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

[Ottime]

It's more like this:
Sentinel bowl -- | --- Big Jim's -- | -- Little Jim's -- | --- Ski School face -- | -- Ski School -- | -- Sign chute* (I never knew this had a name) -- | -- Upper cham (chamwow!) -- | -- Patrolmens -- | --- open face to the chairlift......

I trust that is right. Guess I've been skiing sign Chute.

Between Sentinel bowl and Big Jims is another cliff band. Right now it is about three feet of rock to snow. Often it is bigger. I've been calling this Little Jim's Cliffs, as Little Jims fill in usually, and is currently a mini face.

Been hitting LJC a lot this year, as my son likes to ski in under via the bowl and scream "jump it, jump it!" No matter the conditions. Luckily it has a steep landing.

Kirkweed: Guide to the mellow and chill lines. Would be an excellent guide book. Give t out for free to Epic Pass holders, explain the nuances of a traverse and skiing fall line, getting them to such epic powder stashed such as Rabbit Trees, Devil's Draw, Nose Shoulder and other Epic* runs without fucking up the fall line skiing experience.

It is especially rough this year with it being so filled in. I literally saw travers lines across the Temple a few weeks ago. People will traverse anything. Speaking of the above Sentinel Road lines, Little Jims is filled with traverse lines. shame. Looking at LBD pics from '09, having less snow often improves tracked out surface conditions.

[406]

7" at Squaw skied like a foot! Fantastic day!

x2, awesome day and snow with no crowds

[Ottime]

Dude. So good you flipped gravity.

[old goat]

It was tongue in cheek, relax kidwoo. Although to be honest it doesn't have much impact at Squaw - I've only skied a handful of lines that would get me gnar points and even the low level is way above the average skier.

The best powder stashes at Squaw aren't in that book at all.

I don't believe there are any powder stashes in that book.

x2, awesome day and snow with no crowds

Is that what they mean by upside down snow pack?

[MashedPotatoes]

I thought Patrolmans was the one just skiers right of Ski School as well.

I guess Kirkwood got the short end with only 2" reported compared to 7" at Squaw. Super fun day though as things were smooth and buffed out if you went to the right spots and it stayed fairly cold and cloudy. Soul Searcher and Treeman's were the highlights for me. I was stoked it was soft enough to hit those again today after my first time on Saturday. I've been waiting a few years to ski those.

[TahoeJ]

Calmer n' you are.

Would you just take it easy!?? ;-)

[old goat]

No.

Please god no.

I don't even ski at kirkwood anymore but I did ski squaw/alpine when that book came out.

Please god no. Please no one do this.

You don't get it about Squallywood. The people who actually ski those lines don't need a book to find them--nor does anyone else--the great majority are in plain view of one lift or another. The whole point of the book is recognition, bragging rights, acclaim--high hero points. With book in hand the admiring masses can appreciate the skill and daring of those who fling themselves off cliffs and down straightline chutes. Without the book it's like you showed up for a date in a tux and carrying flowers AND a box of candy, rang the doorbell, and no one answered. (Do people still go on dates?)

[406]

Dude. So good you flipped gravity.

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[Dhelihiker]

I love the belly shirt and bootie shorts, lol

[TheK12]

You don't get it about Squallywood. The people who actually ski those lines don't need a book to find them--nor does anyone else--the great majority are in plain view of one lift or another. The whole point of the book is recognition, bragging rights, acclaim--high hero points. With book in hand the admiring masses can appreciate the skill and daring of those who fling themselves off cliffs and down straightline chutes. Without the book it's like you showed up for a date in a tux and carrying flowers AND a box of candy, rang the doorbell, and no one answered. (Do people still go on dates?)

As one of the bros in GNAR said, "if you're getting rad and nobody's there to see it, are you getting rad?"...

[Ottime]

You don't get it about Squallywood. The people who actually ski those lines don't need a book to find them--nor does anyone else--the great majority are in plain view of one lift or another. The whole point of the book is recognition, bragging rights, acclaim--high hero points. With book in hand the admiring masses can appreciate the skill and daring of those who fling themselves off cliffs and down straightline chutes. Without the book it's like you showed up for a date in a tux and carrying flowers AND a box of candy, rang the doorbell, and no one answered. (Do people still go on dates?)

Certainly they don't show up at the doorbell dressed like that with a box of candy.

[old goat]

Prom?

[Jack Burton]

Couple shots from Monday, halls filled in, all three entrances go go, the skiers right I'm not 100% sure how to access but i'd expect it to be obvious looking up fallen angel, I nEver got a good shot of the full chute, easily negotiated crux is at the top of the picture look out to spackled pyramid

[Jack Burton]

can kinda see the lookers left line exiting cleanly

[lepistoir]

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[AKbruin]

Nice, Jack Burton! I've always wanted to do Fallen Angel.

[tahoearmada]

the wind and the summit closure kept alpine empty again today... untracked lines all over the mountain again!
finally got the balls to slide thru NC as well as the unnamed spine between there and marhankins
hopefully we get at least a few inches on thursday, thats all it will take to make friday super fun!

[mcski]

Summit was closed today??? All ridge lifts at squaw were turning.

Anyone know what the passholder friends/family discount is for kid tickets at squaw? Can't find a percentage anywhere and full price for an 11 yr old is criminal

[old goat]

the wind and the summit closure kept alpine empty again today... untracked lines all over the mountain again!
finally got the balls to slide thru NC as well as the unnamed spine between there and marhankins
hopefully we get at least a few inches on thursday, thats all it will take to make friday super fun!

I saw you do that--very impressive.
I didn't think it was that windy--I went out Hi T--but it was explained to me that with the wind coming from that direction (ENE) the chairs on Summit won't go through the top terminal after they ungrip from the cable.

[tahoearmada]

Thanks OG!
it was whipping... I almost got blown off the castle into granite chief wilderness putting my skis on, the worst wind was on top of estelle and the beaver saddle... wasnt bad at all on high t or the buttress

[powdork]

the wind on top of Tallac today was a whipping 0 mph.

[MTT]

the wind on top of Tallac today was a whipping 0 mph.

Just Wow!

[old goat]

It was a little spooky being alone way out on Hi T yesterday morning with no tracks except patrol's from the day before and not another human being in sight. Guess I am getting old.

[TahoeJ]

It was a little spooky being alone way out on Hi T yesterday morning with no tracks except patrol's from the day before and not another human being in sight. Guess I am getting old.

Those moments are one of the reasons I love Alpine. Every now and then there are times I forget I'm at a resort there.

[GrumpyPilot]

You don't get it about Squallywood. The people who actually ski those lines don't need a book to find them--nor does anyone else--the great majority are in plain view of one lift or another. The whole point of the book is recognition, bragging rights, acclaim--high hero points. With book in hand the admiring masses can appreciate the skill and daring of those who fling themselves off cliffs and down straightline chutes. Without the book it's like you showed up for a date in a tux and carrying flowers AND a box of candy, rang the doorbell, and no one answered. (Do people still go on dates?)

A lot of those lines are going off this year. A local Mom showed me a instagram of her son in Pony Express, the other day. We are talking a no joke don't mess up kind of line, that is only skiable every so often. I just laughed and patted her on the back, she knows the deal, big skiing family.