SoCal Kick-Off

[Barnballs]

With 3 - 4' expected locally...any thoughts on Waterman/Baldy maybe Friday, or this weekend?
Can't get the in-laws committed to making the Mammy drive tomorrow, and starting to get the shakes.

BB

[SkiHick]

Baldy doesn't open until Sat FYI.

Gonna be pretty low tide up there... Think I'll be heading to Mammy and sticking to the runs with an artificial base til at least after this next cycle probably. Stoked for some good Dec skiing.

[1000-oaks]

Hopefully the rain early next week is absorbed by this new snowfall and freezes, and isn't enough to melt it. A foot of concrete over the rocks would be a nice base layer.

Bookmark this site for snowpack updates: http://www.socalsnow.org/

[wolfelot]

Good luck guys. I hope it’s a good year for you.

[abcdethan]

Excited to earn some turns in the San Gabs soon!

[406]

Radar sure is looking good. Seemed like there was some ig posts showing snow in baldy area prior to this storm? Did that mostly melt last week?

[1000-oaks]

^ Baldy received 6-8" and held most of it, particularly on N aspects.

[Long duc dong]

Curious to see if anyone hit Snow Summit yesterday or Bear/Summit today.

I will see how things shake out. I will probably hit bear/summit tomorrow and possibly Baldy on Sunday. I just want to hit some groomers, I don't want to venture off-piste just yet.

[yogachik]

I drove to Palm Springs and back Thurs/Fri and the mountains are totally covered (and gorgeous). It snowed on the 10 for about 30 minutes of the drive to PS on Thursday, past Riverside. Never seen that before.

BB, I'll head up to MM with you!

[abcdethan]

Another 10 to 16 in forecast for Baldy on Tuesday and Wednesday. I’m out of town this weekend but I’m thinking of checking out some <30 slopes near Waterman on Wednesday. While checking avy conditions first.

[TWINS]

Curious to see if anyone hit Snow Summit yesterday or Bear/Summit today.

I will see how things shake out. I will probably hit bear/summit tomorrow and possibly Baldy on Sunday. I just want to hit some groomers, I don't want to venture off-piste just yet.

Baldy is closed.
No electricity.
Saw one of the owners get interviewed and he wasn't sure when they would be opening.

[1000-oaks]

So the power outage continued all day, lift 1 ran on generator power so scenic riders and tubers were unaffected for the most part. The Notch was able to still serve food thanks to gas grills. Skiing was not open, but prep for chair 2 and Thunder Mtn has begun.

Coverage is pretty damn good for 12/1, but would only use rock skis to drop to the parking lot. Rain on the snow last night created uber-heavy sno-cone snow that's ideal for snow balls and the fattest, most-rockered ski you have. The rain coming later this week will do bad things, it's just a question of how bad it will be.

[bry]

Thanks for these great pics. Looks better than I thought it was going to look!

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[bry]

Checked out Summit today weather was great and had a fun time ripping groomers. Coverage was great. Tons of cars but not too many people.

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[406]

Radar shows raining up to ~10k ft. :-(