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

[Ottime]

I love Kwood at this level of snow pack, yesterday was $$. fast chalk and surprisingly soft landings. A 45 minute line to buy a $107 ticket didnt even sour the mood.

Whaaa? No pass?

[TahoeBC]

Say hi next time, fun day

I was right behind you and your buddy coming out of that area on a couple of those laps.

[powdork]

Whaaa? No pass?

all the cool kids have the mountain collective.

[Ottime]

Lucky kids.

[whatsupdoc]

A few shots from this weekend, skiing with AKbruin. E wind was pretty fierce today.

[climberevan]

Rose area was meh today. We found some good snow & some variable crap. There were more tracks (and snowmobiles) than I've ever seen. The E wind was strong and moving a lot of snow.

We dug a pit to the ground on a ENE slope just below the top of Relay. There is a thin but strong ice layer at about 40 cm down, and the facets are about 15cm thick at the ground, but not totally formless like the ones I used to see in CO. Otherwise it was pretty uniform, and it took pulling on the column to break it.

Have fun out there!

[jskierpx]

Sounds like yesterday was the $ then. Definitely a beautiful day out in the rose area.

[AKbruin]

Burrr. It was one of those rare Tahoe days when I wore all my layers from start to finish.

I love Kwood at this level of snow pack, yesterday was $$. fast chalk and surprisingly soft landings. A 45 minute line to buy a $107 ticket didnt even sour the mood.

Dude. We should have met up and shredded Caples Crest together. (No lost truck keys/90-minute wife rescue this trip.)

West Shore was not in great shape, incidentally. Needs a big storm.

[NorCalNomad]

Yeah it was definitely chilly in Tahoe this weekend. Plenty of ice at Alpine yesterday until you got up high were there was enough snow to cover it. Was fun on Saturday to get some of the first set of turns on Siberia Bowl when they opened up the bootpack.

[Dhelihiker]

Whaaa? No pass?

We went Sugar Bowl this year, something new and close to home. Its sort of like a mini Kirkwood without the elevation. Man do I love K-wood tho

[Dhelihiker]

Dude. We should have met up and shredded Caples Crest together. (No lost truck keys/90-minute wife rescue this trip.)

West Shore was not in great shape, incidentally. Needs a big storm.

It was a family day. I was teaching my step son the ropes, hopefully some day he can pass it on to his step kids and their step kids and so on.

[ShakeMeUp]

Relevant: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org...-chutes-mtrose

[lepistoir]

$104 in credit on a start haus gift card. Yours for 100 even. Any takers?

[BGnight]

Relevant: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org...-chutes-mtrose

Glad these guys are ok then: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOKiA5rg...eyphotos&hl=en

fwiw, the only real avy I've been "caught" in around here was from a sneaky wind slab on a LOW day.

[sierraskier]

Glad these guys are ok then: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOKiA5rg...eyphotos&hl=en

fwiw, the only real avy I've been "caught" in around here was from a sneaky wind slab on a LOW day.

If I wanted to find the most probable place I could set off that deep PWL that is the exact spot I would go. 9-10k, N/NE facing, steep, probably wind loaded AF and with a bunch of shallow trigger points around those rocks. Seems super sketch to me but what do I know

[hercule33]

Surprisingly crowded at Heavenly. Looks like the Holiday crowd cause I rode the lift with some Texans. Dipper had a long line around 1. No crowds in Stagecoach or Olympic.

Variable off piste and packed powder with icy spots on the piste.

[gnarbro365]

Anybody else crossing their fingers for Friday? Any thoughts on the major model flip? 4 days of hang wringing about to ensue.

[lepistoir]

Anybody else crossing their fingers for Friday? Any thoughts on the major model flip? 4 days of hang wringing about to ensue.

Talk to me thu night. We've seen major swings in Fx in last 3 days before event already this season -and that didn't involve a cut-off low.

[lepistoir]

Surprisingly crowded at Heavenly. Looks like the Holiday crowd cause I rode the lift with some Texans. Dipper had a long line around 1. No crowds in Stagecoach or Olympic.

Variable off piste and packed powder with icy spots on the piste.

Best gauge for holiday crowds is checkout line at Safeway. Mondo tonight.

[gnarbro365]

Talk to me thu night. We've seen major swings in Fx in last 3 days before event already this season -and that didn't involve a cut-off low.

Maybe thats a positive?

Not sure why I let myself get so worked up about the weather. I wish I could be all zen and let whatever comes come. Wooooosaaaaaaahhh....

[TahoeJ]

Anybody else crossing their fingers for Friday? Any thoughts on the major model flip? 4 days of hang wringing about to ensue.

Forget Friday... Saturday and Sunday.

[powderhound100]

Some soft snow to be found around the Rose area today, more snow definitely wouldn't hurt though.

[PutYourDukesUp]

Backside at the wood was surprisingly well covered except for the normal spots lookers left of the lift.

[hercule33]

Backside at the wood was surprisingly well covered except for the normal spots lookers left of the lift.

What were the conditions like at the Wood? Was it hardpack or still some soft snow to be found?

[powdrhound]

What were the conditions like at the Wood? Was it hardpack or still some soft snow to be found?

LOTS of hard pack in that photo.....