Tahoe '23/'24 - Reserve Now For Best Pricing!!!

[LongShortLong]

yeah og plan was to start at inspiration(bayview) and up to the velmas then past fontanellis/dicks and over the pass and down into the aloha area and echo exit. maybe we'll skip dicks pass and go down the rubicon instead and over mosquito into aloha. Adds miles but there probably easier miles.

Thanks guys for the info...I probably wont get down to south lake before then, so any reports are appreciated.

There's pretty good free satellite pictures available these days. The Sentinel satellites revisit every few days. In these images you can almost see a trail, and definitely trace a road. For example I was checking out Highland Lakes access, and can see the hwy 4 is plowed almost to Pacific Grade Summit. Desolation's individual lakes can be seen.

There's also some NASA satellites that revisit twice daily, aqua and terra, and I think they have a few friends now too, but the resolution is much lower, similar to the continuously updated GOES satellites. These images are only good enough for tracing drainages. I'd only use it if the most recent Sentinel images are too cloudy.

Sentinel satellite showing part of Desolation Apr 30

eta: You might also watch some snow sensors to see how fast it's melting at similar elevations near your route. water.ca.gov. Some sensors update hourly. You'll have to puzzle that site out yourself, they've changed it. I've noticed that in sunny clear weather, 3-4 inches melt per day. So if you're looking two weeks before a trip, 3-4 feet can turn into nothing.

I may be up for some Highland Peak antics once the road opens...

[Thesystemsplit]

There's pretty good free satellite pictures available these days. The Sentinel satellites revisit every few days. In these images you can almost see a trail, and definitely trace a road. For example I was checking out Highland Lakes access, and can see the hwy 4 is plowed almost to Pacific Grade Summit. Desolation's individual lakes can be seen.

There's also some NASA satellites that revisit twice daily, aqua and terra, and I think they have a few friends now too, but the resolution is much lower, similar to the continuously updated GOES satellites. These images are only good enough for tracing drainages. I'd only use it if the most recent Sentinel images are too cloudy.

Sentinel satellite showing part of Desolation Apr 30

eta: You might also watch some snow sensors to see how fast it's melting at similar elevations near your route. water.ca.gov. Some sensors update hourly. You'll have to puzzle that site out yourself, they've changed it. I've noticed that in sunny clear weather, 3-4 inches melt per day. So if you're looking two weeks before a trip, 3-4 feet can turn into nothing.

I may be up for some Highland Peak antics once the road opens...

Yeah, Im using nwcc to see the rubicon and echo snow sites(they're losing around 1-3" a day right now, but this w/e storm will bring some of that back) and I'm also on sentinel as well, but thank you for the advice, much appreciated! Fingers crossed that after this storm it warms up a bit more than is currently projected.
On another note this Sunday is looking like a good day to get out on the skis again .. which is hard to complain about.


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[~mikey b]

ok so

this just keeps getting better

I’m going to be working full time at The Backcountry

that’s how all this shit started for me 30 years ago

I moved to Truckee and worked at The Sierra Mountaineer for a few years, and then Alpenglow

full fkn circle

[MagnificentUnicorn]

ok so

this just keeps getting better

I’m going to be working full time at The Backcountry

that’s how all this shit started for me 30 years ago

I moved to Truckee and worked at The Sierra Mountaineer for a few years, and then Alpenglow

full fkn circle

Are you in Sonora now?


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[~mikey b]

at the moment yes

bouncing back and forth moving

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Good for you, good luck with the move


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[~mikey b]

fkna

[Ottime]

Ottime, what are your go to spring skis lately?

I know we like similar skis and I’m wondering

Mostly on my Wildcat 108. Of the morning is quite cold and it will be firm through late morning to early afternoon , I'm on my Wren 98 (or are they 96?).

I find the rocker profile of the Wildcats keep the base off the snow when running flat, although the Wrens are for sure faster in the flat/sticky later afternoon stuff. OTOH, Wildcats perform better in steep slush.

I will also sometime take out old old fully cambered Mantras.


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[powdork]

Liberty must have sent home all their extra winter contract workers. There’s been a line down across 89 in Meeks bay for 2 hours now and still just the fire crew on scene and no estimate of when they’ll show up despite the road closure


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[bodywhomper]

It’s fucking howling and dumping in the foothills! Should be fun at dsr tomorrow

[~mikey b]

should be an entertaining drive this afternoon/evening

[old goat]

An old friend of ours with a lot of experience in the outdoors in California--worked on top of the towers building the GG Bridge, then commercial fishing--said there's always a storm in May. In my much briefer experience of only 48 years in CA I cannot remember a May when there wasn't. (That doesn't mean there hasn't been, only that I can't remember.) It may not snow in December or January but it always snows in May.

[mcski]

I’ve had a number of epic pow days in Tahoe in May. The major snow in 2011 had several days of freshies at the end of May. Definitely not remotely unusual to have a good snow storm this time of year

[mcski]

ok so

this just keeps getting better

I’m going to be working full time at The Backcountry

that’s how all this shit started for me 30 years ago

I moved to Truckee and worked at The Sierra Mountaineer for a few years, and then Alpenglow

full fkn circle

That’s awesome. Congrats. Let us know when you start so we can pop in

[emcee]

thank god photo upload is fixed all i wanted to do was put up this pic

[powdork]

I’ve had a number of epic pow days in Tahoe in May. The major snow in 2011 had several days of freshies at the end of May. Definitely not remotely unusual to have a good snow storm this time of year

Definitely one of my favorite months of skiing

[powdork]

If you've been paying attention this storm wasn't a sleeper. Heard great tales from OV today. After making it to the south shore I got back in time to make it into work a bit early, and then invoke the pawder clause once we opened and staff was there.
wooojoooo for image upload


12"+ at 7K and kept dumping. Tomorrow is gonna be off the hook early

[Ottime]

26" reported at OV. Wow. Have fun out there. I hade a birthday party and sleepover to manage last night. So watching soccer this morning is my reward.


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[PB]

thank god photo upload is fixed all i wanted to do was put up this pic

Ha!!
Backstory?

[fomofo]

thank god photo upload is fixed all i wanted to do was put up this pic

Ha!!
Backstory?

Doughnuts in the meadow?

P.S. That pic is poster worthy!

[forumskier]

Have fun out there! I'm jealous. I'm screwed, I blew out my back, I have a big coding project/report due tonight, and a GD&T exam tomorrow. Triple whammy.

[mcski]

26" reported at OV. Wow. Have fun out there. I hade a birthday party and sleepover to manage last night. So watching soccer this morning is my reward.


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That KT line looked like it might have set a record lol

[bodywhomper]

Never been to dsr. That was fun.

[~mikey b]

Squaw was a bit much today

I had some issues with my Shifts so I ended up bailing early rather than grabbing another pair of skis

when I left at 1 the traffic coming in was still backed up coming in

snow was deep and good

not my scene, though, that’s for sure

[emcee]

i was coming back from a nice tour off stevens peak and saw a car spunoff in audi corner, when i saw it was a cybertruck i had to grab a pic, i wasnt the only one stopping and laughing.

the owner had a camera slung over his shoulder so i do think he intentionally pulled it in there to take pics, but it was clearly stuck at this point and CHP was rolling their eyes

some stoke from the day