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Looks like Squaw let the May 7 deadline run, then extended it through May 30.

Troy Caldwell now says that he has a handshake agreement with KSL.

Oh, and 'dork -- ABC stole your map.

http://www.news10.net/news/article/235834/2/Tahoe-could-become-largest-ski-location-in-US

That's not a terribly granular description. I think Keyhole was closed last weekend, and probably will be until there's snow, but you could hike past it to the Lower Saddle, High Yellow, etc.

Sleeper day at Alpine, if you knew where to look. I spent the day on Sherwood, and found fun turns in various places. The best were in the Shuttle Cornice and the trees to the right/uphill of the...

Sit-ski?

Dunno about cheapest, but my buddy got a pair of skis mounted at JH Sports (at the bottom of the gondola) overnight (in at 4, out at 8:30) last week for $35, including a wax.

And day 3 was quite nice too. Hope y'all get some more snow, but I still had a blast. Back to Tahoe....

I'm seeing up to 2' Tuesday into Wednesday. I think that you may be in luck.

So I fly into RNO this evening, arriving at 8:55... 10 minutes after the 8:45 North Lake Tahoe Express shuttle to Alpine, and 2:50 before the 11:45. Although sitting around the airport with my shit...

Can I just say, the Sweathogs & Swinehearts Ball was a lot of fun.

The shuttle bus driver was on the radio about that on the way to the hill. Someone suggested that it was looking for Little Red Riding Hood.

In other news, conditions were pretty bueno today,...

Indeed. Not looking like much came in overnight, though.

Snow today was ridiculously light. Wish I could've said the same for the crust beneath. Still had fun, though.

Then it turns out a buddy has a place at the Aspens that he's lending us. Rock harder.

Me too. Jackson Tues-Thurs, then back to Tahoe.

I don't think she said that.

At Flexon Phil's suggestion, we went for the Elk Country Inn. Rock and roll.

Thoughts about 196 Moment Bibby Specials vs 190 Praxis BCs?

Forgot to mention that we're both Squalpine passholes, so we should get half off lift tix through Mountain Collective.

Thoughts on The Hostel?

Thinking about a midweek getaway to Jackson next week with a buddy. Any lodging or other suggestions? (Bearing in mind that we're both happily married....)

Jackson is looking likely. Any specific lodging suggestions?

That won't be confusing at all.

Thanks....

No 2012-13 thread?

Actually, Jackson flights look good for me -- 12:40 from SFO arrives in JAC at 3:43 on Monday, 5:30 return flight to RNO via DEN arrives at 8:30.

I presume there's a Jackson thread somewhere. But...

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Are either or both of those going off? I really don't pay much attention beyond Tahoe, because I rarely go anywhere else.

A buddy with a lot of frequent flyer miles is about to tell his boss to fuck off and wants me to join him for a midweek getaway next week, probably skiing Tuesday through Thursday.

Primary...

Best day in a few weeks today.

At Flatstar tomorrow for my daughter's GS. Probably in full ninja black, head to toe.

Seriously. I left at 10:40 after skiing a little over an hour while the dishwasher ran,* then drove home to turn off the water and head downhill. Chalet Road was full and they were turning cars.
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So, anyway... the skiing. Alpine was, er, interesting today. Definite freeze line right around where the Winter Road dumps into Mountain Run above Lakeview. Almost started to corn a bit, then...

Yeah, that was weird.

Why don't you PM Jondrums?

Check with Start Haus about the Bones and W99s, and Moment about the PB&Js.

telemike: The shortest ones I know of are the Artech 10-inch.

Ski on Summit, no wait, at 9:10.

Bill Foster's family asks that, for those so inclined, donations in his memory be made to the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe or the Sierra Avalanche Center. I just gave $100 to SAC.

I had just gotten the family motivated and ready to go to Alpine when I got a text that the access road was closed for avy control. Since I had to pick someone up at RNO, I lost the day. Sigh.

That must've been scary as fuck. Glad you're safe, mang.

Doable, maybe. Check road conditions, including how many jackasses have spun out an blocked the road, frequently. <http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/> is a relatively new and good resource. Be prepared --...

It's easy to think that you can't have much fun at Alpine with Roundhouse the top of the hill and everywhere right of Rock Garden or left of Blue closed.

Easy. But so wrong.

Tired, sore, and...

Sinecure's GPS was telling him to do that, then head up 28 to drop folks in North Lake. I suggested that it was on the fritz, and he agreed. Sorry, Sinecure.

Well, at 6500' in Alpine, this storm...

I have two pairs of 900s still in circulation -- one on my wife's carving skis, one on my daughter's powder skis. Neither has had any problems, and I have a vested in keeping both of them intact.

PM Jondrums?

QFT.

I understood from discussions with employees and others that the lift opening delays were due to icing over during the power outages, when the lifts couldn't run. Bear in mind that patrol...

Alpine is spinning Summit, Roundhouse, and Scott. It's pretty damned good for mid-December.

Solo at Alpine tomorrow morning. If you want to connect, PM or look for the old fart with the khaki shell, black pants and helmet, white Fischer Vacuums, and 196 Bibby Specials.

In that case, you'll be pleased to know that I'm 75% likely to leave SF for Alpine rather than home a little before 5pm this weekend.

Point being, if you're a known maggot who needs a ride up...

The Mom has actually ASKED me to bring shit uphill tomorrow afternoon and ski Tuesday before coming back down, so we can drive up together Thursday, when the kids start break.

Gotta decide...

How recently, Lego? I know that Alpine put signs up on the front side in mid-November.