Tahoe Weather, Conditions, Stoke, and What's Up Thread...

i was thinking all your religious hints were going somewhere else, though i couldn't figure out how anything could be hall shaped.

Or cathedral shaped. But you could certainly have an angel-shaped line.

But, to resolve the ambiguity, I think UCL and I will just have to hit your suggested line next weekend. Then we'll have it covered :)

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Originally Posted by Sinecure

I had some fun in the Funitel on Tuesday. Shot this silliness with Nik and Liam, two of my favorite students. Tamara McKinney happened to get in the cabin with us and gamely donned the blonde wig. I have no idea who her friend Bogner Boy is, but he adds GNAR points for sure.

https://vimeo.com/60231545

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq2gZJfqR9U

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we are a bit different here in Central Cal...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vs0mRyazZM&feature=share&list=UUFkY1Agp9R BvWCVL9UCgBig

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Originally Posted by Nuthon

Wed morn powder house anyone? Hiking by 9am

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Was good yesterday. Gets crust toward the bottom and on anything not N facing, but it's worth it up top.

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Originally Posted by MrSmith

Hit up Castle today with Thudder. Crazy part was witnessing a head on collision and rollover at the Boreal exit ramp. We were on foot about 25 feet away; if we were 30 seconds quicker the FJ Cruiser rolling right at us would've been way too close for comfort. Probably a couple concussions, but luckily everybody was walking and talking and not in too bad of shape, considering.

Wintery snow was still to be found, exactly where you'd expect.

First time out with Thudder. Good partner -- safe, fit, etc, kicked my ass on the up, won't hesitate to head out with him again.

Stay safe everybody.

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Thanks for the good words, MrSmith. It was a pleasure touring with you. I hope we can do it again in the future.

JAREDS, sorry you couldn't make it. Hopefully we can make something happen later this winter.

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Originally Posted by Nuthon

Did 3 laps yesterday @ a resort nobody here ever rides. Rode pow all day. Wed morn powder house anyone? Hiking by 9am

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Originally Posted by jables

Had houseguests all weekend, but found some fun stuff Thursday/Friday at AM. Anyone has some mellow BC plans/desires for Monday Tuesday I'd be interested. Ideally, west shore, North Lake. Shoot me a PM.

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PM'd ya both.

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Originally Posted by El Chupacabra

Gave up on winter in Tahoe, drove the whole family to SLC for a weekend of pow. Now for the long drive back across the Great Basin...

Long range forecast for Tahoe is looking bleak. I'm taking the snow tires off next weekend.

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Stop and get some goods in Great Basin! Also hit up Terminal Cancer while you are on your way back! Drive all over Nevada. DO IT. DO IT!

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Originally Posted by buildakicker

Stop and get some goods in Great Basin! Also hit up Terminal Cancer while you are on your way back! Drive all over Nevada. DO IT. DO IT!

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I saw some article on the Ruby Mtns in Powder magazine when I was like 17, I've always wanted to go poke around over there

meter-man, we didn't really peek way over on that side of the mountain, but in general coverage on the lower third of the mountain is thinnnn. However, the creekbed is holding enough snow to ski exciting soft pillows to get out without too much pine needles in your teeth. I ripped a hole in my expensive fancy pants (MHW DryQ elite) skiing between brush and branches on the exit, but I did also ski all the way to the road.

^^^^^already? Damn.

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Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio

I hope they appreciated how boards can rip peanut butter wind affected variable pow and breakable crust way easier than ultralight Dynafiddle setups can (queue thread controversy!).

Pretty dang good weekend in Tahoe if you ask me!

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You were the one trying to convince me to switch my crust and crud busting Wren+Duke for a ultra light dyna fiddle set up. Guess you want to see me flounder. Should not be an issue, as I have found the back seat this season.

your name definitely came up in the, "which ski setup could have done well in this stuff?" conversation :)

Lets get you norf of that 88 place for some scenic skiing soon!!!!

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Originally Posted by telemike

Sinecure - did you get your Hanukkah present?

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Yes! Thanks so much!

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putting out feelers - looking for Squaw vouchers for March 28, 29, 30, 31 - Krystal Kartwright and I will be bringing young Owen to the Far West championship ski races - we've got a house to rent in TD - hoping we can bum some tickets for Krystal

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I should be able to scare up a couple vouchers for you. I don't have enough for all 4 days though.

MrSmith - We rolled through right after the collision. Hell of a way to spend your Sunday morning...

I think you guys were the pair of skiers that we ended up leap frogging with on the way down Castle and back to the road. We were the two splitters that passed by while regaining the ridge for the ride out...

Anyway, definitely some good snow to be found up there... Just had to deal with some nasty wind on the ridges and a few icy traverses. Good time to have ski crampons... Which were back at the car. :( Had plenty of practice on technique this weekend... But the way down was always worth it.

- G

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Originally Posted by Ottime

^^^^^already? Damn.



You were the one trying to convince me to switch my crust and crud busting Wren+Duke for a ultra light dyna fiddle set up. Guess you want to see me flounder. Should not be an issue, as I have found the back seat this season.

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Schralp won't try my bro 183 fats after I stated you have to ski them properly to turn.

Rode some mellow tree line blower near stanford rock this morning. Nice snow out there, and plenty of sunshine :)


http://i50.tinypic.com/35cphlz.jpg
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not too bad out there today
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1361844904

and after some bc, kirkwood was skiing really nice. firm and nicely smoothed out. the kusalas (or is it just kusala?) are great in the air and amazing on hard pack.

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Originally Posted by Sinecure

I should be able to scare up a couple vouchers for you. I don't have enough for all 4 days though.

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understood - thanks for any and all assistance -

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Originally Posted by powdork

not too bad out there today
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1361844904

and after some bc, kirkwood was skiing really nice. firm and nicely smoothed out. the kusalas (or is it just kusala?) are great in the air and amazing on hard pack.

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Great shot!
Way to keep the stoke set to 'on'..

You need a FedEx package under one arm for stoke delivery, pd.
Noice!
now tell me about how they behaved during that air....heh.

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Originally Posted by NoKnees

I think you guys were the pair of skiers that we ended up leap frogging with on the way down Castle and back to the road. We were the two splitters that passed by while regaining the ridge for the ride out...

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Hm, not sure that was us, as I can't recall seeing any splitboards. Or maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention.

Red Lake Peak on Sunday: Skied down to Crater Lake in wind buff and breakable crust through the trees. Not too enjoyable, and very hooky. On the skin back up I witnessed a group set off a wind slab (pic in video). Then skied the gully down to the car. The gully was the best part of the day. Played around with my digital camera for this footage.
https://vimeo.com/60528271

Thanks for picking up a hitchhiker on the Carson - KWood circuit.

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our pleasure, you take pretty pictures.
back in the pnw?

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Originally Posted by bumski

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Love this.

Any Oakland Lakeside maggot want to claim the Toyota Matrix with studded snows and Oregon plates? I walk by the thing every day ...