Tahoe about to get hammered!!!!

**skier666** · 10-18-2004, 11:52 AM

Winter Storm Warning in Sierra:

PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 70 MPH AT TIMES WILL ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION CREATING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO START OUT BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN LOWER TO 4500 TO 5500 FEET ON TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS OUR AREA. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET.

Alpine's cam, not updated.

Squaw says 3-6 inches...looks like about that on the High Camp cam. 25 F at 10:00 am.

Kirkwood, cam is hard to tell but looks like they got a fair amount. The satellite image last night around 11:00 pm looked like the clouds were streaming right at it in between South Lake and Yosemite.

Last time we got a storm like this early on it was 94-95 in early October and that year was MASSIVE!!!! close to 1,000 inches at KW.

Snow-forecast image:

http://img.snow-forecast.com/images2...wnext3days.jpg

**splat** · 10-18-2004, 11:58 AM

Looks like the K effect is on track.

Now, what's up with Kellie and the pass dealio?

**Ubersheist** · 10-18-2004, 12:01 PM

Here's what Weather.com said the rest of the week will look like:

Today Oct 18 Mostly Cloudy Temp Hi/lows - 38/32 Chance of precip - 20 %

Tue Oct 19 Heavy Snow 35/26 100 %

Wed Oct 20 Heavy Snow 34/20 70 %

Thu Oct 21 Partly Cloudy 39/22 10 %

Fri Oct 22 Few Showers 40/25 30 %

Sat Oct 23 Partly Cloudy 44/27 20 %

Sun Oct 24 Few Showers 46/29 30 %

YEEHAW!

20+ inches, eh? Maybe some of the resorts will be opening early...

**DJSapp** · 10-18-2004, 12:05 PM

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FKNA!

edit: Hey Splat, hurry up with those Bro's eh? I'm ready to torture test them on early season Kirkwood lava rock.

**Telenater** · 10-18-2004, 12:11 PM

**Vets** · 10-18-2004, 12:48 PM

Here is a still from Kirkwood's webcam:
http://www.kirkwood.com/webcam/kirkwoodnow.jpg
It looks a just a dusting near the base. The top looks much better.

**freshies** · 10-18-2004, 12:53 PM

PRAISE BE TO ULLR!!!!!!!!! Let this be the start of an epic winter in the Sierra...getting pounded early and often!

**PeachesN'Cream** · 10-18-2004, 12:59 PM

hella love for nor-cal maggs!

**Ubersheist** · 10-18-2004, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Vets

Here is a still from Kirkwood's webcam:
http://www.kirkwood.com/webcam/kirkwoodnow.jpg
It looks a just a dusting near the base. The top looks much better.

That's an old pic. They've had that same exact pic up on the website for over a month now. I'll bet it looks a whole lot better up there right now.

**Kellie** · 10-18-2004, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by splat

Now, what's up with Kellie and the pass dealio?

In progress . . . I have about 15 people so far, need 20 to finish the deal, but I'm 99% positive we'll get there . . .

**Lane Meyer** · 10-18-2004, 01:32 PM

Ummmm, can I get a FUCK YEAH!

**skier666** · 10-18-2004, 01:47 PM

That's an old pic. They've had that same exact pic up on the website for over a month now. I'll bet it looks a whole lot better up there right now.

Yeah,the streaming web cam looks ALOT better. Mammoth's cam/report is reporting 12 " new at the Main Lodge

, so I'm sure KW is more in that range than the pesky dusting shown in that pic above.

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 10-18-2004, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by skier666

, so I'm sure KW is more in that range than the pesky dusting shown in that pic above.

yeah...they absolutely gotta have more than that pic. It was raining cats and sheep here yesterday and it was all moving towards KW.

**davey** · 10-18-2004, 02:11 PM

Im hoping to get out for the first time on wednesday morning. The drive to reno from incline could be very interesting tomorrow.

**Greydon Clark** · 10-18-2004, 02:18 PM

3 feet would be a nice start to the season. If I wasn’t flying across the country this weekend I’d be there for sure. Game on. (Tyrone, you best get some Sunday morning, this might be your last best chance for powduh.)

**Mrs Roo** · 10-18-2004, 02:23 PM

I hate you all

Have fun, you lucky people!

**Alkasquawlik** · 10-18-2004, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by skier666

Last time we got a storm like this early on it was 94-95 in early October and that year was MASSIVE!!!! close to 1,000 inches at KW.

Nope, this year is gonna fucking suck. Nature is a big wuss and doesn't like to snow much anymore. Old man winter is shacked up and too old to come out make it snow 2 feet every other day.

Don't jinx it asshole

**LegoSkier** · 10-18-2004, 02:51 PM

Official pick up your pass and rock ski rodeo going down Sunday.
Be at the ticket office 10am to get yer pass then wez gonna ski some stuff.
Then maybe drinks and season starting nachos at Bubs?

**Lane Meyer** · 10-18-2004, 04:41 PM

...GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 255 PM PDT MON OCT 18 2004
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE AROUND 6000 FEET AND THEN DROP TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 3 FEET AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH OVER RIDGES AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

**Telenater** · 10-18-2004, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Lane Meyer

...GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 255 PM PDT MON OCT 18 2004
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE AROUND 6000 FEET AND THEN DROP TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 3 FEET AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH OVER RIDGES AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

**gimpy** · 10-18-2004, 05:52 PM

fuck yeah!!!! we'll be heading up to carson pass/kw eeeeeearly thurs morning before work to see whassup.

**Clack** · 10-18-2004, 06:12 PM

I pulled into the Squaw then Alpine parking lots this morning around 9:00, it was awesome. Just a dusting, noticably more at alpine just a few hundred feet higher. Cold and overcast. Tits.