tahoe firing!!!!

**basom** · 02-23-2007, 12:53 AM

man i just read the discussion.
i think i'm going to be skiing and not working the next few day here.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
830 PM PST THU FEB 22 2007

.SHORT TERM...
PRECIP SHIELD HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE SIERRA INTO THE GREAT BASIN
THIS AFTERNOON. UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITHIN THE CORE OF THE UPPER LOW
WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT. STILL EXPECT ANOTHER 2-5" OF SNOW IN
THE SIERRA ABOVE 7000 FEET IN HEAVY CONVECTIVE BANDS. THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME LIGHTNING STRIKES WITHIN THE STRONGEST SHOWERS OVER THE
SAC... VALLEY...PROVING THAT ANY GIVEN LOCATION COULD PICK UP A QUICK
FEW INCHES AS THEY PASS THROUGH. SNOW RATIOS WILL REMAIN EXCELLENT
WITH THE COLD CONDITIONS. SINCE SNOW IS NOT WIDESPREAD AND MORE
SHOWERY HAVE ALLOWED THE SNOW ADVISORIES TO EXPIRE FOR SIERRA EXCEPT
MONO COUNTY WHERE PERSISTENT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE
EVENING. LEESIDE VALLEYS WILL SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND
LOCAL AREAS COULD PICK UP TO AN INCH BUT MOST LOCATIONS WONT SEE
MORE THAN A DUSTING. WINDS STILL GUSTING 80-100 MPH ON RIDGES BUT
WILL GRADUALLY COME DOWN AND BE GREATLY LOWER BY MID MORNING.

A BRIEF BREAK FROM FRIDAY NIGHT TO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A
SHORTWAVE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THE NEXT WAVE APPROACHES THE
AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A GOOD SHOT OF PRECIP FOR THE SIERRA NORTH
TO THE OREGON BORDER. THERE IS A STRONG JET DRIVING THIS NEXT SYSTEM
WITH DECENT SPILLOVER INTO THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTY. DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON A WATCH FOR THIS NEXT WAVE TO ALLOW
THE CURRENT SYSTEM TO EXIT...BUT IF THINGS DONT CHANGE WILL NEED
WINTER STATEMENTS FOR SAT NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE PATTERN REMAINS
EXTREMELY FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
WITH GOOD SPILLOVER INTO WESTERN NV. MILNE

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
RAISED POPS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND TWEAKED POPS LIGHTLY
THEREAFTER. OTHERWISE...ONLY INSIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE GRIDS.

CONTINUED THE UP TREND IN POPS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH 00Z GFS
ENSEMBLE PROBABILITY OF PRECIP BETWEEN 65-95% FOR THE SIERRA AND
CHANCE POPS IN MOS GUIDANCE FOR RENO...WINNEMUCCA...AND ALTURAS. IT
LOOKS LIKE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF SEVERAL FEET ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE
SIERRA...WITH POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN GREAT BASIN MONDAY AND/OR TUESDAY. HOWEVER...AS THE
ORIENTATION AND LENGTH OF TIME THAT COLD FRONTS STAY OVER ANY ONE
AREA OF THE GREAT BASIN GREATLY AFFECTS SNOWFALL TOTALS...
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE GREAT BASIN IS VERY HARD TO PINPOINT
THIS FAR OUT. ONCE TODAY`S STORM WINDS DOWN...WE MAY CONSIDER
ANOTHER SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTING THE POSSIBILITY OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE SIERRA AND SOME LOWER VALLEYS OF THE
WESTERN GREAT BASIN. STAY TUNED!

**serge944** · 02-23-2007, 01:16 AM

Damn, I wish I could be "sick" again this Friday...

**Arty50** · 02-23-2007, 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by basom

they had alison gannett in tow who i've always been a big fan of so it was fun to meet her and slay kt with her all day. that lady is a good skier.

I heart Allison Gannett.

**mc_roon** · 02-23-2007, 01:35 AM

im going to blow off tons of important things that I have to do and head up to kirkwood this weekend. might blow off monday as well. and tuesday.

looks like the backside and #10 were closed today according to their website. if god loves me he'll keep at least one of them closed tomorrow as well

**nova2** · 02-23-2007, 01:39 AM

Kirkwood, is the place I wanna be. I am heading up tomorrow and it looks like I'll need that evil 4x4 suv to get up there. I hope they get the spur open before we drive through tomorrow.

I do hope they hold the backside one more day.

Hey Mc, you know the song, Jesus loves me. Believe man, believe.

**mc_roon** · 02-23-2007, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by nova2

Kirkwood, is the place I wanna be. I am heading up tomorrow and it looks like I'll need that evil 4x4 suv to get up there. I hope they get the spur open before we drive through tomorrow.

I do hope they hold the backside one more day.

Hey Mc, you know the song, Jesus loves me. Believe man, believe.

im not even catholic and im seriously thinking about going to midnight mass to thank a higher power for the blessings he has bestowed on me recently. And to ask very nicely to delay the openings of 10 and the backside to saturday as well.

**AKA** · 02-23-2007, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by kush1

Bigger? That landing is flat as hell, I even know not to hit it unless there is 3 feet of snow! Have you been sniffing glue or crashing and hitting your head a lot dude?

Way to get after it though....

didn't you crush a helmet off that thing last year?

**Arty50** · 02-23-2007, 08:44 AM

**3snowboards** · 02-23-2007, 08:58 AM

Ill be heading up @ 10. Glad its only a 30min drive to stagecoach.

**mc_roon** · 02-23-2007, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by Arty50

i sooooooo wish i was up there today. Kirkwood reporting 36-48" in the past 24 hours. Its also in the teens for temperartures and the snow level was around 4000 feet last night. That means 3-4' of light dry powder.

**lph** · 02-23-2007, 09:48 AM

those snow totals are insane 3-4 feet for kirkwood, FIVE FEET at Sierra. Well, given that i can only ski for a couple hours, I think I can live with skiing 5 Feet of fresh on Shoelaces brand new lotus 138's at Sierra!!!!! (goddamn, i just need to find something steep enough to make some turns).

yeehaw!!!

**nova2** · 02-23-2007, 09:57 AM

48" of fresh, 15 degrees, and calm. It looks like everything is going to be open today, and my original plans of leaving Friday morning were the right ones. I can only hope that some mags get out there and enjoy the backside and 10.

It just goes to show, "you don't always get what you want, but you get what you need."

**skimoore** · 02-23-2007, 10:03 AM

Oh. My. God. I should have called in sick. DAMMMITT!!!! I'll be getting to Kirkwood at around 10 tonight, I feel a cold coming on for Monday....

**slim** · 02-23-2007, 10:11 AM

It's officially a big storm... Clack called today about skiing.

**kush1** · 02-23-2007, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by slim

It's officially a big storm... Clack called today about skiing.

WOW, hell has frozen over.... I mean shit I didn't even think that guy skied anymore!

**skier666** · 02-23-2007, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by slim

It's officially a big storm... Clack called today about skiing.

Then it must be big...

**skimoore** · 02-23-2007, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by skier666

Then it must be big...

So you ARE skiing saturday, right? Right?

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 02-23-2007, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by slim

It's officially a big storm... Clack called today about skiing.

It's a sign from Ullr....winter has officially begun.

I'll be up both days this weekend rocking my new (well sorta new after lph breaks them in since he picked up from the shop for me!) Flex 3 Lotus 138s!!! BRRRRING ITTTT!!!! Looks like I should also work toward a monday or tuesday siiiiiiiiiiick day.

**skimoore** · 02-23-2007, 10:39 AM

Jesus, just took a look at the webcam and it's a total junkshow at chair 6.

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 02-23-2007, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by skimoore

Jesus, just took a look at the webcam and it's a total junkshow at chair 6.

yah it's gonna get hammered pretty good today. Let's hope for boundaries dropping at some point this weekend so we can hit the usual places that should finally be filled in enough now.

**skimoore** · 02-23-2007, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

yah it's gonna get hammered pretty good today. Let's hope for boundaries dropping at some point this weekend so we can hit the usual places that should finally be filled in enough now.

YES!!!! Please please please please please....open up the stashes for us this weekend....mmmm, I'm feeling there might be some hucking going on this weekend....

**ski_trader** · 02-23-2007, 11:20 AM

oh shit... today is the day... not tomorrow

unless patrol really f-s up.

**skier666** · 02-23-2007, 11:34 AM

The best part is that I live near plenty of bridges to jump off.

**skimoore** · 02-23-2007, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by skier666

The best part is that I live near plenty of bridges to jump off.

Yeah, don't pick the Golden Gate though, way too trendy. Switch it up, do the Carquinez or something. And if you do, could you drop off your Comis before? Thanks!