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

[splat]

Perhaps this rain event will be a blessing if it can penetrate all the new snow depth to break down the rain crust and facets around it. If that happens in addition to locking up the snowpack till spring, and we do indeed get another 4' after the rain, we should be sitting pretty
Or am I just dreaming and the snowpack will remain a dangerous mess for the foreseeable future?

edit:. Forecast says cold temps and snow coming. Should glop up nicely.

[Eastern Sierra Skier]

Went to the Pub for an hour and river has risen noticeably. Arlington Bridge and Wingfield Park barricaded off. All access along river front by movie theaters and Reef Sushi closed off.


Getting close to bottom of Sierra Street bridge.


Looking West by white water park.


Arlington Street bridge.

[LightRanger]

Love that "Exit River Now" sign. Heheh.

[mmmm...pow!]

Mmmm...chocolate milk!

[Ottime]

Good amount of rain in Santa Cruz. Just shy of 3.5" since yesterday morning. Super windy all day, but most of the rain has moved south. Looks like the AR is focused in Big Sur; which is good as they need the water down there.

[spnce]

where do you get the chp (or truckee pd?) scanner transcript? seems useful

[BGnight]

PSA - Massive mudslide on I-80, closed west bound. Who said "less of a big deal than hyped" ?]

I just drove to five guys burgers and back with no problems.

Mudslide + tractor = problem solved. If you don't live or own property where you shouldn't then this is a non event (unless you're stupid enough to travel long distances tonight).

[emcee]

Public access of the chp transcripts in real time:

https://cad.chp.ca.gov

[El Chupacabra]

RGJ just reported that Mt Rose highway is closed due to a mudslide. Can't find any details yet.

[SchralphMacchio]

^ as is HWY 50 at Kyburz.

According to remote telemetry banks of the Truckee in downtown Reno are now overtopped:
http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/graphicalRVF.php?id=TRRN2

Crest height in the morning. Forecast for Sparks/Vista looks no bueno.

[BFD]

things look bad. Pioneer Cabin Tree fell.

[gimpy]

Where do u see hwy 50 closed?
If it was, it's not now

[liketoride]

It started snowing up at Carson Pass, hopefully snow levels dropping more tonight. We drove out to hope valley late this afternoon and there was a ton of water out there and it's still raining pretty hard.



There are a bunch of ice jams and beaver dams all along the west fork of the Carson river between Lost Lakes and Hope Valley, causing lots of pooling in the valleys.

The last few big rain events that we had in December on the 10th and the 15th, caused the thickest gnarliest ice crust layer I have ever seen. We were out on the 11th on sleds and the crust layer was about 3-5" thick. In some places the sleds didn't even make a dent in it.

It was like that from 8500-9000 feet and we couldn't get much higher than that because the crust was so impenitrable that the sleds were just sliding off of it. The snow underneath was fairly cold and unconsolidated, but really shallow and the indestructible mega-crust was glued to all the anchors.



You can see the rain runnels and crustification in this picture.

Since it's not going to snow this week (anti-jinx), it's really going to suck out there.

[reid]

11pm news said 80 closed both directions (had heard WB-only earlier) and 50 closed for the *2nd* time today.

Somewhat ironically, the Spur managed to stay open.

Got to be that asshole driving "way too fast" in the rain here in the bay area because my snow tires clear a fuckton of water at speed.

Hopefully they'll finally see some snow (after 12.5mo) next weekend.

[MrSmith]

"Snowfall could reach 15 inches in the higher elevation of the Sierra Nevada" -- AP (video)

Oops. The text actually gets it right.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/10161...vada-mountains

[Eastern Sierra Skier]

Any place open today? Saw that Rose, Sugar Bowl and Squaw Pine won't open today (Monday).

[alfajores]

Any place open today? Saw that Rose, Sugar Bowl and Squaw Pine won't open today (Monday).

Highly doubtful. The snow on my roof in South Lake Tahoe is whoomping and crashing off. Luckily I have been working since 6am, so it isn't keeping me up. Still raining at lake level, if ever so slightly.

[old goat]

7 am--just turned to snow flurries at 6K.

[bodywhomper]

things look bad. Pioneer Cabin Tree fell.

I bet that made a sound!

[gone2alpine]

Any place open today? Saw that Rose, Sugar Bowl and Squaw Pine won't open today (Monday).

Gnarthstar reportedly open today...

[lepistoir]

Snow in kings beach at 6400

[El Chupacabra]

Gnarthstar reportedly open today...

Facebook feed says Kirkwood will open. Sounds like a fun drive today...

Galena Forest morning update: 7"+ of rain total, and temp has dropped. Roads are a thin sheet of pure ice. Howling winds. Fun times!

[SchralphMacchio]

South Upper Truckee has yet to crest, so yeah it will be a fun drive.

[danomike]

That's a lot of liquid refreshment.

[gimpy]

im not seeing any lifts spinning at kwood today. first time I've ever seen the kids have a snow day due to a rain event. snowing and blowing here at 7500' and theres enough new snow on the ground where skiing would be good if lifts were spinning