So what kind of terrain can a Tahoe jong expect to be open next week if these storms do their jobs? Will it most likely be a rock board situation? Regardless, I will stoked to be riding anything other than than the mountains over here where I am.
300 feet of sheer vertical terror from last weekend in NC
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11-28-2005, 08:09 PM #51
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11-28-2005, 08:18 PM #52
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I think I remember you saying you're staying at Heavenly correct? If you're just skiing the Heave, you probably don't have to bring rock boards provided you will be sticking to what's open (ie. trails).
Originally Posted by Markhpnc
If you plan on hitting Kirkwood...and if they get enough snow to open Chair 6. You can expect terrain ranging from steep, fast groomers...to holy-shit-how-did-I-get-here-and-how-do-I-get-out rocky steeps....for the latter, you'll want you're rock boards.
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11-28-2005, 08:19 PM #53
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November 28th - 6:18pm - still snowing in incline and no signs of letting up.
RAD!
The stoke factor is climbing as fast as the snow level in tahoe right now!
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11-28-2005, 08:22 PM #54
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I just happen to be staying near Heavenly because I will be in South Tahoe. That is just my central location. I was hoping to go to Kirkwood, Squaw, Alpine Meadows, and Heavenly. I know most people on here don't like Heavenly but I want to check it out at least.
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11-28-2005, 08:25 PM #55
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Rock ski will probably ski be in order. Particularly, if you want to go off piste. Originally Posted by Markhpnc
If both storms hit us, Alpine meadows should be open from the top w/ good coverage on the blue runs.
At alpine 60" mid-mtn base is a good rule of thumb for the whole mtn to be open and have good enough coverage for your good skis.
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11-28-2005, 08:26 PM #56
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That looks like one of the best terrain playgrounds I've ever seen.
My friend called me after picking up his squaw pass this afternoon. I could hear the excitement in his voice. Mainly when he was saying "I'm excited".
Snow melts on the east coast, evaporates, and shows up in Tahoe. I guess thats how it works.
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11-28-2005, 08:28 PM #57
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If there a good sunny day while you are out, you should do a day at Heavenly for the views alone. Originally Posted by Markhpnc
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11-28-2005, 08:28 PM #58
These meaasge boards suck
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Im happy that it is snowing.
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11-28-2005, 08:55 PM #59
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'nuff said. Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces
I want to reiterate how insanely jealous I am of all of you who'll get to ski (and those of you who've been mountain biking for the past 5 months)....."if the city is visibly one of humankind's greatest achievements, its uncontrolled evolution also can lead to desecration of both nature and the human spirit."
-- Melvin G. Marcus 1979
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11-28-2005, 09:03 PM #60
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I know how you feel...at least you only have a relatively short time left to go, and there will be lots of skiing to be had when you're back. The best I thing I learned from last year that kept me sane was rather than checking the boards, or conditions, or weather, etc...I hit the bike trainer, or the free weights, or went for a run...something to keep my mind off what I was missing and keep it on how ready I'd be when it was my time again. Originally Posted by Telenater
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11-28-2005, 09:04 PM #61
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Ty's new sig reminds me, I'm just happy I get to see his Euro rockstar steeze again this weekend.
7pm and still puking. I forgot how much I hate shoveling. Let's hope this is some of that nice sticky, icky and lays down a good base. Plus I want to session the shit out of early Oops and LC again. Kirkwood is so awesome early season."I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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11-28-2005, 09:06 PM #62
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Telenater, I have a doctors mandate to sit on my ass for another month or more too....
That said, I cannot keep off of here....which doesnt help.
Anyhow, know how you feel. We'll be up there soon enough...Donjoy to the World!
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11-28-2005, 09:08 PM #63
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Originally Posted by Arty50
Which reminds me, I need to get my beret and pick up smoking so I can rip stuff with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth like those Frenchies I saw in Lenas.
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11-28-2005, 09:16 PM #64
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A bit more snow and some crazy stuff is possible through there. The little chute looker left, below the mini pine, fills in just enough. Originally Posted by SkiJunky05
That looks like one of the best terrain playgrounds I've ever seen.
The NC Chute.....as in tight as a N.C.
Scary ass chute....and great name.
Donjoy to the World!
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11-28-2005, 09:23 PM #65
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Almost forgot...
"I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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11-28-2005, 09:26 PM #66
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Zis time for zou to get French, no? Zese Kirkwood Alps, zey interest me. Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces
Which reminds me, I need to get my beret and pick up smoking so I can rip stuff with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth like those Frenchies I saw in Lenas.
this thread makes me happy. the anticipation of snow piling up. not too many things greater than that.
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11-28-2005, 09:28 PM #67
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Wow, sick Tele shot Arty.
Here is a buddy on New Years Day 2004....Poulson's Gully (off KT).
That is about as deep as Tahoe gets......all those Colorado picts make me want to try some Champagne again someday....it has been many years for me.Donjoy to the World!
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11-28-2005, 10:00 PM #68
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I can not wait to exchange some of this
For some of this!! (less then a month )
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11-28-2005, 10:11 PM #69
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Thanks. That would be teleslut extraordinare and honorary Kirkwood crew member, hop. Originally Posted by Huckwheat
As for traveling to find blower...
THAAAAAANKSSSS FOR CALLLING KIRKWOOD!!!!! 
"I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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11-28-2005, 10:22 PM #70
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What StormDay said. Heavenly was the first Tahoe mountain I skied, and we were just astounded by the views -- because it's on the south side of the lake, it seems like just about every run gives you a postcard shot. However, that was the first and last weekend I skied Heavenly, mainly because (a) the crowds reminded me, transplanted east coaster that I am, of Kmart, and (b) I truly hate Route 50, and my wife hates it even more. Originally Posted by StormDay
I've spent four winters skiing Squaw since then, with a couple of trips to Utah to mix it up. I highly endorse, but with caveats. Some of the sickest but relatively untracked terrain (e.g. Silverado and Broken Arrow) is not likely to be open yet. And Squaw has this absurd policy of refusing to distribute a true trail map -- instead, you get a lift map. Compare Squaw's official "mountain map", which is virtually useless, with the "aerial images" map, which actually lists, you know, trails. It's 10 years old, but that mainly means that some of the lifts have been replaced -- the trails are still the same. The company that made the aerial map is DeNador Marketing Design, out of Sausalito.
Me, I'll be at Alpine Saturday afternoon and Sunday with my kids, picking up our passes and getting in some runs. Today, we watched the snow on the webcam on my phone and repeated our mantra: If it's raining here, it's snowing in Tahoe! (And right now, I can vouch that it is, indeed, raining here.)
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11-28-2005, 10:51 PM #71
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Welcome...you will soon learn that early season Kirkwood off-piste is akin to dirt skiing....even after 200 inches.So what kind of terrain can a Tahoe jong expect to be open next week if these storms do their jobs? Will it most likely be a rock board situation? Regardless, I will stoked to be riding anything other than than the mountains over here where I am.
More sickter stoke...
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11-28-2005, 10:58 PM #72
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Caption contest: Originally Posted by skier666
"Grrrrrrrrrrr""I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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11-28-2005, 11:07 PM #73
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the gnar Originally Posted by skier666
More sickter stoke...
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11-28-2005, 11:37 PM #74
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More KW pics. Both taken by Telenater:
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11-29-2005, 12:32 AM #75
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Holy shit! This thread came out of nowhere. I like.
In other news, got some screws taken out of the leg today so I'm good to go (just about).
Bring it!
And by the way, the doc kicked down 100 Vicodins! I don't know if that was a mistake, but I didn't say shit. I guess that's what you get when you tell 'em your pain threshold is a 3 on the scale of 1 to 10. (Note to self: next time tell 'em 1).Aliases: B-Dub, B-Dubya, & B. White
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