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

**powdork** · 05-03-2011, 01:32 PM

^^or, a traverse that gets to some of the best steep skiing at alpine when the other steep skiing is closed.

**tahoearmada** · 05-03-2011, 02:02 PM

I hate that traverse... its more dangerous even than the low beaver track!

nothing like straitlining outta keyhole and some joey cluelessly skiing under you

**theetruscan** · 05-03-2011, 02:03 PM

I always wondered what that cut under keyhole was about. Now I know.

**Jim S** · 05-03-2011, 03:51 PM

Ga'damn Rose was five stars today.

The East Bowl and Chutes were fantastic!

**the_immaculatedeception** · 05-03-2011, 05:39 PM

Haven't had a chance to jump on Sunday till now, but gotta say... you Kirkwood skiers on Sunday were friggin maniacs.! Way to straightline and huck it like it was all over..I hang my gear to dry for the year as a knee surgery scheduled since Jan. is coming up this Friday...Met a whole bunch of you Mags finally this year and had a blast getting to meet and ski with you all!

42 days grinding it out back and worth working for and riding on the Bay Area Ski Bus all while waiting for surgery... suck my balls rich boys!!

See you all next year!

**powpig** · 05-03-2011, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Jim S

Ga'damn Rose was five stars today.

The East Bowl and Chutes were fantastic!

x2 !!!!!!!!!!!

The Dragon Lady was oh so sexy!

**ja_surf** · 05-03-2011, 06:53 PM

So we didn't get a freeze last night and it's not looking so great for the rest of the week either definitely want to use caution on the steeper aspects. We pretty much made a wet slide mess of the comma, the mellow slopes below still skied nice though, time to start thinking about getting higher down south.

**powdork** · 05-03-2011, 07:25 PM

was thinking about the cirque tomorrow, but it sounds like it's out of play.

**SchralphMacchio** · 05-03-2011, 08:27 PM

ummm cirque on a no freeze day ... yeah I wouldn't recommend that one having snowboarded out of Carnells(?I think?) - which never gets any sun in the lower gut of the main couloir - into a pretty big debris field from the hanging fields up top and also starting a wetslide landing off Embryo Kodak last May with Ottime.

**dookeyXXX** · 05-04-2011, 10:31 AM

Harvested some sweet creamed corn on the Western slopes of Negro Canyon yesterday.

**Sinecure** · 05-04-2011, 11:18 AM

I'm heading up to North Lake this weekend. My ski lease ended last week, so probably staying in Kings Beach at ski club cabin. I'd love to find someone to share gas costs, and you're welcome to stay at the club cabin with me - your cost $25/night. Leaving from Peninsula either Thursday or Friday. Return Sunday after skiing Alpine. PM or email me if interested.

**GiBo** · 05-04-2011, 11:28 AM

Anyone know if Forrestdale Divide Road goes back any distance yet?

**Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer** · 05-04-2011, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by tahoearmada

I hate that traverse... its more dangerous even than the low beaver track!

nothing like straitlining outta keyhole and some joey cluelessly skiing under you

I gotta agree with that one. I drives me nuts coming down Key Hole or High Yellow Face and all of the sudden soemone comes out of the forest on a traverse and doesn't look up.

**SchralphMacchio** · 05-04-2011, 11:40 AM

GiBo it's probably way to early in the season for that, just a guess.

**powdork** · 05-04-2011, 11:48 AM

arrrgh i should be skiing. just got off the phone with someone who said it took a while for some of the carson pass stuff to soften yesterday. prolly would have been ok today.

**GiBo** · 05-04-2011, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio

GiBo it's probably way to early in the season for that, just a guess.

I know there's still tons of snow, but sometimes it gets melted out just enough to camp back by the creek. Was hoping that was the case.

**SchralphMacchio** · 05-04-2011, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by GiBo

I know there's still tons of snow, but sometimes it gets melted out just enough to camp back by the creek. Was hoping that was the case.

I personally haven't been out there since Easter Sunday, but when we did this we were basically skinning from the car at the FS road turnoff just east of Stevens, and that's 200 feet lower in elevation than Forestdale, which is also north facing.

**ja_surf** · 05-04-2011, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by powdork

arrrgh i should be skiing. just got off the phone with someone who said it took a while for some of the carson pass stuff to soften yesterday. prolly would have been ok today.

Sorry if I lead you astray Court, was all set to ride the bike today, woke up and saw that it got a little cooler than I expected last night, did a mini tour and all was good.

**SchralphMacchio** · 05-04-2011, 02:15 PM

nice corn ja! Glad to see you're healed and givin er on a nice steep fun looking line.

Got to hand it to radiational cooling and nice winds to get a good corn freeze going.

**dookeyXXX** · 05-04-2011, 04:33 PM

Nuthin' but smoothness on/in Sun Rise Bowl today, though it was pretty milked out. Got a nice view of Negro Canyon/Upper Gregory Creek area from the back and there's still some sweet lines to be had out there.

**TurxSki** · 05-04-2011, 06:55 PM

Cinders & me (and the SkiBus) should be at Alpine on Saturday (lifts from 8:30 to 1:30

).
I'm pretty sure Splat, and Sinecure will be there.
Any more of you Bozo's planning to show up? Any Fancy Dress shenanigans planned?

**dookeyXXX** · 05-04-2011, 07:12 PM

will be @ AM F/S/S

**snapt** · 05-04-2011, 07:48 PM

alpine saturday with the frush if he survives his bday on friday.

**unpossible** · 05-04-2011, 07:57 PM

Not pleased with the hours, but will likely be at AM on Saturday. Squaw on Sunday.

**theetruscan** · 05-04-2011, 08:29 PM

AM Friday and Saturday. Too bad bell-to-bell leaves my afternoons free.

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