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

[Ottime]

A bunch of college chicks decided to party at the Poon Palace, but if my 430am alarm goes off then I'll be at 6 at 9.

It takes you that long to get from the PP to KW? Or did you avoid said college chicks and sleep safely at OB? Or is OB the PP. I'm so confuse these days. Fatherhood and missing a storm seems to do that to me.

[TahoeBC]

Look what I put under the tree for me:

I didn't wait for Santa to deliver

Vets the blue in those skis will go well today with the bluebird pow day on tap today!

[kidwoo]

it's impossible for them to control everything all of the time.

Exactly my point. You know that. I know that. People on vacation who ride once or twice a year don't necessarily know that.

Three snowboarders who only get to ride fresh snow once or twice a year obviously don't know that when they see a rope across the approach to the fingers with untracked snow right behind it.

It's not anyone reading this page that I'm that worried about. But you know how I found out about this today? My neighbor said "somebody got flushed as squaw again"

Even in the 12 years I've been here I've seen a noticeable difference in how fast places, especially squaw, rush to get steep shit open. When one or two days can (and does) make a significant difference what the snow around here does, it just seems like some of it could wait a day. That's all I meant when I said it seems like they might want to chill out a bit around this time of the year.

That's all.

Beep'em if you got em today. It's gonna be good.


Now cue all the anger at me about why squaw is the best mountain evar, whatever mountain I ski at is lame, even though squaw is one of the mountains I ski at. I'll save you guys the trouble.

[4matic]

Three snowboarders who only get to ride fresh snow once or twice a year obviously don't know that when they see a rope across the approach to the fingers with untracked snow right behind it.

Don't know what? That rope on the fingers is typically there to mark a cliff area and not a snow safety area. And why shouldn't they be the behind the rope? The cause and effect of whoever triggered the Squaw slide is blameless.

The odds you will die driving to the resort or slipping on your driveway are greater than dieing in an in bounds avalanche.

[kidwoo]

Like clockwork

[4matic]

Like clockwork

So your post was just a troll? Should have known.

[splat]

Yesterday morning I told a friend that within 24 hours someone would get hit by an avy and within 72 hours someone would probably die in an avy, given the snowfall and holiday crowds unaware of what's up. Based on my own obs from Reno, it seemed that some layers of different densities would prime the slopes for some wicked slide action to be triggered. Is that what's happened, besides the usual wind load?

[parkmeister]

No traffic on 88, icy tho. Met schraph in the lot, we're about fifth chair in line. Hoping for 10:00 am loading . A bomb in the cirque ripped a big one, smaller releases on the wall and across the bowl . Fingers numb that's it for now

[lph]

It's been said a bunch around here (I think there are several threads on it), but inbounds avys can and do happen. I got caught in one at Kirkwood several years ago, and ever since then I beep anytime there's fresh snow on the ground. A friend got caught in one in the exact same spot a few years later. I set off another one in Lower Cirque that almost took out a woman and would have sent her over some not so nice rocks if she hadn't reacted quickly when I yelled at her to get out of the way. There was the huge one at Mammoth a few years back when all of Climax slid. Heather Gross died in one on Baldy at Snowbird a couple of years ago.

Don't get me wrong here. Patrollers do a kickass job all across this world, but it's impossible for them to control everything all of the time.

Hold on. So you are going to try and you 'reason' and 'common sense' to address this issue? Not the kind of contribution people are looking for and makes for a boring thread. Go back to the beach.

BTW, as Splat said, what a strange snow pack. Blower covered by some heavy dense snow which was wind affected all day yesterday followed by a few more inches of blower, that is now sparkling in the sun; all sitting on top of that icy layer. Strange stuff. Skied 'unusually' in trees on powderhouse yesterday. And it is DEEP. Wouldn't be surprised if something moves inbound at wood today and hope no one falls face first into the untracked. It will be tough to get up.

[skier666]

Of course I missed the storm cycle, but I did get some fun in on last Wednesday in the sun & wind...

[lph]

666, dude, great skiing! you haven't lost a step.

looks like you checked off just about every mid season line in the fingers!

[Nuthon]

Echo Laps were in prime shape this morning. 3 laps by 9 am

[lepistoir]

I can confirm that it is nuking here at the base of Kingsbury (5000') on the Gardnerville side. ~1.5" in the last hour, but it's above freezing and very sloppy.

Hey you lurker!

How's Job look from down there?

[powdork]

nice one 6er. i always refer to oops ep as the dan cliffs because of the broken 'danger cliffs' sign

[skier666]

I named Oops EP for 'extended play'...but yeah, I call it Dan Cliffs as well.

[gimpy]

very cakey layered snow on luther this am. skied fun on my clown skis but kind of a letdown for the 1st blue day after the cycle.

[Arty50]

Please be careful out there peeps. I just got this text from Alpine...

"...just witnessed a guy get swept in Scott's chute...he's ok lost all his gear. Scotts is closed now."

KT slid big, 5', sometime last night.
The Cirque slid wall to wall at some point.

Stay home today. Drink egg nog. Enjoy your friends and family.

[powdork]

^^^thats what i'm doing














dammit!


was the kt slide different from the one that swept the guys off the chair yesterday?

[Max Archer]

GF guilted me out of going away on xmas eve or xmas, I guess it's not the worst thing then. I wonder if wednesday will be any good.

[MTT]

Just got home from Mt. Rose. Purrty day. They got alot of snow. I did get a few pow turns but not much realy. Its dence snow it will make a nice base for the rest of the year.

Adam the PEOPLE! sooo many people. The East side lot was full @ 10AM. When driveing back down I observed a Parking lot single file all they way down below thw switch backs.

looks like the resorts will make bank this Christmas

[Wickedbrew4u]

I doubt the resorts will make bank - just not loose their asses.

Great updates from the Squaw contingent. That boilerplate from a few weeks ago is going to wreak havoc at least through the new year until it heats up a lot.

[I Am Mr. Ed]

Anyone at Alpine tomorrow?

[I Am Mr. Ed]

Ed asked a question bitches. You are to respond. Promptly.

[powdork]

I doubt the resorts will make bank - just not loose their asses.

Great updates from the Squaw contingent. That boilerplate from a few weeks ago is going to wreak havoc at least through the new year until it heats up a lot.

they will make absolute bank. it's the dream set-up for them. good early storms. huge dump right before christmas. shit snow in colorado. great weather throughout the entire high week (which doesn't include xmas day).

and yes ed, there will be people at alpine tomorrow

[Jim S]

Squaw was today more than I expected for obvious reasons.

However, surreal moments were taking KT (which opened after 10am) several times and seeing Nose, Fingers, GS Bowl , McConkey's, etc untracked over and over again....because they were closed. It was the ultimate tease. GS Bowl had a massive crown about 4-5 deep; many more crowns were seen along the perimeter.

Hopefully the snow will settle down for safer b/c slack country tomorrow and the rest of the week.