14/?? The OFFICIAL Tahoe Thread

**powdork** · 12-23-2014, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by old goat

Uh, check your math. (14% still is pretty sad).

uh, check your math. (1.4% is bad too) ;-)

**unpossible** · 12-23-2014, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by old goat

Uh, check your math. (14% still is pretty sad).

Uh, check your math. 1.42%.

Me fail math, that's unpossible.

**TahoeJ** · 12-23-2014, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by unpossible

Uh, check your math. 1.42%.

Me fail math, that's unpossible.

It's like you've been waiting 8 years for this moment. Way to stay in character.

Kirkwood is 100% open? On Sunday the backside wasn't. But yeah, I was shocked driving past Heavenly at just how bone dry it is. [EDIT: looks like they just opened the back this morning]

Re: sticky snow for drops - interesting that you guys like it. It always kind of freaks me out, especially if the landing isn't steep. Went off the center of that rock at the top of the gully under Chair 10 and I was happy to ski away with both of my knees. Granted, by Sunday I'm sure the snow was in worse shape than Saturday.

**skier666** · 12-23-2014, 06:24 PM

Here's what I encountered at Kirkwood on last Saturday...

**neufox47** · 12-23-2014, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by skier666

Here's what I encountered at Kirkwood on last Saturday...

Well done as always. Glad to see you guys have some snow to work with.

**TahoeJ** · 12-23-2014, 06:55 PM

^^ Nice. 2:13 was sketchy.

**old goat** · 12-23-2014, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by powdork

uh, check your math. (1.4% is bad too) ;-)

oops

**powdork** · 12-23-2014, 08:04 PM

nothing wrong with a little christmas corn

but this guy's a christmas ham

hutchski's pup, stoke, has outgrown himself

nacho takes a break for some mid mountain yoga

the creamed corn was sweet and delicious

even so, looking forward to post xmas blower

**dhklauer** · 12-23-2014, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by skier666

Here's what I encountered at Kirkwood on last Saturday...

yummy! Nice work!

**buildakicker** · 12-24-2014, 02:23 PM

Just cruised over donner in the wind... That warm spell really changed the scenery.

**LightRanger** · 12-24-2014, 05:31 PM

NWS reporting thundersnow with lightning strikes in the Rose area. Their streaming cams are looking good right now.

**Ottime** · 12-24-2014, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by skier666

Here's what I encountered at Kirkwood on last Saturday...

You know, they have a whole lot of terrain just skiers left (or right) of there. You are permitted to traverse a little bit if you like. You know, for next time.

Did you see any other tracks then you own on upper ooops? I think you have more love than anyone for that zone.

Snowing presently.

**TahoeBC** · 12-25-2014, 10:20 AM

Dust on crust and frigid high pressure, Thanks Santa, it's just what I wanted!

**wolfy** · 12-25-2014, 10:54 AM

in Truckee this am a screaming inch of fresh on the deck. but the sun is out...
the snowblower is all snug in the garage, again
i guess dust on crust is better than no dust at all, think of it as a shot glass- half full
Merry Christmas to all (as visions of pow danced in their heads)

**powfiend** · 12-25-2014, 11:37 AM

New espresso bar at sugar bowl is awesome! The conditions are frozen, but I guess thats all the rage right now with the youngsters or something...
Ready for some Orange County surf tomorrow

**The Dad** · 12-25-2014, 05:12 PM

Skied a couple hours at Alpine this morning. The new stuff on top was fun, but man, that ice below was gnasty. Fun in the trees under Hidden Knolls, where it had blown in nicely and few had ventured. Palisaides, by contrast, was a no-fall zone.

**TahoeBC** · 12-25-2014, 05:57 PM

Wind was definitively transporting snow, with impressive wind drifts coming off the ridges today

pic, but some fun wind buffed pow was out there.

**unpossible** · 12-25-2014, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by The Dad

Skied a couple hours at Alpine this morning. The new stuff on top was fun, but man, that ice below was gnasty. Fun in the trees under Hidden Knolls, where it had blown in nicely and few had ventured. Palisaides, by contrast, was a no-fall zone.

Just had to pay attention to where the winds were blowing yesterday.

Alpine was a blast today. They opened all the hikes (lookers right) for the first time this season. Definitely way less scratchy than the previously ridden stuff. The trees in-between Bernie's and Estelle were great, and the coverage down low for the exit was better than expected.

The winds were definitely blowing in the wrong direction today though, and the snow is now being blown up and over. Though it was doing a good job of smoothing out some stuff.

**ghosthop** · 12-25-2014, 09:20 PM

I'm planning on swinging by Tahoe next Sunday and staying for a few days, haven't been following conditions too much. I have a place to stay in Truckee but was planning on using at least one of the days at SaT on my Bridger pass, looking for a beer for floorspace type situation down south, reciprocation if you're ever in Bozeman of course. Alternately, good spots to spend the night in the back of the subie?

Also, any good deals on 2 for 1's or buying daypasses at the local quickie mart? Squaw, Alpine, and KW are all on the list but I'm trying to get as much skiing done on a college budget as possible.

Anyway, anyone interested in making some turns or showing a jong around? I'm planning on skiing the 4th-7th, SaT the 4th but beyond that I have no definite plans.

**old goat** · 12-25-2014, 10:18 PM

North Bowl via traversing the top of HW Face was sweet, until patrol got tired of roping people down the face and closed it.

**mmmm...pow!** · 12-25-2014, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by unpossible

Alpine was a blast today. They opened all the hikes (lookers right) for the first time this season. Definitely way less scratchy than the previously ridden stuff. The trees in-between Bernie's and Estelle were great, and the coverage down low for the exit was better than expected.

Wouldn't know that stuff was open by looking at Alpine's-I mean Squaw's-website, complete with twitter updates from yesterday.

**markcjr** · 12-26-2014, 12:51 AM

Nice christmas day at squaw. Just had to stay next to the trees where it was blown in. Otherwise the main runs were pretty dust on crust. Wife loved it...first day out this year for her.

**old goat** · 12-26-2014, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by mmmm...pow!

Wouldn't know that stuff was open by looking at Alpine's-I mean Squaw's-website, complete with twitter updates from yesterday.

Website has been useless as far as what's open and not. Not to mention the fact that if you want to check out different stuff at Alpine the menu keeps taking you back to Squaw.

**powdork** · 12-26-2014, 10:27 AM

surprisingly fun day out there yesterday. thinking it was gonna be dust on crust our lack of enthusiasm led to a 2pm start which was a mistake.

sadly stoke (the one with hutchski in the second pic) ended up with some paw/claw bleeding issues after one run so he's gotta sit out at least a few days