of in the slideshow, they are amazing! Timberline Lodge is just a wonderful place for anyone to visit.
As for the kids it was all in all a good day. Take a look at this pic from the drive!
What a beautiful site that is!
Or how about the mountain itself?
Don't forget if you want to take a look at all the pics we took, feel free to hit up our albums at http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo112/kdjakubs/Snowboarding%202-1-09/
Randy
Kate
Keri-Lyn
Austin
Jordan
What a beautiful trip to the mountain. It still hadn't gotten much powder, but we didn't want to miss another weekend! This trip, Kate (my mother) came up to hang out with us and take pictures. Take a look at some of the art she took snaps of in the slideshow, they are amazing! Timberline Lodge is just a wonderful place for anyone to visit.
As for the kids it was all in all a good day. Take a look at this pic from the drive!
What a beautiful site that is!
Or how about the mountain itself?
Don't forget if you want to take a look at all the pics we took, feel free to hit up our albums at http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo112/kdjakubs/Snowboarding%202-1-09/
The Weekend of January 24, 2009
So we decided this weekend would be our first missed weekend due to the ZERO snow fall leaving the mountain melting and freezing and NOT FUN!
So so sad.......
So so sad.......
Oh so far behind on the posts!!! This is from 1/17/09
Ski-bowl Day!
Ah, weird trip this was! Members of the crew that were in attendance:
Keri-Lyn
Randy
Jordan
Austin
Casey (Jordan's boyfriend)
Sammy (Jordan's friend)
So of course my daughter isn't allowed to have boyfriends, but her non-boyfriend Casey was invited to go up on this trip as was her friend Sammy. It was a beautiful ride up to the mountain, however alas no snow had really fallen and that meant ICE! Ick! This was Sammy's first trip snowboarding and she stayed for the most part on the beginner hill with Austin helping her to learn the ropes. Jordan helped some, but got ancy to get out on the mountain.
Randy and I hit the slopes and holy crap batman, let me tell you how much ice sucks ass for a snowboarder! Randy fell and hurt his butt coming down mountainside and had to take a break. I may have fallen, I don't remember but it's likely! Jordan fell and hit her shoulder and was done and Casey fell and hurt his ribs, he was done. Austin and Sammy were pretty good as they stayed on the lower slope to help her learn. All in all, a short rough day on the ice!
We vow to find powder damnit!
Ah, weird trip this was! Members of the crew that were in attendance:
Keri-Lyn
Randy
Jordan
Austin
Casey (Jordan's boyfriend)
Sammy (Jordan's friend)
So of course my daughter isn't allowed to have boyfriends, but her non-boyfriend Casey was invited to go up on this trip as was her friend Sammy. It was a beautiful ride up to the mountain, however alas no snow had really fallen and that meant ICE! Ick! This was Sammy's first trip snowboarding and she stayed for the most part on the beginner hill with Austin helping her to learn the ropes. Jordan helped some, but got ancy to get out on the mountain.
Randy and I hit the slopes and holy crap batman, let me tell you how much ice sucks ass for a snowboarder! Randy fell and hurt his butt coming down mountainside and had to take a break. I may have fallen, I don't remember but it's likely! Jordan fell and hit her shoulder and was done and Casey fell and hurt his ribs, he was done. Austin and Sammy were pretty good as they stayed on the lower slope to help her learn. All in all, a short rough day on the ice!
We vow to find powder damnit!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Weather update! Looks like this may be an every day weekend! How could we possibly pass up clear sunny skies? whew! I am thinking yes on Friday night and DEFINITELY Saturday! Chime in if you want to come.
Kewl and the Gang
Kewl and the Gang
Days 0-3 Timberline Weather Summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 46°F on Fri morning, min 32°F on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Timberline Weather Summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 43°F on Sat morning, min 32°F on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
| | Tue 13 after-noon | Tue 13 night | Wed 14 morn-ing | Wed 14 after-noon | Wed 14 night | Thu 15 morn-ing | Thu 15 after-noon | Thu 15 night | Fri 16 morn-ing | Fri 16 after-noon | Fri 16 night | Sat 17 morn-ing | Sat 17 after-noon | Sat 17 night | Sun 18 morn-ing | Sun 18 after-noon | Sun 18 night | Mon 19 morn-ing |
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| Wind (mph) |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | |  |
| Summary | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear |
| Snow in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rain in | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Max °F | 37 | 34 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 39 |
| Min °F | 32 | 32 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 32 | 36 |
| | 21 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 30 |
| Freezing level (ft) | 12300 | 12100 | 12100 | 12500 | 12500 | 12600 | 12500 | 12600 | 12600 | 12600 | 13000 | 13000 | 12800 | 13100 | 13100 | 13100 | 12800 | 11600 |
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