OFFICIAL TAHOE 18/19 STOKE, CONDITIONS, WEATHER THREAD

[GrumpyPilot]

The mtn biking has been spacTackyular. No interest in trading that in for a strip of snow cone granules - Even if
there are some bored douches fucking things up out there Attachment 252911

Ran across that map last week also, truly sad that people are so fucking stupid that they think spray painting a map means anything. Mountain biking is getting dusty again, need rain at the very least.

[Ottime]

Yep. It’s gone on GFS now. Fucking HIGH pressures of California. So lame.

I miss Canada ALOT, but stuck here for work.

More pigeons!

Winter comes when winter comes. Stop fucking pigeons.

Oh, and the GFS is only accurate about three days out and kind of so a week out. Looking beyond that is just playing games for fun.

[Robojerry]

Yep. It’s gone on GFS now. Fucking HIGH pressures of California. So lame.

I miss Canada ALOT, but stuck here for work.

More pigeons!

Yeah, California sure is a shitty place to be stuck

[lepistoir]

The storm window from the 21-25 seems to be sticking around... hopefully it cools down some.

I'm calling BS on that one too.

[Best Mexican Skier from Da South]

Yeah, California sure is a shitty place to be stuck

It is once you taste 7 weeks skiing Blackcomb with no work whatsoever.

Right now, I'm working and stuck in a desert. Sucks pretty bad.

Anyhow, hitting up Squallywood next weekend to ski with the Tahoe posse. Should be fun even if it is man made snow.

[gnarbro365]

Sounds like the Heave will make their projected opening date (Fri) offering up Cal Trail to Tamarack Return.

Pretty amazing considering the fall we have had so far. Snow makers are the real heroes in Tahoe.


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[meter-man]

For the new thread, a title: "Tahoe 18/19: More Pigeons!"

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[GrumpyPilot]

It is once you taste 7 weeks skiing Blackcomb with no work whatsoever.

Right now, I'm working and stuck in a desert. Sucks pretty bad.

Anyhow, hitting up Squallywood next weekend to ski with the Tahoe posse. Should be fun even if it is man made snow.

Tahoe should be off the chain next weekend.

[hercule33]

Sounds like the Heave will make their projected opening date (Fri) offering up Cal Trail to Tamarack Return.

Pretty amazing considering the fall we have had so far. Snow makers are the real heroes in Tahoe.


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True that. 15 years ago investing in a snowmaking company would have been a good idea. It’s amazing how far the technology has come but I wonder if this is the future of skiing. I hope not...

[mmmm...pow!]

Ran across that map last week also, truly sad that people are so fucking stupid that they think spray painting a map means anything. Mountain biking is getting dusty again, need rain at the very least.

Seen that sign too. Don't get it. That's located right on the Fiberboard, which wouldn't exist without logging, along with many of the trails in that area. Yeah, the loggers back in the Comstock era fucked things up, but without any of the recent logging activity that area would be an overgrown mess.
Enjoy the dust. At this point in the year, if we get precip, the ground turns into that weird crunchy frozen texture in spots that don't get direct sun. I'm ok with dust. And fuck skiing until mountain biking is shut down. I will never understand wasting resources and money to provide a shitty skiing experience on a couple trails, and then shutting things down in the spring when there's plenty of snow.

[mcski]

I can't speak to how it's effected the Tahoe area but for sure it is much more of a renter problem in SF. Know multiple long time SF residents (not new techies), and SF natives that have been kicked out of their places for them to go up on Airbnb.

Im not saying that never happened, but it is few and far between because it's damn near impossible to evict anyone SF. The Airbnb market there is much more a symptom of rent control issue there than anything else.

Anyway, Im enjoying the mtn biking that this abominable jinx of an early thread has given me so thanks for that I guess

[powdork]

Seen that sign too. Don't get it. That's located right on the Fiberboard, which wouldn't exist without logging, along with many of the trails in that area. Yeah, the loggers back in the Comstock era fucked things up, but without any of the recent logging activity that area would be an overgrown mess.
Enjoy the dust. At this point in the year, if we get precip, the ground turns into that weird crunchy frozen texture in spots that don't get direct sun. I'm ok with dust. And fuck skiing until mountain biking is shut down. I will never understand wasting resources and money to provide a shitty skiing experience on a couple trails, and then shutting things down in the spring when there's plenty of snow.

Soooo, what can we do to fix it? Self policing is key.

[powdork]

It is once you taste 7 weeks skiing pretty much anywhere in the west with no work whatsoever.

FIFY.
There's differences you'll see and love if we have a good season. And obviously vice versa. You'd be hard pressed to find more easily accessed safe steep backcountry lines anywhere than the northern sierra. But that's our jam. There's loads of other stuff too. Glades for days with lake views are a great thing. Hopefully you tour cause that makes a huge difference. Resorts are resorts. Whichever one(s) you pick, you'll learn to love if you spend enough time to learn the secrets.
if you want more of the alpine experience head south to Carson Pass or for the true alpine head to the eastside. While different, it easily competes with anything in the BC.


except, i have never seen anything anywhere that competes with your pillow lines

[Ottime]

Enjoy the dust. At this point in the year, if we get precip, the ground turns into that weird crunchy frozen texture in spots that don't get direct sun. I'm ok with dust. And fuck skiing until mountain biking is shut down. I will never understand wasting resources and money to provide a shitty skiing experience on a couple trails, and then shutting things down in the spring when there's plenty of snow.

This.

Except surf until there is snow instead of MTB.

[gnarbro365]

I will never understand wasting resources and money to provide a shitty skiing experience on a couple trails.

Jobs?

Also, I remember a few seasons not too long ago where the majority of the skiing in the basin was on man made. Resorts to have hedge their bets. Plus, when it actually does snow, it'd be nice to have a base for that all to land on.

Anyways, all aboard the hype train?

https://mammothweather.com/

[Banh Mi]

This.

Except surf until there is snow instead of MTB.

X3, except MX instead of surf/mtb


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[Best Mexican Skier from Da South]

FIFY.
There's differences you'll see and love if we have a good season. And obviously vice versa. You'd be hard pressed to find more easily accessed safe steep backcountry lines anywhere than the northern sierra. But that's our jam. There's loads of other stuff too. Glades for days with lake views are a great thing. Hopefully you tour cause that makes a huge difference. Resorts are resorts. Whichever one(s) you pick, you'll learn to love if you spend enough time to learn the secrets.
if you want more of the alpine experience head south to Carson Pass or for the true alpine head to the eastside. While different, it easily competes with anything in the BC.


except, i have never seen anything anywhere that competes with your pillow lines

I do tour. Ski’d Bloody Coulior, Wahoo Gully, and Mt Johnson N Coulior out of Bishop in my 2nd year skiing this past spring. The time spent on Blackcomb was necessary for my progression to ski those lines, and I wouldn’t have achieved that skill level without Canadian terrain. Canada is the standard for which all winters are measured, personally.

As far as the easily accessible BC terrain of N Tahoe, it gets ruined by BC skiers who don’t know what they’re doing according to my mentor who has been in Truckee for 20 years. Thirsty BC skiers go out and scrape or cause small slides on terrain, bc the snow hasn’t had a chance to bond or cure to the old layer. His words, “We would have more snow on more terrain for longer if fucks would just be patient with storms.”


I imagine N Tahoe was great in it’s day. But, will never compare to the great white north due to fickle snow and mobs of city folk even in the BC. The E Sierra is pretty world class though.

[powdork]

^^south shore is way better for bc. And it sounds like your mentor is bitter other folks get after it before him. One could easily argue folks skiing on it packs it down and keeps more of it when the east winds come.

And I'm confused. Are you saying you've only skied two seasons, or am I reading it wrong? Or did you convert?

[lazyasian]

^^south shore is way better for bc. And it sounds like your mentor is bitter other folks get after it before him. One could easily argue folks skiing on it packs it down and keeps more of it when the east winds come.

And I'm confused. Are you saying you've only skied two seasons, or am I reading it wrong? Or did you convert?

He's only skied two seasons but he already knows that BC is the only worthwhile skiing around.

Shane, Cody, JT and co probably should've headed across the border!

[TahoeJ]

As far as the easily accessible BC terrain of N Tahoe, it gets ruined by BC skiers who don’t know what they’re doing according to my mentor who has been in Truckee for 20 years. Thirsty BC skiers go out and scrape or cause small slides on terrain, bc the snow hasn’t had a chance to bond or cure to the old layer. His words, “We would have more snow on more terrain for longer if fucks would just be patient with storms.”


I imagine N Tahoe was great in it’s day. But, will never compare to the great white north due to fickle snow and mobs of city folk even in the BC. The E Sierra is pretty world class though.

I'm not going to rip on the skiing in Canada - it's awesome - but if you think CA sucks then you're doing it wrong.

Your mentor sounds like he yells at kids to get off his damn lawn - what a ridiculous complaint. From what I hear, the BC in BC is way more crowded than California. Probably because there's more parking spots. ;-)

Jobs?

Also, I remember a few seasons not too long ago where the majority of the skiing in the basin was on man made. Resorts to have hedge their bets. Plus, when it actually does snow, it'd be nice to have a base for that all to land on.

Also: holidays are a big deal. If we had Thanksgiving in April you'd better believe it would be a big ski week.

[meter-man]

We need more people like BMS around!

The BC terrain in Tahoe does suck, there are pigeons everywhere, you really should wait for at least 5 days after a storm before you go out in the BC and "scrape" the freshies, causing small slides is stupid when you could wait and cause big slides (!!), and North Tahoe is blown-out, washed-up, and has-been. Completely agree! Everyone should go to Whistler.

Welcome!

[Paul Blart]

Also: holidays are a big deal. If we had Thanksgiving in April you'd better believe it would be a big ski week.

Quoting this for emphasis. Resorts live and die by the holidays. A good 70% of the revenue comes in from Xmas eve until MLK day. That’s when the vacationers come and spend frivolously. And as sad as it is the amount of people skiing during the later season weekends in March and April aren’t the ones spending the money. They are the diehards no doubt but diehards don’t bring in enough green to justify staying open.

[TahoeJ]

causing small slides is stupid when you could wait and cause big slides (!!)

#science



Agreed on the new thread suggestion - we need a distinctive title and clearly 18/19 is the season of the Pigeon. I like my powder fresh and my pigeons fresher.

[SkiCougar]

Quoting this for emphasis. Resorts live and die by the holidays. A good 70% of the revenue comes in from Xmas eve until MLK day. That’s when the vacationers come and spend frivolously. And as sad as it is the amount of people skiing during the later season weekends in March and April aren’t the ones spending the money. They are the diehards no doubt but diehards don’t bring in enough green to justify staying open.

would be interesting to see the spring break vs. holiday season revenue numbers. the spring breakers can fill up some lodging but I imagine they are spending 1/4 to 1/2 on and off mountain over the holiday crowds.

[splat]

Irony, or somethin'?
There's a Lebowski Fest at the Bowling Lanes in Gardnerville this Saturday.
White Russians, bowling, cosplay...
But remember reading G'ville voted against opening a Pot Shop there.
Silly peeps.

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