Tahoe Weather, Conditions, Stoke, and What's Up Thread...

[TahoeJ]

Uh-oh, queue up the north vs. south lake debate. You can always tell when it's hot as shit way too early.

I knew I had seen that Squaw / Alpine map somewhere before! Thought it was interesting that Caldwell will allow the interconnect but still have a private resort on part of White Wolf. I assume Squaw will help him build it as part of the deal.

[jfost]

I'm working on a front waistbelt mount and ski mods for this thingy - have to figure out how to take it and a couple hundred #'s of salt up the chairlift though... maybe gondi only?

[Steven S. Dallas]

Uh-oh, queue up the north vs. south lake debate.

I'll kick it off:

HEY S.P.C. YOU JERK I THINK I STILL HAVE A PAIR OF YOUR GOGGLES AND ALSO YOU AND MAX SHOULD COME OVER SOMETIME TO SEE THE BABY HE'S PRETTY GREAT.

[jfost]

THE BABIES IN N. LAKE ARE WAAAAAAAAAAY CUTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RENO IS NEITHER N OR S LAKE, BUT IT IS CLOSER TO N. LAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[s.p.c]

I'll kick it off:

HEY S.P.C. YOU JERK I THINK I STILL HAVE A PAIR OF YOUR GOGGLES AND ALSO YOU AND MAX SHOULD COME OVER SOMETIME TO SEE THE BABY HE'S PRETTY GREAT.

Hahah. I live under a bridge and eat babies. I mean billygoats. Don't feel too bad I still haven't met my niece and babies usually cry or poop on me giving me an unhealthy fear of the little ones which is augmented by memories of my dad pretending to be an Oompa Loompa and forcing me to watch willow fifty times in a row as punishment for taking acid when i was fifteen.

[s.p.c]

THE BABIES IN THE LAKE ARE WAAAAAAAAAAY CUTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fixed it for what I read on first look.

[jables]

No worries. I hit Alpine because I had not skied there in years and wanted some new pain...er...terrain. And I hooked up with a fellow maggot and we commiserated. I should have gone to ol' faithful.

Commiserated we did. It was brutal. Anyone have any positive reports?

Enjoyed the snowblading. nicely done.

[jahroy]

Anyone have any positive reports?

i expect to have one tomorrow.

rolling into homewood at 9:00 on the BayAreaSkiBus...

then riding the TART (and/or hitching) to squaw.

[kidwoo]

then .............. squaw.

No WAY!!!!

[acostiga]

I was wrong. The wedding is at Northstar, and I'm at a Wine Bar right now. Good lawd. The ceremony is tomorrow at the Ritz-Carlton.

Where can we go for dinner; anywhere that isn't stupid fancy and expensive? We have rental cars and aren't afraid to drive?

I had a 12-pack if Oly yesterday. When did they make it orange?

[jahroy]

Where can we go for dinner; anywhere that isn't stupid fancy and expensive?

check out Bill's Rotiserie.

it's delicious, cheap, simple, and fast.

(their burritos taste really good while riding KT at squaw valley)

[SchralphMacchio]

Who is lapping mellow terrain at the Heave or KW tomorrow? I need to get some laps in on two planks, training for LBD and all.

[T-Boz]

For all you guys that just theorize about the conditions and don't actually ski, I will give you a squaw report. Bottom line it was fun. Everything was skiing well.
Headwall and CII were generally better than KT (probably cause of the breeze keeping things fast).
KT was pretty good , just a little sticky on the lower third but Tom's Tumble, Diagnol/Oly , Nose to Alternates, 75, Rock Garden, Dead Garden, Dead Tree were all skiing prime a mix of corn to softer snow to firmer snow (hard to describe the snow surface) all pretty good.
The only down side was a few wet snow slides on the West Face (nothing serious) and random pocket of mushiness (mostly near sun facing rock out crops) where you would sink in up to your knee in slop. All this to be expected, of course.

[TahoeJ]

Everything was skiing well.
Headwall and CII were generally better than KT

I may have to call BS. Are you telling us Squaw actually spun Cornice? I figured they had removed all of the gears at this point and it was just a pretend lift.

[jfost]

Jong
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...tongravit0a-20

oh snap, pair that with one of these and the portability factor is off the charts!

[acostiga]

Sweet Jesus, I'm sending shots across the bar. We're at at place called T&C. Can we get some help getting high?

[T-Boz]

I may have to call BS. Are you telling us Squaw actually spun Cornice? I figured they had removed all of the gears at this point and it was just a pretend lift.

CII Bowl,....Classic, Hourglass, NO way out...

[jahroy]

For all you guys that just theorize about the conditions and don't actually ski, I will give you a squaw report....

thank you, T-Boz, for being a voice of reason (as always).

i can't wait for tomorrow.

[lepistoir]

Where can we go for dinner; anywhere that isn't stupid fancy and expensive? We have rental cars and aren't afraid to drive?

La Mexicana in Playa de los Reyes (Kings Beach) and Burger Me! in Truckee.

[T-Boz]

thank you, T-Boz, for being a voice of reason (as always).

i can't wait for tomorrow.

Yea it's good, not epic, but good. Warm sun, no crowds, all KT open (except race course). I would ski all day if I could, would not be sad.

[unpossible]

KT was pretty good , just a little sticky on the lower third but Tom's Tumble, Diagnol/Oly , Nose to Alternates, 75, Rock Garden, Dead Garden, Dead Tree were all skiing prime a mix of corn to softer snow to firmer snow (hard to describe the snow surface) all pretty good.

Thanks for the beta T-Boz! I have decided to channel my inner jahroy and hit Squaw on a Saturday, and while I really don't want to be skiing corn in the middle of March, it beats sitting on my ass at home.

[T-Boz]

Thanks for the beta T-Boz! I have decided to channel my inner jahroy and hit Squaw on a Saturday, and while I really don't want to be skiing corn in the middle of March, it beats sitting on my ass at home.

If you have time to ski, you should, not matter what the conditions are. Trust me, you may not always have the time.

[jahroy]

If you have time to ski, you should... Trust me, you may not always have the time.

^ more truth.

every ski day is great.

i would have never predicted moving down the hill...

[powdork]

If you have time to ski, you should, not matter what the conditions are. Trust me, you may not always have the time.

from the late november doldrums
http://www.powdork.com/2012/when-in-doubt-go-skiing/

[LongShortLong]

Who is lapping mellow terrain at the Heave or KW tomorrow? I need to get some laps in on two planks, training for LBD and all.

I'll be around. Is 'the wall' in your mellow terrain category? I'm expecting it to have nice bumps.