spajr Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 Trying to find out some information about the snow quality and quantity on Diamond Peak. In otherwords, is it worth skiing? Quote
skyclimb Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 I have never personally skiied it, but others I know have and they seem to go back every year. You should probably send iain the ski yuppie a PM. Quote
spajr Posted December 3, 2004 Author Posted December 3, 2004 I've skied it, but don't know about the current conditions. Quote
snodger Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 The word seems to be out: check the latest 'Couloir' mag - decent article covers Diamond. Quote
John Frieh Posted December 3, 2004 Posted December 3, 2004 Yes. In that same area Lakeview Mtn has a coulior you can see from the summit chair lift on Willamette that averages 50 degrees and you can easily hit car to car in a day... just as good as diamond but much shorter approach. Bailey in southern OR is some real dope... plenty big cornices to huck your ass off of and more vertical than Diamond. Throw in good access (especially if you have a bile) and you’ve got something to do this weekend. Oregon descents is worth browsing... Quote
snodger Posted December 4, 2004 Posted December 4, 2004 shhhhhhhhhhhhhh. next thing ya know there'll be guys in dresses on mother's day. Quote
John Frieh Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 shhhhhhhhhhhhhh. next thing ya know there'll be guys in dresses on mother's day. I second that one! If things don't calm down on the saint we might have to switch venues to Bailey. yum yum. Quote
jlag Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 Sounds good, anytime. Just let me know if you can handle a split rider. I know that mountain pretty good. I heard Bailey Cat is shut down this year? true? Quote
iain Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 red top has some stuff too. the odell lake area ain't exactly secret guys Quote
Fejas Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 Sno is spars around the base, but after this coming weekend it should start to get deeper.... Quote
MntBoy Posted December 9, 2004 Posted December 9, 2004 Why dont you try calling the Willamatte Pass snow phone 345-SNOW. That will give you an idea of the amount of snow and the conditions of the snow. It is pretty close to Diamond so it should give you a good idea. Quote
maxwell Posted December 10, 2004 Posted December 10, 2004 (edited) Bailey will be up and running soon. One of my main ski partners is a guide there (bastard) and he's been keeping me up on the new happenings. They have a new cat and the experienced guides are back. So it should be better than ever. I skied an 18" day there a couple of years ago in March and had an excellent time. Great terrain there. They also have a new website: http://www.catskimtbailey.com/ Edit to add: I also ski with spajr (the starter of this thread) and I know he knows the snow is deep now at Diamond - last week was a different story. What a difference a week makes! Edited December 10, 2004 by maxwell Quote
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