11/12 Tahoe Weather, Conditions, Stoke, and What's Up Thread... IT'S BAAAAAAAACK!!!

Welcome to the 11/12 Tahoe Thread!!! Thoughtfully posted for the first day of winter.

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Gear Burger ~gonzo~ <- Now out of commission... A prime example of the Man keeping us down!
The Gnoll Credo A novel by Spats ~Spats~
Patch Skiing ~Vets~
Food/Treat Map One stop shopping! ~Consigliere~
Arcade Apparel ~Alkasquawlik~
Reno Supermoto ~RaccoonFace~


CA East Side BC Thread ~213~
Eastern Sierras ~DrPete


Just like last year, if you have suggestions, links, find bugs, or random thoughts let it flow. Hopefully this can become a useful tool that will only get better next year!

08/09 Tahoe Thread

09/10 Tahoe Thread

10/11 Tahoe Thread


Post 1: Quick links, Mag projects, NOAA radio, and announcements.

Post 2: [SINGLE POST] Inter-G.N.A.R.

Post 3: [SINGLE POST] Road conditions - Links, webcams, phone numbers and data

Post 4: [SINGLE POST] WEATHER FORECASTS & SNOW CONDITIONS + BACKCOUNTRY INFO. Much info can be found here since details are important to the safety of BC skiers. If there is anything BC peeps want here let me know and it will be added.

Post 5: [SINGLE POST] Tahoe CA/NV Resort Info - General resort info and 6 day forecasts here. More detailed snow condition info can be found in the BC info post.

Post 6: [SINGLE POST] Arcade! - Internet Games

Post 7: [SINGLE POST] SKI TOWN SNACKY TREATS (NORTH SIDE)

Post 8: [SINGLE POST] SKI TOWN SNACKY TREATS (SOUTH SIDE)

Post 9: [SINGLE POST] West Coast and Pacific Ocean maps and radar... All you can handle!

*** Those who are interested can pour over the maps below, or you can get the NOAA Radio version of the weather forecast while you pinch your morning loaf! *** ~guermo~


Or, short cut to the Weather Geek! ~The Dad~


ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Originally Posted by TahoeBackcountry

Snow is in the air! Come check out the Tahoe Backcountry Festival aka Echo Lakes Splitfest at the Strawberry Lodge in Kyburz, CA this weekend. We're going to raffling off tons of product. All proceeds benefit Sierra Avalanche Center.

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Thanks Guys!
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Inter-G.N.A.R.

OK, take two. Here is where we keep score. Let me know if you want to be added to the list, there are no special requirements.

Get SQUALLYWOOD here: http://www.squallywoodthebook.com/

Rules:
1) All G.N.A.R. rules appy (rules scanned courtesy AA-Shred)
2) Points will be recorded in this post
3) Points will only be recorded for lines that have photographic proof posted somewhere in the Tahoe thread.
4) Your G.N.A.R. score should be displayed in your signature (variation of "Extreme Brag").

Be safe!

Single Day High Score Leader: TBD

Current Season Score Leaders:
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ROAD CONDITIONS

~The Dad~
www.beatthetraffic.com - good maps for Bay Area and SAC 'to

http://www.geocities.com/dtmcbride/tahoe/i80-sn.html - The Guide to I-80 in the Sierra Nevada -- invaluable information about rest stops, gas stations, hotels, WiFi... you name it. I print out a copy and keep it in a binder in the car.


~Skis4Fun~

WebCam Quick Links:

Sierra Vision You Pick 'ems
Tahoetopiea You Pick 'ems
Truckee I-80 You Pick 'ems
Sunnyside Resort
Tahoe City


TRAFFIC / ROAD CONDITIONS

California DOT 800-427-7623 (800-GAS-ROAD) or 916-445-7623

Nevada DOT - Highway Controls Summary 511 or 877-687-6237 (877-NVROADS)
http://safetravelusa.com/nv/text.pl?file=controls

CalTrans California Highway Condition Report hourly all highways summarized (California DOT) www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/Hourly

CalTrans - Lake Tahoe Region Conditions www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roadlt

CalTrans Chain Control - Chain On/Off Areas CalTrans D3 Maintenance (location, elevation, distance) http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departme...ChainOnOff.pdf
www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departments/mtce/



ACCIDENTS
California Highway Patrol - Traffic Incident Page (select area - Truckee, Sacramento, Bishop, etc.)


Nevada Highway Patrol - Current Road Closures and Incidents



WEBCAMS

Magnifeye CalTrans & Resort cams

SierraVisions - Sierra Nevada Webcams

Tahoetopia - Lake Tahoe Web Cams

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WEATHER FORECASTS & SNOW CONDITIONS + BACKCOUNTRY INFO

SNOTEL Data: ~ja_surf~
Carson Pass
Heavenly
Echo Peak
Fallen Leaf Lake
Squaw Granite Chief
Mt. Rose


WEATHER & SNOW CONDITIONS ~Skis4Fun~

Sierra Avalanche Center - Today's Advisory often includes percent water content during storms 530-587-2158

Dweeb Report (Howard Sheckter) includes long term forecast

Tahoe Weather Discussion

http://weatherclimatelink.blogspot.c... term forecast

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Reno)

NWS Reno Tahoe forecast 775-673-8130

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Sacramento)

NWS - HPC Hydrometric Prediction Center - 5 day precipitation qpf

NRCS National Resources Conservation Service - National Weather & Climate Center - California SNOTEL Sites

MesoWest Station Interface - (data varies by sensor but may include precipitation accumulated; snow water in; Max & min - wind speed, wind gust, temp; etc.) Nearby Stations (Sensors - usually hourly readings) by radius Univ UT Dept Meteorology (50 mile radius from Squaw Valley, choose preferred Region & then Product - Station Locations, select station from map & then select Nearby Stations)

Squaw Valley SQWC1 8200 ft

Carson Pass CXSC1 8500 ft


CDEC sites ~mmcpheet~

North Tahoe:
Ward Creek (Alpine Sherwood side)
Squaw Valley Gold Coast
Tahoe City Cross

I80 Westslope:
Meadow Lake (North of I80 westslope 7200)
Huysink (South of I80 westslope 6600)
Blue Canyon (I80 westslope 5280)
Lake Spaulding (I80 westslope 5150)


South Tahoe/West Shore:
Echo Peak 5 (North of 50 near Upper Echo Lake)
Fallen Leaf Lake
Rubicon Peak 2
Lake Lois (Desolation NW of Dicks/Jacks)
Heavenly Valley
Hagans Meadow (West of Freel Peak)
Horse Meadow (South of Freel Peak)

50 westslope:
Forni Ridge (North of 50 7600)
Alpha (North of 50 7600)

Towards Kirkwood:
Schneiders (between Sierra @ Tahoe and Kirkwood)
Carson Pass
Forestdale Creek
Caples Lake
Silver Lake
Mud Lake

BACKCOUNTRY INFO

Backcountry Links thread by LeeLau http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=79349

Chilling Avalanche Burial & Rescue POV Video by Chappy
Visit vimeo website video "http://vimeo.com/6581009" for complete story "He was only buried for 4 and a half minutes which is incredibly short."

[ame="http://vimeo.com/6581009"]Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial & Rescue in Haines, Alaska on Vimeo[/ame]

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CA/NV RESORT INFO + 6 DAY FORECAST

Resort Info:

Squaw: Lift Schedule and On The Snow, Squaw Valley top 2743m/9000ft

Alpine: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or On The Snow, WebCam
Alpine Meadows top 2632m/8636ft

Kirkwood: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or On The Snow, WebCam
Kirkwood top 2986m/9797ft

Mt. Rose: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or The Straight Line, On The Snow, WebCam
Mt Rose top 2956m/9699ft

Sugar Bowl: Lift Schedule and Current Conditions or On The Snow, WebCam
Sugar Bowl top 2555m/8383ft


Heavenly: I could't find a grooming report or snow page so this is all I've got for mountain info... Heave Info or On The Snow, WebCam

Northstar: Snow Report and Lift Schedule and Season to Date Snow Totals or On The Snow, WebCam


okbye

ARCADE

Yeah! No quarters required!

SOLIPSKIER

GNARSHMALLOW

AGGRESSIVE ALPINE SKIING

TWIN TIP

SKI RUNNER

SKI RUN

SKI TOWN TREATS AND GRINDS (NORTH)

This post is for the secret spots you like to eat. I hate McD and the like so I'm going to start sharing my favorite places to eat and drink so perhaps it helps someone out like me. If you have a spot map it and post it. I will include it here.

RENO:
Los 4 Vientos: Awesome Mexican food. Brush up on your Spanish because English won't get you any food.

Naan and Kabab: Mediteranian food. Pretty fkn good, and if you get there between 4pm and 6pm they have a two for one special.

Ceol: Sweet laid back Irish bar. The owner is Ron from the Mt. Rose bar and he did a good job making a fun place to chill.

Nicks Greek Deli: Literally Mom & possibly another Mom. Killer food, and great portions. I recommend the Gyro plate! Is everything Greek named Nick's?

Slide Side: Small coffee shop and bar. Neet place struggling to survive. Built by skiers for skiers... in a crappy location. If you get a chance stop in. :)

INCLINE:
Austins, good down home cooking. ~unpossible~

Ts Mesquite Rotisserie, no description given, but I am going to guess there is some sort of BBQ element involved... ~unpossible~

NORTH LAKE TAHOE:
-King's Beach
Jasons Salad bar == YUM! ~Jim S~ <- This link is a little frigged up, and I can't fix it; but you want Jason's on the beach.

Caliente Mexican food, with that comes MARGARITAS!

Hiro Sushi Friday night all you can eat at the Sushi Bar only ~deuce~

Char Pit Good Burger, fries and milkshakes(that bring all the boyz to the yard...wait?what? we're not doing that anymore? ~deuce~

TRUCKEE:
Tacos Jalisco ~bodywhomper~

Squeeze In Gets a lot of tourists (real ones that only come up once a year and HAVE to go to this place they heard about) but the breakfast is solid. You like omelets...they like making omelets. ~deuce~

Bill's Rotisserie Bill's Rotisserie $5 tri-tip sando is a winner and so is everything else! ~gone2alpine

SKI TOWN TREATS AND GRINDS (SOUTH)

This post is for the secret spots you like to eat. I hate McD and the like so I'm going to start sharing my favorite places to eat and drink so perhaps it helps someone out like me. If you have a spot map it and post it. I will include it here.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE:
Artemis greek restaurant in SLT. Place has absolutley amazing food & it's Greek & not named Nick's. Try the venison burger. ~Nuthon~

Burger Lounge It's all about the hangover helper. ~Nuthon~

Turn 3 Always a good local spot for a cocktail. $3.50 bloodymary's with a beer back all day sunday, every sunday of the year. All football games & Nascar if your into that. ~Nuthon~

Divided Sky in Meyers for cocktails as soon as your into town. ~Nuthon~

The Brewery Pub, pizza, wings, and beer... What else do you need? EDIT: The beer is probably better than Freshies ;)

Freshies good California food menu and PLINY THE ELDER ON TAP - probably the best beer on tap in the entire Tahoe area (okay I don't know shit about North Lake pubs/bars). ~SchralphMacchio~

Brothers Burrito House ~bodywhomper~

Orchid Thai Solid Thai food ~deuce~

Red Hut Waffle Shop ~deuce~

Izzy's Burger Spa Good Burgers ~deuce~

Riva Grill I would add riva grill to south lake tahoe eats great views on the lake and the food is pretty good also. ~SkiCougar


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WEATHER MAPS


Loops:
University of Washington Maps

What's coming:
Powder Watch

NOAA Satellite IR Images (These are HUDGE pics so I just linked them): ~POWPIG~

1) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Near Pacific
2) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Broad Pacific

Maps:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/lite/N0R/RGX_loop.gif

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/Loop/...hwest_loop.gif

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/Loop/...hwest_loop.gif

http://sat.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/4km/NW/IR4NW.GIF

http://squall.sfsu.edu/gif/jetstream_pac_loop.gif

http://virga.sfsu.edu/gif/jetsat_00.gif

Infrared Loop:
http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/...st_loop-12.gif

Water Vapor Loop:
http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/...st_loop-12.gif

(click images for the pages you can see these maps in motion... and the stills should update themselves too!)

http://image.weather.com/looper/arch...?1199011833014

http://image.weather.com/looper/arch...?1199176087971

http://image.weather.com/looper/arch...?1219723009282

http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/specia...wc_600x405.jpg

Precipitation Forecast:

http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/foreca...us_600x405.jpg

http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/...em_loop-12.gif

http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/foreca...st_600x405.jpg

5 Day Precip Forecast:
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p120i.gif ~SCUTSKI~

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/nepac/wv.jpg

http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/...st_loop-12.gif

http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/gifs/WV500MB.GIF

Temperature Forecast:

http://i.imwx.com/images/maps/foreca...us_600x405.jpg

Inches of Water Expected:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IQLvcpWBM9...h/untitled.bmp ~woodsskier~

Post 10 Saved

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Originally Posted by RaccoonFace

ARCADE

Yeah! No quarters required!

SOLIPSKIER

GNARSHMALLOW

AGGRESSIVE ALPINE SKIING

TWIN TIP

SKI RUNNER

SKI RUN

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so great source. I have to say.

SWEET!! It's time to close down last winter and start again!

Sweet. Starting this up on the first day of a new school year seems appropriate, even though i have at least one more day to do for last season. Two additions...

Maggot projects: Vets' patchskiing.com
Eats in Truckee: Bill's Rotisserie $5 tri-tip sando is a winner and so is everything else! http://www.billsrotisserie.com/7222.html

As always, thanks for putting this together TMRF.

Regarding weather maps, the powder watch link just redirects to powdermag.com. +1 for Bill's.

about time for next\this season's thread, it already hit 39 in south lake last week.

i would add riva grill to south lake tahoe eats: http://rivagrill.com/

great views on the lake and the food is pretty good also.

Good morning. I have added the new spots for food. I will be adding patch skiing and getting rid of powder watch... Too bad, that was a good page. Also, there is an issue with the single posts and I am trying to figure that out. If you notice anything else please let me know and I will add/correct it as soon as I can.

Let it snow!

okbye

ahhh, finally getting colder. Welcome 11/12 season and thanks for the thread TMRF!

food ... I move to add Nakorn Thai in South Lake as an alternative to when the other weekenders are lining up outside the door at Orchid Thai. The food at Narkorn is just as good, the service just as nice, the setting and style just as authentic.

I also move to strike Izzy's Burger Spa from the list ... the only thing that place has over Burger Lounge is that they sell beer, which is huge, but if you are grading on the burger then the Lounge is clearly leagues above.

Can I get seconds for these motions?

Good shit. For South Lake: "Off the Hook" sushi... http://www.offthehooksushi.com - right near Whiskey Dick's.

Excited! Thanks for getting the thread started.

The gearburger site is down (CA tax problems) and the geocities link redirects to http://donsnotes.com/top_cat.html

word....

yeah! Bring the stoke! NPAC has started to stir, with more on the models.

Five Guys Burgers now open in Vacaville at the Nut Tree plaza. Easy access right off 80. Plus the non meat-eaters can get other stuff in the same little mall. Five Guys is better than In N Out IMO.

Snowpack will be 225% of normal. I have spoken.

WooHoo! I had a dream the other night that we had the first big storm of the season....
Now it's only a matter of time til it comes true! See ya'll at Alpine sooner than later!

It's that time already isn't it?! A root canal disaster this summer blew all my fundage for next year, so the 11/12 thread showing up scares the crap out of me when I reference where I am on my summer savings. Might be time to spread the ass cheeks to make next season happen.