Game on Tahoe/Utah Where to go?

[Lance_K]

Off Kirkwoods website

24-36 INCHES OF SNOW IN PAST 24 HOURS!


6:45 on Wednesday morning...

It's really quite surreal. 20+ foot banks on Kirkwood Meadows Drive, snow removal crew out pushing tons of snow from one place to another, lift maintenance digging out snowmobiles identifiable only by the sticks of bamboo and slight humps in the snow, ski patrol wading across the ridgelines in waist deep snow... all set to the background music of hundreds of pounds of explosives detonating in a low muffled tenor that you feel as much as you hear.

These are the days we live for, the days that make the hairy drive over the pass at 5am exciting rather than sketchy, the days that feed the passion that keeps us doing what we do. And at this time of year, these days are gifts from the snow gods that obviously call Kirkwood home.

Just two weeks ago we were coveting the nooks and crannies on the north facing slopes for their chalky mid-winter snow; girls were skiing in bikinis and the volleyball court on the Plaza saw as much action in the afternoon as Chair 6 (well, maybe not quite...).

Fast forward to today and the scene is reminiscent of the first couple of weeks of January. Snow falling at a rate of three inches an hour, accumulations measured in feet on a daily basis, and people with grins as wide as their goggles slogging their way through an astonishing amount of snow as they go about their morning tasks.

This day will be extraordinary, no question about it. Temperatures dropped significantly yesterday afternoon, just as a huge cell of moisture hit Kirkwood and the winds died down. The result is what we see today: dry, fluffy snow with a moisture content that is half of what it was yesterday. We’ve received over eight feet of snow in the past five days; two to three in the past 24 hours. This stuff is deep. Snap down your powder skirt deep. Fly the fluorescent flag on your skis in case they pop off in the powder deep. Sport your snorkel with pride deep. You get the picture.

We spend our days in quest of memories that define who we are. We reinforce who we are by what we do. What will you do today?

Utah in the middle of it now.


ennie meenie miny moe... tank full of gas... which way to go?

[Mountain Junkie]

We spend our days in quest of memories that define who we are. We reinforce who we are by what we do. What will you do today?

Very well put.

[bcrider]

I'm hoping to pull off tahoe this weekend and utah the next.

[Lance_K]

Very well put.

I'm frothing at the mouth...

[FollowMe]

Lance...Wouldn't be surprised if by this weekend Tahoe were back into Spring temps. Not sure about Utah though.

[Lance_K]

Lance...Wouldn't be surprised if by this weekend Tahoe were back into Spring temps. Not sure about Utah though.

That is what I'm afraid of... one day of 50 degrees and it doesn't matter how much snow they got. No doubt today/tomorrow is the window. Beyond that... ? Safe bet to follow the storm.

[SPREAD EAGLE]

I may be able to get you SNOWBIRD TRAM TICKETS for $40.00 (twenty discounted)

email me atleast 3-5 days prior cjoverski AT hotmail DOT com
or PM

[Lance_K]

I may be able to get you SNOWBIRD TRAM TICKETS for $40.00 (twenty discounted)

email me atleast 3-5 days prior cjoverski AT hotmail DOT com
or PM

Sweet offer! Thanks man... my guess is that Snowbird is going to be packed this weekend though- spring break and easter weekend madness.

I think we'll go hide at Snowbasin. I just got a callback on some tickets from Randy at the Human Resouce Center there.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Lance -- I'd take FollowMe's advice. It's definitely gotta be epic at Squaw, KW, etc. now and probably tomorrow too.....but you're right about what a slight temp increase could possibly do. If I were you, I'd head to Utah and stay on the heels of this storm as close as you can. Chase that sucker!!!! Just my 2 cents.

BCR -- git after it buddy!

EDIT: Oh and damn! I can't believe it's still raining down here in the valley this morning. It's still pouring! It's gonna be piling up all day up there most likely. Sick. ...but knees blow... )

[Lance_K]

DAMN I wish temps would hold in Cali. Besides a trip for face shots and gnar I have to do some shooting too... nothing beats bluebird.

Will pull the trigger tonight at 5.