Tahoe Stoke

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 12-01-2005, 09:39 PM

JESUS! The KW webcam looks like it's nuking up there!

Man I wish I go up tomorrow....oh well, hopefully I can wrap-up some pending deals to keep my mind off things.

Sa--ta--tay!

**Arty50** · 12-01-2005, 09:56 PM

It's pouring like a motherfucker in South Lake. This is the absolute perfect storm we needed.

**freeskisquaw** · 12-01-2005, 10:50 PM

How much do I hate school right now?

A lot.

**Cirquerider** · 12-01-2005, 11:33 PM

I have been twiddling my thumbs lately with work. Now its really piled on (as the snow stacks up) and I'm going to miss Friday. Not only that, but I have legitimate business to deal with at Kirkwood that has moved to secondary priority. Sole proprietorship is a bitch.

**lph** · 12-02-2005, 12:05 AM

still absolutely pouring in SLT right now.

Walter, 666, AKA see you suckas in the am! First a little waterfall action then off to oops.

arty, another day another dollar. go git some at the heave at lunch!!!

**runethechamp** · 12-02-2005, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by freeskisquaw

How much do I hate school right now?

A lot.

How much do I hate Houston right now? A lot

**slim** · 12-02-2005, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by runethechamp

How much do I hate Houston right now? A lot

I'm in Barstow. Stop bitching.

**3pin** · 12-02-2005, 12:19 AM

Checking for accumulation in the morning. If it snows tonight, I'll be at Alpine in the am, green pants and Bros, tele style.

**skier666** · 12-02-2005, 12:25 AM

At 9:30pm....

Pissing rain all the way to the Sierra Ski Ranch access road...mixed precip.

PUKING ON ECHO SUMMIT!

Pissing at lake level....

**irul&ublo** · 12-02-2005, 12:28 AM

10:28, TD....starting to turn to snow...FINALLY!!!!!!!

Down temp, down.

**The Dad** · 12-02-2005, 12:33 AM

A guy named Marc Sexton just posted a KW TR to the SkiPal list:

Originally Posted by Marc Sexton on SkiPal

The current storm is one of the wettest and biggest that I've seen at the resort. The precip has been mostly snow (bits of rain) but extremely wet and heavy. It makes Washington snow seem like Utah snow!

They only had chair 5 open but there are plenty of lines to go off on and there not many people anyway. The snow wasn't too bad. I made sure to wax my skis and board and that made it pleasant. You could go off trail a bit through the trees and coverage was surprisingly good.

What sucked was that it literally snowed hard the whole day without relief. Ordinarily this is good but the wet snow gets you soaking wet in short order. Combine that with heavy wind and I've felt warmer with temps in the single digits. I doubt that it was much colder than the 30s but it felt a lot worse. The only thing to stay dry were my feet.

There has been so much snow it looks like chair 6 will be opening on Friday along with chair 11. It will be fresh tracks all the way and hopefully not too many people will show up...8-) Saturday will probably be a madhouse but it should still be nice because it will be cooling down.

A good base has been laid down and now we have to hope for some nice dry snow to go on top. I'll take a few inches of dry over a foot of wet but we needed the wet to fill things in.

**StormDay** · 12-02-2005, 12:35 AM

where are you in TD?

It's howling at the condos by the ski hill.

**fluffballs** · 12-02-2005, 12:43 AM

I love this picture

http://newschoolers.com/ns3/web/cont...php?img=44448&

**irul&ublo** · 12-02-2005, 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by StormDay

where are you in TD?

It's howling at the condos by the ski hill.

Ramshorn, bout a mile down the road

**Arty50** · 12-02-2005, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by lph

arty, another day another dollar. go git some at the heave at lunch!!!

You know what really, really sucks? I think I'm gonna drive to the Wood to pick up my pass at 8am tomorrow so I don't have to deal with the giant line on Saturday. Be sure to laugh at my stupid ass if you see me walk by.

There's no way I can stay nor can I hit the Heav. It's month end and I'm gonna be pulling a long ass day tomorrow behind the desk. Hopefully there's a lot of season left though, so I'm not too bummed.

Get some for me and be sure to call and gloat later on.

**skier666** · 12-02-2005, 01:48 AM

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE SNOW
SHOULD TAPER OFF BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL
LIKELY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 FEET OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS

**MTT** · 12-02-2005, 01:56 AM

Looks like we are all going to have a very good day, Regardless of home mountain. Well; unless you don't like the deep stuff?? Or you WORK!!
I just finished working so I now have an excuse to blow off the am and ski.

**Jim S** · 12-02-2005, 01:58 AM

Originally Posted by skier666

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE SNOW
SHOULD TAPER OFF BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL
LIKELY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 FEET OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS

I just came!

**gimpy** · 12-02-2005, 09:49 AM

ding ding ding ding ding ding dding ding

**chaka** · 12-02-2005, 09:51 AM

Apparently over SIX INCHES of rain fell at Blue Canyon in the last 24 hours. Must be rediculous snow depths about 8000ft. Castle Peak Saturday, Anyone?

**divegirl** · 12-02-2005, 09:52 AM

Lego and I will be hitting sick lines at Donner Ski Ranch about 2pm today, if anyone is interested. That is, if Sugarbowl isn't open.

Edit: Chair 6 at 10am on Saturday morning, though!!!

**freshies** · 12-02-2005, 10:54 AM

how anti-climatic was that? Alpine this morning reports 2" at the base and 10-12" at mid-mountain?? Huh? That's it? That's all!!?

Anyone hit Alpine this morning? Glad I didn't rally at 4am like I was thinking....have to be content to ski some wet groomers tmrw...oh well, early season (grumble..)

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 12-02-2005, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Arty50

Hopefully there's a lot of season left though, so I'm not too bummed.

Hopefully?! Dude, it's only the first day of the season!

EDIT: KW is reporting 18 - 30 from this last round! Wohoo! My god....tomorrow is going to be a MADHOUSE! Factor in the snow + opening weekend + Chair 6 the only lift to the summit....ughhhh, I'll probably be spending half the day in the season pass pickup line anyways.