14/?? The OFFICIAL Tahoe Thread

[Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer]

Moving on - any updates on conditions around the area? BGNight - thanks for the update on Castle - I was curious if these little deposits and moderate SW winds are keeping the existing wind slabs from stabilizing. Based on the S.A.C. obs page, that appears to be the case.

[claymond]

Pictures from a couple trips a week or so ago north of the lake. Thanks to whatsup doc for the photography skills.



In resort news, Kirkwood has been riding great. Really fun mountain

[kungpow]

Alpine has skied great all week. Founds some good snow off Scott today

[TahoeBC]

Nice!

Pictures from a couple trips a week or so ago north of the lake. Thanks to whatsup doc for the photography skills.

[wboarder]

Boy Howdy KW sure did deliver today, Plenty of untracked and very little sun exposure...oh and very few people...That's was nice
Felt like the Good ol days

[whatsupdoc]

I'll add a few more









It's been a fun start to the season.

[BGnight]

Yesterday:




These were some tasty turns:

[Mr. Toad]

Snow's staying cold and dry.

[buildakicker]

I'll add a few more









It's been a fun start to the season.

Excellent! Thanks for the stoke

[LightRanger]

Looks really good back there, Brooks. Thanks.

[lepistoir]

As someone who enjoys both touring and sled touring I don't understand why people are upset by a little noise.

What don't you understand about people being upset by the noise? They're upset by the noise. What else is there to understand? People don't like having to breathe second-hand smoke and smell like it so you have smoking sections and smoke-free environments because it's almost impossible to otherwise mitigate the impact of one group's behavior on another except through segregation. Minimizing people's concern ("a little noise") or disregarding their concerns is not a solution.

Most areas that are good for sledding are boring for skiing and most areas in Tahoe that are good for skiing would be extremely difficult to sled. If someone chooses to use a sled to access terrain that's a hassle to access by foot it is their choice. Why fight them because you choose to do things differently.

It's lucky that there are areas that lend themselves more to one activity than the other so there is some de facto segregation, without which we'd probably have more conflict and restriction.

It's funny how bigoted the environmentalist are when it comes to things they don't agree with.

Why do I feel a big blast of projection coming on?

Yet if you were to look at their whole environmental envelope of those types

There it is. Right after accusing someone else of bigotry. But I think there's more...

They are usually the ones with several houses, multiple vehicles, who drive several hours each weekend to backcounty ski "sustainably".

Do you paint houses? You use a pretty broad brush.

Im pretty sure the 3 or 4 tanks of gas I put in my sled annually is far less of an environmental impact than heating a mostly empty second home or driving 6 hours every weekend for 4 months.

In my experience, when someone uses a straw man, it's a sign they do not understand (intentionally or not) what they are opposing. Everyone's time is better spent trying to empathize and understand what the other users in the BC are trying to make happen. I understand the sledders' feeling that they may become more restricted because we all dislike something getting taken away from us. I wonder whether anyone has a better solution than segregation to the human-powered crowd's desire for an experience free of air and noise pollution and the discomfort of sleds' speed in proximity to walkers. I mean a different solution than "you can already hear the road so get over it."

[lepistoir]

Stoke sustained with three straight days up on Rose

https://vimeo.com/115003366

Yesterday was first BC day on split and Carter's first BC day ever.

[lepistoir]

In other news: currently dumping in KB. Think we'll exceed the forecast.

[TahoeJ]

^^ That would be my bet. In the north bay last night and this morning it was pouring HARD. Storm track looks like a good portion of that should be hitting Tahoe.

[Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer]

It is definitely over delivering. I have about 2 inches in the parking lot at 6200 on the river.

Was just up at Squaw to take a couple of laps over lunch. About 6 inches up there already in non-wind loaded areas. Was skiing very nicely and a great couple of runs actually.

Back to work.

[tahoearmada]

How do you guys have time to complain so much?!? Weve been riding untracked snow for 2 weeks straight!
Regarding the BC battle: people just need to be more courteous and more willing to share... As someone who skins and snowmobiles equal amounts I dont think the skinners have ANYTHING to complain about: there are countless places you can ski and not see or hear snowmobiles but on the flip side I dont know ANYWHERE you can snowmobile that people arent allowed to skin
Ill be at rose tomorrow making noise since my legs are beat, I always carry a rope if anyone needs/wants a tow!

[WestCoastPDR]

Did 2 laps in the neighborwood by 1030 this am. It was dumping at the car when we left. Snow was still nice and soft and the refresher will be welcomed with open arms. Kinda windy and flat light. No pic TR.

[~mikey b]

I always carry a rope if anyone needs/wants a tow!

FKNA now that's how it's supposed to work! At the ski area I always carry a tow rope in my pack in case the snow machine operator doesn't have something. At Vail Pass we used a rope tied to a mtb inner tube. Put the inner tube around your waist and you've got something that gives a little and won't tear your back up.

BWAAP BWAAP BWAAAP!!!

Have fun kids!

[NakedShorts]

Not gnar STAR over delivered today. Backside laps were tits. 5 inches up top.

[ski_faster]

I will be at Squaw tomorrow if anyone wants to meet up.

[spnce]

Met some uber reps today. They were interviewing perspective drivers for the lake tahoe area.

Would be interesting...

[LightRanger]

I'd normally say, "Great, just what that area needs."

But High Sierra Taxi needs some competition. Godawful expensive. Uber would surge price on the busy nights, but still.

That said, fuck Uber. The poster child of corporate assholedom for the modern age.

P.S.- Saw you moved up recently. We should tour again. No excruciating leg pain this time.

[unpossible]

Was this storm supposed to finish out warm? It was 33˚ at Soda Springs on the drive up tonight.

[ShakeMeUp]

Went out the last 2 days after being out of town for 10 and found some great snow at the right elevations/exposures. Pumped!

Gimpy, glad to hear you're back in action.

Have a bunch of sledneck friends, have ridden sleds, have been towed by sleds, use sleds in SAR operations. Don't really mind the noise and the tracks can be useful. My only issue is how you can justify the 2 stroke exhaust when there's better technology out there. I know: it's lighter, better power to weight ratio, etc. but there's no way you can tell me it's good to breath. Would appreciate an explanation better than: if you don't like it go somewhere else, because that's exactly what I do.

[BGnight]

How do you guys have time to complain so much?!? Weve been riding untracked snow for 2 weeks straight!
Regarding the BC battle: people just need to be more courteous and more willing to share... As someone who skins and snowmobiles equal amounts I dont think the skinners have ANYTHING to complain about: there are countless places you can ski and not see or hear snowmobiles but on the flip side I dont know ANYWHERE you can snowmobile that people arent allowed to skin
Ill be at rose tomorrow making noise since my legs are beat, I always carry a rope if anyone needs/wants a tow!

How do you have time read it all and respond? OMG untracked snow for 2 weeks straight! And the runs are 5k feet long on a ten foot snowpack!!!