Thread: 11/12 Tahoe Weather, Conditions, Stoke, and What's Up Thread... IT'S BAAAAAAAACK!!!

80's in Reno this weekend. Goodbye winter of 11/12. It was nice knowing you...for the whole 2 months. So much for corn skiing too
I guess Shasta could be ready a month early.

awesome day on red lake peak today. stayed too late trying to time it with when i pick up the kids in meyers so the snow was sticky on the way down, but it was still mountains of fun.

Originally Posted by BGnight

80's in Reno this weekend. Goodbye winter of 11/12. It was nice knowing you...for the whole 2 months. So much for corn skiing too
I guess Shasta could be ready a month early.

2 Months? I just noticed that winter showed up the past 3 weeks!

I say good riddance to bad ski seasons. Here's to hoping next year will be better!

okbye

Originally Posted by RaccoonFace

2 Months? I just noticed that winter showed up the past 3 weeks!

I say good riddance to bad ski seasons. Here's to hoping next year will be better!

okbye

Out of respect for Ullr, might I suggest that the 2012-13 edition of this thread not start until next winter is really and truly here. Not that I'm blaming you or anything.

Looks like they gave Jim S some good drugs!

They're going to try to open the Squawlpine interconnect again tomorrow. Too many wet slides and manky snow today.

hoping for a freeze...

I obtained a RE brokers license and went to Mexico....any snow left for Friday screwing around at Squaw?

Any word on Halls or Moon Crescent? Thinking about a possible early morning ski on Saturday then head to KW.

Nice, Jim!

Originally Posted by gone2alpine

Hey that document is sort of fascinating. I scanned the rest of that site and found other bits and pieces. Any idea where to find a complete copy?

I had the same thought and asked them a few years ago. They only had hard copy, so they suggested doing an FOIA request to the USFS (which is what they do) or talking to Rachael Woods. I didn't follow through.

We plan on shooting a trip report with Splat on the interconnect. Should be fun...

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Originally Posted by skier666

I obtained a RE brokers license and went to Mexico....any snow left for Friday screwing around at Squaw?

Any word on Halls or Moon Crescent? Thinking about a possible early morning ski on Saturday then head to KW.

moon couloir looks awesome. not sure if it will freeze in the next 3 days tho, or if it matters there.

Glad we were able to get in so many quality laps with you on Friday at kwood, Gimpy. Saturday we grabbed some good pow on Tallac, then some more good pow up high on Sun before it warmed up.

Some OK corn at Squaw this morning but damn sticky by 11

skier666 this was easter fwiw:

and this was today




jk, i also zoomed on the peak once. when i drive by it seems like the shot on the lookers right off the peak only has a small air to exit. in years past it seemed like it always had a small air to immediate wind lip injury.

rained a little at Donner Lake last night and still cloudy. First time all season my furnace didn't kick on at 530. Yuck.

Originally Posted by old goat

First time all season my furnace didn't kick on at 530. Yuck.

No women living there?

Thanks guys. Temps look super warm Friday and Saturday without freezing....leaning towards Crescent since closer to KW.

roundtop looks nice but I doubt it's gonna last long if we don't get a late april kicker...

Originally Posted by 4matic

No women living there?

Ask your Health teacher what happens to women of a certain age.

Our little Tahoe made it onto NPR yesterday
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/bu...oe-ski-resorts

Originally Posted by old goat

Ask your Health teacher what happens to women of a certain age.

Old goats kick them out for newer models?

Was hoping last week's storm would hold things up for a while, but damn it looks like we're going straight from winter to summer. Time to break out the golf clubs, I guess.

Originally Posted by ShawnB

Good luck, Jim. If you had to miss a season, this was the one. Come back even stronger.

I had the same thing this time last year and didn't miss a day of skiing. Just do your PT and you'll be great!

Originally Posted by old goat

Sorry for quoting myself--but in light of the opening at the saddle--does anyone know the answer to my question? Maybe the backside of Granite for example, has been open all season and Squaw has chosen to keep quiet about it so as not to encourage people? As much as I've been along the boundaries--Granite, Sunbowl, the ridge down to Bullet--I don't recall that I've seen closed signs at the boundary.

I hope I'm wrong, but i dont think theyd open something secretly. There are closed signs all over Granite Chief and the terrain looked like slide city. I kicked off a very small (1/1) soft slab on Saturday afternoon with a 5" crown on the far skiers left of granite chief peak. Not dangerous but I wouldn't want to do the same thing on a side that wasn't bombed that morning. Anyone been back there before / have first hand experience?

Way I see it, one can either keep lamenting the season (which is far from over in my books) or one could actually be out enjoying some pretty damn bueno spring conditions right now.

For example, today was totally Rockefeller at Mt. Rose. I hiked the Chutes for two solid runs, one on Nightmare and the other on Miller Time. The snow was soft and supple with a nary wink of stickiness (at least until you got down lower near the Slide Mt. turnout). There's still plenty of snow up there and the coverage in the Chutes is damn nice. Shame they closed so early.

Originally Posted by TahoeJ

Was hoping last week's storm would hold things up for a while, but damn it looks like we're going straight from winter to summer. Time to break out the golf clubs, I guess.

Snow golf at Alpine Meadows this weekend. And Golf Channel is apparently coming with TV cameras to cover it. Some maggots need to get in that video.

Skiing at Alpine was actually pretty good this morning. Less sticky than yesterday.

Originally Posted by dookey67

Way I see it, one can either keep lamenting the season (which is far from over in my books) or one could actually be out enjoying some pretty damn bueno spring conditions right now.

Thanks, winter ice maiden for some !!! breakup sex before you left