13/14 Tahoe Thread -- Raddest Thread On The Internets!!!

[Tahoe Bromide]

The pow was epic The snow levels are high.

The word in bold means nothing anymore. See above oxymoron for evidence.

[ridefree]

I just spent the last 2 1/2 hours trying to remove the lake that is forming in front of my place. Old snow melting in straight rain -
South Lake.

[4matic]

who is they?? raining in Tahoe at 6500'. Everything I see says it will rise to 8,500' tomorrow until late sunday and frankly in the 20 years i've lived here i've never seen a pineapple express that didn't have snow levels above 9,000'.

Been hammering at 8000 ft all day and snow levels are dropping.

[iwoody808]

Long time lurker first time poster. This thread wonderful. Mean it. And please no mean replies. Thanks for all the current updates on weather and snow conditions. My addition: my intel officer tells me it has not really rained much at Serene Lakes at approx 7000 ft today. Any Sugar Bowl updates from today from the crowd?

If you all give an award for best post you should consider this from BGnight,

"I don't even know why I'm posting on this thread. Besides a few locals like gimpy and powdork, it's just match.com for over sensitive, middle aged male, bay area, weekend wannabees. I'll stick to lurking and poaching everyone's beta for my own sake. Bye. "

[old goat]

Funny about summit--wind speeds about the same yesterday and today and they ran summit yesterday. Wonder if the issue was snow safety. They were dropping a lot of charges at SB this morning--I can hear it from my house. I know they've laid off a lot of patrollers at SV and AM and I wonder if a lot of them have left town to find work. Same thoughts about upper SV. I suppose it's possible that they have the manpower but the snow is just too dangerous. I've skied at AM a couple of times over the years when they've shut the upper mountain after post control releases. But I'm just an over sensitive, old age, Truckee wannabe, so what do I know?

Edit--according to Mark on Unofficial Alpine the issue was snow safety. Don't know about Squaw. NWS has posted an avalanche alert.

[iwoody808]

@OldGoat

since you know patrollers you sound like a nice person

if you can hear SB bombs from your house could u give a report about rain/snow at your location?

[Superstar Punani]

Me n Clack will be at Kirkwood Mountain Resort tomorrow. Anyone care to show us around? We'll be at Chair 10 at 10am.

Toodles,

Punani

[ridefree]

I've got something to show you. Oh wait, wrong thread.

[TEXASS]

Hey like triode and BGeastside Taliban. Next Saturday ?

[WestCoastPDR]

Me n Clack will be at Kirkwood Mountain Resort tomorrow. Anyone care to show us around? We'll be at Chair 10 at 10am.

Toodles,

Punani

If your looking to ride chair ten you might be in line for a long time. A really long time. Like Monday or Tuesday at noon...

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[Spats]

19:15 east shore update:

30 degrees and heavy rain at lake level
Snow level 6900'

[Hugh Conway]

LOL, They are always "going to open" summit on storm days. It very seldom happens. Actually that was pure optimism on my part since I was not riding today . Makes me feel better knowing I'm not in that shit show. Now if I had actually drove to Alpine this morning, then I'd definitely be a pessimistic downer! It's just a basic fact that AM sucks during storms and that summit very seldom runs in them. Sorry you didn't know any better and wasted your day getting wet. I'll be optimistically riding midweek when it's good. I don't even know why I'm posting on this thread. Besides a few locals like gimpy and powdork, it's just match.com for over sensitive, middle aged male, bay area, weekend wannabees. I'll stick to lurking and poaching everyone's beta for my own sake. Bye.

I think I love you.

Poaching beta is what TGRs for. And buying gear to flip.


edit: I NEED PICS FROM THE EPIC DAY TODAY!

[userA]

Been hammering at 8000 ft all day and snow levels are dropping.

just got 1,100' better.
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[Wobby]

RRR Rum, Rum, and Rum...not that I like rum, or bootpackers

[dhklauer]

SUPU....,where have you been all my life? And all season? I would be happy to meet you at chair 10 and watch you flail off Kodak.......when it opens in 2015.

[liketoride]

Word epicness has yet to happen here this season Tahoe bromide. Texass I wanna go ride on the eastside with ya. Dave is couch bound until April.

[willie61]

LOL, They are always "going to open" summit on storm days. It very seldom happens. Actually that was pure optimism on my part since I was not riding today . Makes me feel better knowing I'm not in that shit show. Now if I had actually drove to Alpine this morning, then I'd definitely be a pessimistic downer! It's just a basic fact that AM sucks during storms and that summit very seldom runs in them. Sorry you didn't know any better and wasted your day getting wet. I'll be optimistically riding midweek when it's good. I don't even know why I'm posting on this thread. Besides a few locals like gimpy and powdork, it's just match.com for over sensitive, middle aged male, bay area, weekend wannabees. I'll stick to lurking and poaching everyone's beta for my own sake. Bye.

I love this! sounds like your more sick of the bay area shit show then I am

[willie61]

Northwest Tahoe got all the snow so far.

Im not sure whats happening on the north end of the lake or vailwood, but the 50 corridor is getting hammered in this storm, almost 8" of rain in the strawberry valley, and lots of snow at 7000' and above.

[Ottime]

It was fucking epic today. I have an email to prove it. But I won't post any more info as I now know someone will just poach my beta. Not gonna let that happen. No way.

I always love when folk who live in a tourist economy complain about the tourist. Simple solution. Move.

[Hugh Conway]

I always love when folk who live in a tourist economy complain about the tourist. Simple solution. Move.

Then they wouldn't have the cool outlets and restaurants.

[WestCoastPDR]

Then they wouldn't have the cool outlets and restaurants.

Like the outlet at the Y is cool.... ha. Made me laugh... seriously need a good Chinese restaurant in slt. You would think with all the Asian tourist we would have a good option.

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[climberevan]

I live here and NEVER complain about the tourists. The ONLY reason any of us are able to live here is that tourists bring money from elsewhere and spend it here. It's not just the restaurants & lodging--the construction jobs are all thanks to the tourists too.

I've lived in mountain towns for about 15 years and have never understood why locals complain about tourists.

So thank you, Bay Area folks, for coming up here every weekend. You make it possible for me to live here and ski on weekdays!

[FatBastard]

Me n Clack will be at Kirkwood Mountain Resort tomorrow. Anyone care to show us around? We'll be at Chair 10 at 10am.

Toodles,

Punani

I've heard that Kirkwood Mountain Resort has an extensive network of intermediate runs that I'd be delighted to explore with you. We can ride matching skis and it will be lovely!

[Superstar Punani]

I've heard that Kirkwood Mountain Resort has an extensive network of intermediate runs that I'd be delighted to explore with you. We can ride matching skis and it will be lovely!

Oh. My. God. Were u the husky guy with the lime green da kine pack who spotted my landing at super Mario land at around 145pm? If so, I'd like to buy u a beer, big boy!

Xoxo,

SuPu

[kix515]

Seems like up until a few years ago, alpine was very good about keeping summit open during storms. Maybe more risk adverse after the girl got "lost" and died a few years back, but my recollection was having many good storm days riding summit.

And lets not forget Foster who died on the job to open terrain. Its a dangerous job and we should all be thankful for whatever they open during weather periods such as this.