10/11 Tahoe Weather, Conditions, Stoke, and What's Up Thread

[sadfist]

how about some video stoke of Owen?

anyone care to embed this for me?

[~mikey b]

thanks

Owen sez "Pagetop, you stinkers!"

[AKbruin]

Solo'd Echo yesterday and found generally warm and wind-fucked snow. There were a couple decent-sized crowns in the bowls on either side of the peak and school-bus sized cornices. Be careful out there.

[SkiNebraski]

Powdork, just reading your last 2 post and all I can say is that you are a cocky dumb ass. Basically I am guessing you are the guy that is to cool for everyone, can't say I am a fan of people like that. Tell me what is wrong with somone warning people in tahoe to be careful in the trees when I was just reading another thread post by tree skier that said,

" Terrible news. That is 4 treewell/NARSID events in 7 days for Tahoe:"

- I went under in jacks bowl (Sierra at Tahoe) on Sunday and was revived
- the older gentleman from the east bay died at Sugar Bowl in 30"
- a snowboarder treewell fatality at Sierra at Tahoe
- another snowboarder rescued in the backcountry.

Wait, I thought you were in Colorado skiing steeps that are vails back bowls?

[Hugh Conway]

i find it's always best to check my grammar when i call people dumb.

Nice capitalization

[The Dad]

Congrats to Alkasquawlik, who I believe won the Pain McShlonkey Classic.

Indeed!

The TGR crew was out in force at AM today!

So bummed I was at Diamond Peak for the Tahoe League Finals. Did get a couple of nice runs in, though -- Solitude Canyon was pretty fun and lived up to its name.


Oh, and interlopers, please take your dickwaving somewhere else.

[skier666]

Got to bump this one.....yeehaw!

The next few days will be insane for touring...I guess I'll have to feed my family instead.

[Dhelihiker]

Is there going to be LB day at Kirkwood this year? I need to start working on my outfit

[irul&ublo]

lOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME TO GET INTO SPRING SKIING MODE:

WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUE CANYON 930 AM PDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 36 TO 46 HIGHER ELEVATIONS...44 TO 54 LOWER ELEVATIONS. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 22 TO 32 HIGHER ELEVATIONS...28 TO 38 LOWER ELEVATIONS. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 40 TO 50 HIGHER ELEVATIONS...48 TO 58 LOWER ELEVATIONS. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 27 TO 37 HIGHER ELEVATIONS...34 TO 44 LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS 47 TO 57 HIGHER ELEVATIONS...54 TO 64 LOWER ELEVATIONS. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 45. .THURSDAY...SUNNY...WARMER. HIGHS 56 TO 66. .THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 37 TO 47. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 56 TO 66. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 34 TO 44. .SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS 46 TO 56. LOWS 31 TO 41. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 42 TO 52.

[QuikR12]

What a bunch of morons standing in line at summit.

Hey!

It was spinning, I think we all figured it was ready to go... but wasn't anything that great up top anyway

hit the back side, the snow was nice on top but a crust had formed on the lower third. The snow on expert cut off, art's and the cliffs was not wind buffed. Fun day, with unusual snow.

The back served some sweet windbuff, all day. The the snow on the knob, counter's, and cliffs were $$$. I sure wish scott woulda spun though, I'm sure there was some great snow to find in the area.

[SchralphMacchio]

Is there going to be LB day at Kirkwood this year? I need to start working on my outfit

I nominate you to organize.

I vote KW or Alpine in interest of being able to ski to the car for beers and brats.

6'er, can I borrow your Kneissls this year? You know, I'm trying to like, step it up and all
(no I don't actually want to lose my knees on those things)

[tahoearmada]

MUNCHKINS MADNESS!!! M-0 aka O for 1 nka Air Belay got skied without ropes for the first time this morning at 10:05 by Spencer "Chubbs" Malone... 50 foot air to 50 degree chute!

Ill post pics later once my technical guy can help me out


STOOPID!!!

[Consigliere]

MUNCHKINS MADNESS!!! M-0 aka O for 1 nka Air Belay got skied without ropes for the first time this morning at 10:05 by Spencer "Chubbs" Malone... 50 foot air to 50 degree chute!

Ill post pics later once my technical guy can help me out


STOOPID!!!

Dang, looking forward to seeing this

[Dhelihiker]

I nominate you to organize.

yeah right, 666 is the Wizard of LB

If he doesn't call it, it doesn't happen

[onehotchili]

MUNCHKINS MADNESS!!! M-0 aka O for 1 nka Air Belay got skied without ropes for the first time this morning at 10:05 by Spencer "Chubbs" Malone... 50 foot air to 50 degree chute!

sweetness..... post'em up!

[sadfist]

Is there going to be LB day at Kirkwood this year? I need to start working on my outfit

Ladyboy day?

[213]

MUNCHKINS MADNESS!!! M-0 aka O for 1 nka Air Belay got skied without ropes for the first time this morning at 10:05 by Spencer "Chubbs" Malone... 50 foot air to 50 degree chute!

Ill post pics later once my technical guy can help me out


STOOPID!!!

RIGHTEOUS!!!!! FKNA!!!!

That's my favorite Munchkins line, but all three times I hit it (twice using skis and once on a snowboard) I had to break out the rope. When snowboarding it a few aprils ago, I ski cut it and got a nice lil 8cm windslab to go; it made a cool whooosh as it went over the cliff and hit the slope below. Bro, it was totally retarded bro!
Great line!

Here's some stoke to whet the appetites of the desk-bound till your shots get up here:
First drop with Kylebot in 2006:



Nearing the Tree:



The Farmland



Second run was with Giomi in t-shirts in 2008 (his first steep run ever LOL but he onsight free soloed fairview dome regular route in under 2hrs c2c; his head is in the right place ).





He's been working on his turns since then...


And my solo snowboard mission in 2009...
WINDSLAB! But I'm an unintelligent retard who has never gone to real mountains so go figure


Replaced the webbing on that run, but STOKED to hear Malone shredded it proper!!!!


Coverage
2006:


2008:


2009:


get those pics up! holla!

[Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer]

213 - so what is going to go on with the corn cycle this week/upcoming weekend down in the Eastside? How long to set up? Will the cold/clouds/winds this weekend f-it up?

BTW- "onsight free soloed fairview dome regular route in under 2hrs c2c" - HOLY CRAPOLA.

[thefrush]

As far as Longboard Day, Alpine has extended their season to May 15, so there are options there. I'm down for it wherever.

[BGnight]

Estelle needs more snow imo (mine is the center most track):


My buddy Paul:


Finally hit this little spine fresh. Feels like your in AK for about 3 seconds!:


Gotta meet powfiend on way out to Munchkins too! We all slayed M2 together.

[turboLT]

i timed every lap when the line was at its worst. 26 minutes was the longest wait. the snow was perfect...

Groan. I learned something this weekend - the KT singles line is for chumps and I fell for it. People just ski around it and hop in a second line farther down the hill.

At first I hated it and still think I do, but not enough to wait another 45 minutes.

[SchralphMacchio]

yeah right, 666 is the Wizard of LB

If he doesn't call it, it doesn't happen

666 needs a break with monkeyascot's younger sibling coming soon after LBD2011. You wouldn't want a snowboarder to organize it would you? (I have two weekends I can't make it)

Can't be closing weekend at Alpine (May 14) because that is the Mammoth Mini.

I suggest closing Saturday at KW (April 30) or May 7 at Alpine Meadows.

Is Alpine's mountain management going to be hard on us for the antics of LBD?

[frorider]

i would be down for a LBD at KW april 30. Or Alpine May 7.

[The Dad]

Estelle needs more snow imo (mine is the center most track):

You sure that's Estelle and not Alpine Bowl?

[Sinecure]

Alpine just continues to deliver this season. I'm fucking exhausted. Was on second chair on Summit this morning. D6 to Face was the fastest I've ever descended the mountain. So smooth and so fast. It just continued all freakin day. Met up with a non maggot Joe C (painting contractors from Tahoe City) and skied with him the rest of the day, eventually adding Julie from Estelle Sports to our crew. We didn't have a single bad run. Everything stayed smooth and yummy all day. High T was incredible when it popped. Second time out there we hiked to SP rock and got super smooth slarvy turns for a long way.

Almost everything was wind buffed and amazing. The stuff that was wind-scoured (with lots of wind channels and weird features) was firm and tough, but it was so easy to avoid. I saw someone ski Keyhole faster than I've ever seen it skied (three turns). I thought powder was the best skiing. Today may have changed my mind. So much fun, so smooth, so fast, so easy on the body. It didn't hurt that you could actually see where you were going for the first time in a long time.

A couple pics.

Me coming down from SP Rock and a close up of me closer to the camera.





The hottest ski patroller you'll ever meet - Sasha - checking out a broken cornice at the end of the day on the boundary near Lower 40. It was getting a bit mushy on the lower part of condo run, but the beer at the end was worth it.