MAKE TAHOE DEEP AGAIN ~ 2016/17 OFISHUL SNOW/FOOD/WHINE & STOKE THREAD

[TurxSki]

I vaguely remember there had been a contest scheduled for Tram Face a few seasons ago. But it did not happen cos of weather/conditions

[snowsnowsnow]

Did anyone make it out to Tamarack area this weekend? I'm looking at heading up that way tomorrow or wednesday.

[old goat]

I vaguely remember there had been a contest scheduled for Tram Face a few seasons ago. But it did not happen cos of weather/conditions

I think it was going to go on Lemming Ridge--looker's right and around the corner from Tram Face proper, although they were hyping it as Tram Face. Moved to Silvy after Lemming Ridge slid while folks were up there inspecting it.

[stormyMonday]

Did anyone make it out to Tamarack area this weekend? I'm looking at heading up that way tomorrow or wednesday.

Yep. Coverage is quite good. Some pretty decent skiing on north facing slopes. Plenty of tracks in hourglass. Have fun.

[Ghetto.Creek]

Has anyone skied this line before?

[Ghetto.Creek]

Thats above Wolverine at AM^^^

[mmmm...pow!]

It gets skied pretty regularly, but that entire face is more filled in by the time it's open to skiers. Even though it looks like a wall from a distance, towards the end of a good season almost all of the rocks are buried. It's two or three turns (or a quick straightline) before hitting the first of several dozen traverse tracks.

[SchralphMacchio]

No dirty oak in my truck.

You almost had me tricked that VW USA helped you get a shiny new toy that I saw on facebook, but then I looked again and realized there is NFW you could justify that massive rig to S!!!

[Ghetto.Creek]

It gets skied pretty regularly, but that entire face is more filled in by the time it's open to skiers. Even though it looks like a wall from a distance, towards the end of a good season almost all of the rocks are buried. It's two or three turns (or a quick straightline) before hitting the first of several dozen traverse tracks.

Could I go hit it before it fills in so its still couloir-ish? Or is that a big no no?

[Ottime]

You almost had me tricked that VW USA helped you get a shiny new toy that I saw on facebook, but then I looked again and realized there is NFW you could justify that massive rig to S!!!

No dirty oak in my buddies truck. But a lot more wood than my taco would pull up the hill. We had another buddy with us. He is from Brasil and had never seen snow. He learned to snowboard hiking near 7800. Gonna get him up for a lift seven day before he heads home after the holidays.

[TahoeJ]

In the new chapter Robb talks about the FWT event at Tram Face back in 2010. Big slide happened right before the event so they pulled the plug.

Lencon - that's pretty low tide Wolverine Bowl, even more so than it appears in the photo. I'll be up there tomorrow and will take a look.

[old goat]

Could I go hit it before it fills in so its still couloir-ish? Or is that a big no no?

Right now you'd have to duck a closure rope to ski it. After the storms later this week it might open and be narrow enough to satisfy you. The face is called "Idiot's Delight" or just "Idiot's", the individual lines must have names but I don't know them. When I've skied it it was just a steep face. If you go around the corner--on the more north facing aspect that drops into Beaver Bowl there's a short chute that is always a chute, once the rocks are covered. Better snow, less traverse tracks to deal with, sidehill to the right after the chute and upper bowl and link up with one of the Sisters chutes.

[Wobby]

Could I go hit it before it fills in so its still couloir-ish? Or is that a big no no?

Thats called the Dog leg. Have hit it many times! Chute to the (skiers) left of it is idiots proper.

My buddy Clynt hitting it at 1:48 in this video:

https://vimeo.com/155168704

[TahoeJ]

It was too cold to take my phone out and take a picture, but it's plenty filled in right now. But the whole mountain is rock hard so it's going to need several inches of soft on top before you'd want to go near anything in the idiots area.

[emcee]

+1 to dog leg being a great run. When the snowfield above fills in you get some great turns before the straightline (elbow-line?)

Watch out for blue ice at the kink in low snow. The rocks get sun and it melts into the chute and refreezes

[Ghetto.Creek]

Looks like I'll be waiting a little bit to hit it then. Hopefully these next few storms are pretty good so I can get the good snow without it being too filled in.

[coatrack]

Going to be in San Fran for work this weekend. Day trip to Tahoe on Sunday worthwhile? Recommendations for anything other than Bay Area Bus?

[tahoearmada]

the dogleg on idiots delight is one of my faves... it was the first run of the season back in the glorious winter of 10-11
should be skiable by monday

[TahoeJ]

Going to be in San Fran for work this weekend. Day trip to Tahoe on Sunday worthwhile? Recommendations for anything other than Bay Area Bus?

Flip a coin. It's going to depend on snow elevation levels, so could be really good or could suck. Right now it's trending towards good but basically every storm that hits Tahoe waffles back and forth somewhat dramatically. You don't know unless you go.

[NorCalNomad]

Going to be in San Fran for work this weekend. Day trip to Tahoe on Sunday worthwhile? Recommendations for anything other than Bay Area Bus?

Might as well since Sunday is always less crowded, and there will be a little new snow at least.

[meter-man]

Going to be in San Fran for work this weekend. Day trip to Tahoe on Sunday worthwhile? Recommendations for anything other than Bay Area Bus?

Nah, it'll suck. Just hit the Power Exchange on Market instead. Ask for the Dungeon - it's the ski-themed inner lair.

[skier666]

Some pics from last weekend at Squaw below. Felt good to rail some groomers, avoid rocks in the Squaw Creek steeps, see old friends, and yell at my daughter to bring over that inside ski between turns

[2clue]

Going to be in San Fran for work this weekend. Day trip to Tahoe on Sunday worthwhile? Recommendations for anything other than Bay Area Bus?

Its San Francisco! Not San Fran.

[Marshall Tucker]

other than Bay Area Bus?

was in yer shoes 2 yrs ago. I rented an AWD for what, think $85 for two days SFO, in a decent storm had no problem getting through 50 into SLT. Once i got there though a tree had taken out Hevanly power and it was bitch of a drive to get some boral goodness but hey. you never know if you don't try!

[2clue]

was in yer shoes 2 yrs ago. I rented an AWD for what, think $85 for two days SFO, in a decent storm had no problem getting through 50 into SLT. Once i got there though a tree had taken out Hevanly power and it was bitch of a drive to get some boral goodness but hey. you never know if you don't try!

You sure that wasn't last year?

That was a spectacular day since patrol didn't care if you were hiking inbounds.