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

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Originally Posted by EastCoastPDR

I hope everyone has bread, milk, eggs what not because the weather channel just named this storm "Brutus" all hell is gonna break loose. WTF seriously?

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I caught the head of programming for the WC on NPR about a month ago. He was saying that they will be naming EVERY storm from here on out. People were calling in and asking if the NWS was going to adopt these names and the overall vibe was probably not. So, in essence, The WC will be naming every storm for marketing purposes/pop culture value/reality television-styled ratings boosts.

It will be interesting to see the names they come up with: Sandy was such a sweet name for the brute of a storm that wrecked the EC. Wonder if Brutus will live up to his name or end up being more of a pussycat?

FWIW, Googling "Weather Channel Starts Naming Storms" yields a ton of articles from various news outlets, the bulk of which seem to be harshing (not a surprise) on the channel's newly instituted practice.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbo=d&o...w=1686&bih=992

Yeah but sandy was a regular hurricane name. Athena was the first winter storm named.

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Originally Posted by EastCoastPDR

I hope everyone has bread, milk, eggs what not because the weather channel just named this storm "Brutus" all hell is gonna break loose. WTF seriously?

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hah!!!! itsa gonna be good today and thank goodness the kids have school. kwood claiming 15-18 and its trying to go blue out. woooot!

Tomorrow Night in Truckee.

Should be a hell of a show.

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...28690391_n.jpg

I love the sound of snowplows in the morning...

A very solid 7" here in T/D this a.m.

Interesting videos up on The Weather Channel concerning Brutus and the naming of winter storms (which they refer to as a "new product"): http://www.weather.com/news/weather-...aming-20121108

Watch the videos for "Brutus: Significant Winter Storm" and "How We Name Winter Storms"

Feels more like 12 at the base, but this is not dust on crust. The patch of blue that was here 45 minutes ago is now engulfed in giant flakes. Woot. Gonna suck today. Should have stayed home and dig in the mud.

Chair 10 is not good. Please stay away for your own safety. I will be back on SUN. to re-evaluate conditions. Danger danger danger. Chair 10 is super thin. I repeat don't ride chair 10 for your safety.

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Well. There is always tomorrow. Who's game?

Today was decent.

I am ready for Kwood tommorow. PM me.

I'll be at KW tomorrow and will be avoiding 10 at all costs!

Both Squaw and Alpine were making snow today, on top of Mother Nature's efforts. Not so surprising for Squaw, with opening day 12 days off, but Alpine's is 4 weeks from now.

kwoods twitter says they have a 'no hiking policy' right now, but their fb says to simply avoid mtn ops. can they stop us?
Coop?

Already clarified with Coop, you're fine to hike just be courteous to mountain ops and try not to get run over by a cat.

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Originally Posted by snapt

Already clarified with Coop, you're fine to hike just be courteous to mountain ops and try not to get run over by a cat.

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agreed, i just touched base with him as well. same story.

the only lines at kirkwood with enough snow got bumped out today. i wouldn't bother.
the heave is getting a foot of lake effect tonight though.

before it got all crowded, kirkwood was like this
kfactor
http://www.aboutlaketahoe.com/ski_re...rkwood-071.jpg

ottime. just make the left turn and you'll be fine. for the record, this was not one of the places with enough snow (so its not bumped now)
http://www.aboutlaketahoe.com/ski_re...rkwood-187.jpg

kfactor goes largish
http://www.aboutlaketahoe.com/ski_re...rkwood-170.jpg

ottime thinking a christmas opening would be a sound new policy for kirkwood
http://www.aboutlaketahoe.com/ski_re...rkwood-273.jpg

and meanwhile, we'll stay out of mountain ops' way
http://www.aboutlaketahoe.com/ski_re...rkwood-227.jpg

peace out from the dog friendly kirkwood touring center
http://www.aboutlaketahoe.com/ski_re...rkwood-312.jpg

http://www.aboutlaketahoe.com/ski_re...rkwood-101.jpg

Am I the only one not seeing PD's pix? I got big ?'s instead of actual snapshots...

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Originally Posted by dookey67

Am I the only one not seeing PD's pix? I got big ?'s instead of actual snapshots...

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Edit, I mean, no, you aren't the only one.

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i know. i'm working on it. tgr zapped itself right when i was posting so somehow the images were lost in space so i put them on my domain but it keeps reverting to no hotlinking which is irritating.


should be all better now, but i am sure it will revert again in the near future

I'm seein 'em loud and clear, nice fing work! Jealous as hell, keep up the good work-

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Originally Posted by powdork

the only lines at kirkwood with enough snow got bumped out today. i wouldn't bother.
the heave is getting a foot of lake effect tonight though.

before it got all crowded, kirkwood was like this
kfactor

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nice work!

So... I don't know him personally, but this seemed like an appropriate place to give props to fellow maggot Jim S. for the write-up in the latest issue of Powder. Unless I'm mistaken but I'm pretty sure I'm not. Surprised no one else has mentioned this yet.

sweet powdork

mmmm. Glad to see some serious stoke. Well done, PD. That snow looks pretty darn good, btw. Too bad DFKTC closes on Nov 22.

There was about 6 inches on my deck at 6,500ft on the river off 89 yesterday morning. I drove up to AM and there was about 9 in at the base. I shoveled yesterday and woke up to another 6 on my deck. Today should be pretty good up on the mountains in the N aspects. Snow is very dry.

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Originally Posted by lepistoir

mmmm. Glad to see some serious stoke. Well done, PD. That snow looks pretty darn good, btw. Too bad DFKTC closes on Nov 22.

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it's ok. it closes well before then i hope, but usually they keep parts open a little after anyway

two laps this morning, no complaints. LC slashing it:

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Got in two laps with Ottime today at Kwood. Thanks OT. Who wants to go tomorrow? I'd be up for another two or three laps. PM me.

Harpo
I'll be @ kwood on Sun around 9-9:30. Parking under chair 6. Red dodge ram. We'll have a crew but you are more than welcome to join us.

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Thanks, N, I just hooked up with a buddy from South Shore, we will be leaving SS between 8 and 9, I will say hi if I see you.

got in a post harpo lap with ottime. hot damn it was better than yesterday. the resort? still not open.
mind boggling.

Nice times at the Alpine Meadows Skinning Resort with UCL, Enginerd, and 75 of our favorite friends. A ton of people on the hill today - skins, snowshoes, alpine trekkers, booting it, you name it!!

Snow ... was ... Awesome. Hit bottom once, and a rock once, but otherwise very consistent, light and deep. Faceshots were had.

Windloading up top really picked up midday though, and exposed aspects are already windscalped up high. We found a storm instability that reacted easily in one really windloaded area, so something to keep an eye for with tonight's windloading.

It got slayed HARD, but the wind is refilling right now.

today. didn't get as many pictures
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1352593076

and remember, none of this would be possible without the hard work of sierra avalanche center
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1352598681


ok it would all be possible, but still, they do good work and their funraiser starts in 20 minutes at the american legion. it is also a benefit for shejumps.org with lots of fun stuff. there. $5 cover.

Leaving elk grove now. Be there in 2 hours

I met two folks at the top of the Wall (okay, just under the cliff band) at 4PM today. They were headed to the fundraisers. The only other Bay Area folks I met on the hill today. Good stoke and 4K of earned blower.

Extended the stay, so I'll be skinning early. It got hammered out there today, but still plenty of great options. I know a fw things I'd like to hit. Only problem is that they are about a mile apart on the ridge.

Limitied internet time at the inn, but here are a few. Apologies for camera (or human) malfunction, but jesus, the snow was killer.

Powdork launches into oblivion.
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...52299019_n.jpg

As does KFactor
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...97506548_n.jpg

Sure that is deep, but you can do better
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...89098742_n.jpg

That's more like it.
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...14315486_n.jpg

Doggy stoke
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...08557681_n.jpg

Jib Stoke
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...34587106_n.jpg

By the third lap Red Bull had kicked in in Powdork. He is up by the sun
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...84503320_n.jpg

Going for broke and heading up with Trekkers for a day trip from SF. I expect hugs from everyone.

our hope is to be there with the sun