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I have no idea how that could happen :DQuote:
Originally Posted by CRACKER
Storm? - THAT FUCKING LOW PRESSURE WILL NOT MOVE AWAY!@!!!!!$#@$%@#R$@$R@ Its been sitting off the coast for days now, almost a week!!! He's cock-blocking EVERYTHING!!!
But Kirkwood did ski rather well in protected areas and was actually really fun. :fmicon:
lack of snow is doing something to keep the crowds down - but seeing those clouds form and come in from the EAST, carrying no snow, is enough to really piss me off. :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil
That said, the sun heated up the back side of Lincoln and Judah pretty nice Saturday morning, good old Juneuary corn (mini TR to come)
I'd blame hop if I were you guys.
Wrong tense, OHC.Quote:
Originally Posted by onehotchili
That was the silver lining this weekend. The only silver lining this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatty
Note to self: When sporting 200cm GSes, if your friend points to how sweet the Saddle looks from ABC, listen to the little voice in your head. No, not that one -- the one telling you that they're too damned heavy to hike on, and anyway, Saddle must be closed or someone would've hiked out there already -- the other one, not the one who agrees with the friend. To aid in remembering these little tips, recall the sensation of skiing High Yellow Gully on 200s in what could charitably be called early-season conditions.
i guess... although last week (mid-week)... the skiing was actually pretty fun. full on spring skiing. i dunno what this past weekend was except boring for the kids. anyhoo... hopefully things will pick up.Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinedad
Weekend before last I skied Squaw and Rose backcountry.....but after the warm week I am done until more snow comes. It is a sad day.
On the other hand, conditions on Mt Rose were good on Sat (Jan 27th)..........for road biking. :(
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...g?t=1170111153
That was EPIC!!!! Props to the road biking in the snow, isn't there a fair amount of sand on the roads though? :yourock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Huckwheat
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Originally Posted by skimoore
Not sure if you are talking shit or being serious.....but oh well. Yes, definately sandy as hell. But the shoulder was as large as it ever is on Rose (the Snow was melted all the way off the road). I have a cross bike that I dont really mind getting dirty......so I at least got some of my aggressions towards this winter out!!!
8900 Feet in Tahoe.....skiing or biking, take your pic.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...g?t=1170112622
He's definitely serious.........he owns teh spando-tard and sucks teh gu shots....:fm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Huckwheat
But I agree.......riding down mt rose with gravel on the shoulders scares the hell out of me. Mostly because it's morally wrong to not go mach looney.
Yeah huck! Way to get after it....you ever mountainbiked in Auburn?Quote:
Originally Posted by Huckwheat
Yup, totally serious. :( And I suck hammer gel, it just sounds way less soy than GU.Quote:
Originally Posted by kidwoo
I miss going mach looney on the Sierra passes....hit my top speed up there last summer. :( Can't go mach looney on skis or bikes this winter. :(
It just keeps getting better:
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN CONUS BY
WEEK`S END. TEMPS WILL CONTINUE THEIR ASCENT INTO THE UPPER
FIFTIES/LOW SIXTIES...LOW FIFTIES FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IT`S GOING
TO FEEL MORE LIKE SPRING THAN JANUARY! SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WE WILL
SEE SOME MID AND UPPER MOISTURE SPILLING OVER THE RIDGE. THIS COULD
MODERATE OUR TEMPERATURES SOME...SO DECIDED TO STAY BELOW MEX
GUIDANCE FOR NOW. LEFT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIP ON SATURDAY FOR
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA...ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE ACTION WILL
BE FAR TO THE NORTH...IN THE PAC NW. STILL VERY HARD TO SAY WHEN AND
IF THIS RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN.
Ok, I will tell my dirty little secret. I rode from my house in Washoe Valley to the Top of Rose.....and my wife picked me up.
That way the gravel wasnt a factor on the way down....and I didnt freeze my ass off. We were going to Tahoe anyhow, so I just rode half way there.
hmmmmmm gonna disagree there......Quote:
Originally Posted by skimoore
I slayed teh icy at alpine on friday. looneymachen was about the only thing that was fun. It's been a while since I hit those speeds where you can feel the wind resistance start to make you light in the loafers.......lighter than normal I mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by skimoore
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Originally Posted by Huckwheat
You're dead to me
dead to me I tell you!!!!!!!
.........but probably wise
Did that asshole really have to throw the exclamation mark in there? :cussing:Quote:
Originally Posted by LegoSkier
Huck, yeah, in those conditions I don't blame you for not descending...hell, the climb is a lot of the fun anyways when the descent is sketched.
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Originally Posted by LegoSkier
Thanks for the good news...i don't know if anyone was aware of this...:confused:
Kidwoo=Unsafe at any speedQuote:
Originally Posted by kidwoo
Tahoe Winter: 06-07
"Oh fuck it. Just fuck it, man."
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...reenshot.1.jpg
What's safe(sp?)??Quote:
Originally Posted by skimoore
Right on! The continued pattern! Kick Ass! Woot! Holy Sweetness!
I blame Freshies :FIREdevilQuote:
Originally Posted by LegoSkier
:biggrin:
IM SO GLAD THIS WEATHER PATTERN ISNT CHANGING
OH GOD YES I AM
I know right? You should have skied Eagle Bowl at KW this past Saturday...it would have BLOWN YOUR MIND!Quote:
Originally Posted by ptavv
I did. and yes my mind is flopping in the breeze now.
Wasn't it beyond killer??? The boilerplate anti-suncupped madness was super fun and rad.
I definately underestimated the temperature at 9k. It was 50 and sunny at my house, so I left with thick tights, 3 upper layers, normal mtn biking gloves, and decided on thick hiking socks (but no booties :( ).
At the top the clouds had come in, and it was cold. Hands and Feet were totally numb. The decent would have really hurt!
Boring? I seem to recall coming up on you guys after a runaway snowboard took out one of your charges and snapped her binding. Not so much boring.Quote:
Originally Posted by onehotchili
yeah got back from tahoe last night
they could definitely use some snow
Understatement of the year. And still, useless without pics. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by jahoney
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Originally Posted by jahoney
Great report. Thanks a ton.
true... that was pretty exciting. that snowboarder ticked me off... he had no business taking off his snowboard and trying to walk down that run that he should never have been on. and of course dropping his board while it was off.Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinedad
Lame.Quote:
Originally Posted by onehotchili
Hopefully all shins are in tact.
Glimmer of hope in the 8-14 day outlook. "above normal" precip for norcal.........but also above normal temps......
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/product...ay/fxus06.htmlQuote:
8 to 14 day Outlook Table
OUTLOOK FOR FEB 06 - 12, 2007
STATE TEMP PCPN
NRN CALIF A A
"If you are looking to get off the trail, the west face of KT is skiing pretty good right now. The snow pack is getting thinner by the day and there is now rock popping up all over the hill. The groomers are doing a good job of covering most of them up, at lest on the high traffic areas but the bottom line is that it is just getting thin. Squaw Valley ski patrol is seeing a disproportionate number of calls for the number of skiers on the hill. This is largely due to the fact that it’s icy and variable out there so ski safe. The skies have been slowly filling with clouds but its not looking like they are going to be dropping any snow on us." from our Squaw valley daily report.
We've got daily photo's here: Flicker pageQuote:
Originally Posted by skimoore
and weather charts here
Hope this helps...I'd write more but don't want to spam. -John
any word on the upcoming IFSA comp? still on? I'm assuming the worst but.......Quote:
Originally Posted by squawski
There seems to be a split amongst peeps...some feel that if it does not snow between now and then, it will be cancelled. I however feel that it will still be a go. Could they really refund everyone's money? Sounds like a stretch to me...personally I am looking forward to pointing the box chute from the top over boilerplate and into a bumpy, stumpy, brushy runout!
Les Arc was just cancelled....under terms that "Organizers and some local athletes skied the venues this morning only to see that most venues could barely accommodate skiing at all."...unfortunately the scinerio is similar at Squaw...:cussing:
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/GIFS/WCI8.JPG
Maybe some light at the end of the tunnel??!?!
On Sunday, 1-28-07, a volcano erupted in eastern California depositing 4" of fluffy ash.
http://tetongravity.com/forums/attac...1&d=1170181119
With these temps it'll be rain to wash away what little we've got. Here's a special mag-only sneak preview of my next Tahoe TR:Quote:
Originally Posted by gg8983
http://www.johnrostron.co.uk/fun/ran...es/hangman.jpg