The "OFFICIAL" 08/09 Tahoe Conditions/Weather Tracking And What's Happening Thread

[Mr. Toad]

KW's the place to go. It snowed all day and there was still untouched pow under chair 10. Its going to be GOOD tomorrow. At the lake it was raining and up higher there was a wet, classic sierra cement.

[thefrush]

Today was the greatest day of skiing I have ever had in my life. That is all.

[lph]

kirkwood was fun this weekend, but still really thin. Last lap down palisades was scary due to rocks and alot of soft slab releases.

if you go to kirkwood, bring your rock skis and ski 'lightly'.

good crew today, including thefrush, made for a fun day.

BTW, although we rode 10 all day without it breaking down, apparently 6 was down for an extended period of time, not sure what that was about.

[ja_surf]

I was also confused why your buddies skied where the tracks were. We usually look for the untracked.
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I traversed out past the tracks and suddenly I was hitting firm snow just a couple inches under the soft stuff, I'm all right with crossing a track here or there for some deeper snow


This storm sure is a disappointment at least for south lake. My neighbor hit up Waterhouse today and said it was a big mistake.

[Jim S]

Today was the greatest day of skiing I have ever had in my life. That is all.

Are you 6 weeks old? Where was it epic in Tahoe today?

[thefrush]

Are you 6 weeks old? Where was it epic in Tahoe today?

Kirkwood. Non-stop untracked waist deep face shots lap after lap with the coolest group of people I've ever had the pleasure of skiing with. No lines, no wind, no tracks.

[DanKo]

thanks.

anyone hit up kw today? they report 10-12" in the past 24, and the storm tonight looks like it could be another 12" overnight.i know KW will get that a good amount of that forecast, but who knows if it will hit hev.

i am leaning toward kw tomorrow (but well see what the lady and her brother want to do), but tuesday will be kw 100% or i'll bash some heads!

One of those awesome days where each run had progressively better conditions than the last and (as already stated here) it was *dumping* when I left at 3. Definitely bony on the steeper sections.

This was a great day to start the season. Please PM me if anybody is interested in rides from the Berkeley/Concord area. Alas, I will be leaving for the holidays as the next several days of multi-footers roll in!

I can't wait to get out with some of you KWeed crazies after the new year. After years and years in Colorado, a brand new mountain is gonna be super fun.

[thefrush]

^^ DanKo, do you go through Sacramento on your way to KW? Would be willing to exchange gas/beer for rides.

[powdork]

This storm sure is a disappointment at least for south lake. My neighbor hit up Waterhouse today and said it was a big mistake.

that's weird, cuz it's gonna be teh epoch tomorrow at dawn.

[4matic]

snowing hard at Kirkwood

http://www.kirkwood.com/main.asp?pID=20

[DanKo]

^^ DanKo, do you go through Sacramento on your way to KW? Would be willing to exchange gas/beer for rides.

Usually, no, unless 88 is closed. Although, I understand the time difference in the drive isn't much, so anything is possible. I don't think I'd have a problem with rides for skiing partners as I am currently a loser with no friends following the relocation

Once people get to know me I may be less likely to have friends...just kidding...I think.

Looking forward to meeting some KW Mags on the hill over the next month.

[powdork]

Looking forward to meeting some KW Mags on the hill over the next month.

i was gonna take you up on that, but then realized I am actually over the hill, rather than on it. thanks for pointing it out though.

[SchralphMacchio]

Kirkwood. Non-stop untracked waist deep face shots lap after lap with the coolest group of people I've ever had the pleasure of skiing with. No lines, no wind, no tracks.

Jim, thefrush is lying. That kid doesn't know what he's talking about.

There was nothing going on at Kirkwood today. Nothing to see at all.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

yeah all that cold stuff hitting you in the face and stuff sucks.

Great day today. Great crew. Great times.

Frush -- you stepped through the door today. Welcome mang. Lots more up there to explore. And although today was great...there will be better once all of KW is opened up.

[SchralphMacchio]

Usually, no, unless 88 is closed. Although, I understand the time difference in the drive isn't much, so anything is possible. I don't think I'd have a problem with rides for skiing partners as I am currently a loser with no friends following the relocation

In the interest if helping out some kirkwood mags, there is a pretty decent route to KW that goes right by Sac State. I have always heard of such things, but I'm such a JONG that julesrules showed it to me for the first time on Saturday.

pm me for more info

[powdork]

There was nothing going on at Kirkwood today. And as proof, there are no pics.

you had an error

[SchralphMacchio]

you had an error

Thanks for the correction pdork

[Arty50]

Kirkwood SUCKED today. I'm never going there again.

[yippeekiyayMF]

Jim, thefrush is lying. That kid doesn't know what he's talking about.

There was nothing going on at Kirkwood today. Nothing to see at all.

sweet! cause that's the kind of conditions i love to ride in. see you all there tomorrow. i'll be on (not wearing) a white banana hammock or a neon yellow fish, with some oakley wisdom hi blue lens. i'll just saying FKNA to random people till i find one of you or management throws me out.

[SchralphMacchio]

sweet! cause that's the kind of conditions i love to ride in. see you all there tomorrow. i'll be on (not wearing) a white banana hammock or a neon yellow fish, with some oakley wisdom hi blue lens. i'll just saying FKNA to random people till i find one of you or management throws me out.

Go for the fish ... actually go for the board you feel better about ptexing up later. It'll be deep but you'll still hit rocks.

I'll be the skinny kid in the red patagucci shell and big Burton Republik (lion's head on the topsheet)

[JrockSF]

Carson pass was fun today. Went just up towards Round Top and then dropped down into Woods Lake? and back to the car. Snowing pretty good when I left.

[yippeekiyayMF]

Go for the fish ... actually go for the board you feel better about ptexing up later. It'll be deep but you'll still hit rocks.

I'll be the skinny kid in the red patagucci shell and big Burton Republik (lion's head on the topsheet)

f*ck. i've had the hammock sitting there giving me a hard-on for the whole summer. i just mounted it (hehehehehe) cause i want to ride it, but i'll throw the fish in the truck to swap out if it looks suspect.

[FollowMe]

Sounds like today was fun. Hope to back in the mountains soon.

[idiot]

props to raccoon for the front page. that IS my weather channel. the page with the different highway cams is awesome to.

everyone have fun tomorrow. it will be great......still dumping at kirkwood. hope you all make it.

[splat]

How did all this snow layer out? Heard a certain someone pulled a little sluff down at kw today in lower cirque. But overall, did the weather leave a trigger point down low that people drifting out toward the outer bowls should be looking for, or is it just the windloads?