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03-26-2023, 10:08 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Hadn't been to the resort in a few weeks, this is...
Hadn't been to the resort in a few weeks, this is from yesterday. It is just getting dumb at Heave.
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03-26-2023, 10:03 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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That is obviously shitty too because it prevents...
That is obviously shitty too because it prevents people from owning homes who want/could buy a home.
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03-25-2023, 11:27 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Have to begrudgingly agree with this. Truckee is...
Have to begrudgingly agree with this. Truckee is small enough that people working for Forest Service, Tahoe-Donner Land Trust, or other similar line of work would still not stand a chance against the...
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03-25-2023, 11:12 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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We were driving up Kingsbury this morning to go...
We were driving up Kingsbury this morning to go to Heavenly and just about got ran off the road by three Douglas County Sheriff's coming up behind us. Figured with that level of urgency that it would...
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03-20-2023, 12:03 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Got up above 8500 ft for the first time in like...
Got up above 8500 ft for the first time in like six weeks yesterday, skied the south face of Slide down into the upper part of Ophir Creek drainage. I was a bit uncertain about chasing solar at that...
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03-19-2023, 11:51 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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02-11-2023, 08:44 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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447354 Sun popped out very briefly but it was...
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Sun popped out very briefly but it was pretty flat light and windy today. Haven't skied above 7400 ft and haven't drove more than 10 minutes in the last two weeks to ski.
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02-07-2023, 12:32 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Like actually, WTF. And in that zone there are...
Like actually, WTF. And in that zone there are perfectly fine low-angle north facing trees just on the west side of where the report was from. Not to mention that the run-out on the aspect they skied...
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02-07-2023, 12:21 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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That's for sure. Breakable sun crust was already...
That's for sure. Breakable sun crust was already forming on anything with even a hint of southerly aspect. Rain crust below 6800 or so firmed up too so that made for some interesting skiing. Today...
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01-29-2023, 10:30 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Nice. Pretty cool that y'all were able to find...
Nice. Pretty cool that y'all were able to find some soft snow.
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01-27-2023, 12:10 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Hm, interesting. Also interesting to see that...
Hm, interesting. Also interesting to see that there's apparently corn nearby.
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01-22-2023, 05:39 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Snow was still soft in Carson yesterday....
Snow was still soft in Carson yesterday. East/northeast faces were holding dense snow with nice surface hoar. Skied fast, got lots of turns in. About 1k of descent that was probably the best skiing...
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01-21-2023, 10:06 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Nice. I haven't been up there in a minute, but it...
Nice. I haven't been up there in a minute, but it does sound like Virginia City is pretty well buried right now.
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01-21-2023, 10:05 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Yeah, top couple hundred feet was wind board, but...
Yeah, top couple hundred feet was wind board, but still skiable. Below that it wind effect was variable, some pockets here and there of wind deposited and wind buff. Some wind drifts in trees were...
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01-20-2023, 11:25 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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443678 Slashing turns while looking down on...
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01-20-2023, 10:48 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Carson City is open game now. Got back this week...
Carson City is open game now. Got back this week from visiting family, saw the coverage and figured that Kings Canyon would be good to go. Sure enough there was 2-3 ft of solid snowpack at the...
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01-05-2023, 12:37 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Finally got internet back online, been off since...
Finally got internet back online, been off since Sunday. Just in time for it to go out again tomorrow. Perfect.
Anyways, this weekend I figured out why it's called Sierra cement:
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12-31-2022, 09:22 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Scratch that, saw spooner opened back up. Must...
Scratch that, saw spooner opened back up. Must have gotten shit cleared off the road.
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12-31-2022, 09:20 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Kingsbury was open? Last I saw it was closed two...
Kingsbury was open? Last I saw it was closed two hours ago. I don't think there's a way east out of the basin right now.
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12-31-2022, 04:01 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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50 near Glenbrook had multiple active debris...
50 near Glenbrook had multiple active debris flows last night. Baseball to bowling ball sized boulders funneling down the slope and onto the road in a slush matrix. Took my brain a second to process...
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12-31-2022, 11:38 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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It is puking snow in Carson City right now. I was...
It is puking snow in Carson City right now. I was mentally ready for snow levels to never drop below 7k, so I'm freaking out a bit right now.
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12-28-2022, 09:29 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Lapped Sky Tavern for 1800k vert before work this...
Lapped Sky Tavern for 1800k vert before work this morning. A little bit of styrofoam wind board that wanted to flip the uphill ski, but all things considered it was a good morning out. Parking lot...
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12-11-2022, 05:57 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Waited it out there for a couple hours in the...
Waited it out there for a couple hours in the Harrah's. Decided to head home when we saw the California lot was closed, then saw that they were opening stagecoach so head there. An hour of circling...
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12-10-2022, 05:05 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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I rarely hear this talked about in weather...
I rarely hear this talked about in weather circles, but this happens so often in Carson/Gardnerville that there have to be frequent lake effect bands that set up. Maybe too brief to be picked up by...
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12-10-2022, 10:00 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Hard, blowing snow down in the valley on the east...
Hard, blowing snow down in the valley on the east side right now. We were forecasted for rain, storm must be coming in a lot stronger than expected.
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12-08-2022, 09:00 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Yea that's a fair point about 50. The bottom...
Yea that's a fair point about 50. The bottom intersection is an absolute nightmare already, seeing a log truck coming down that grade would be a bit terrifying.
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12-08-2022, 12:14 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Speaking of lifts not being open, anyone have a...
Speaking of lifts not being open, anyone have a clue when the heck they're gonna open up Stagecoach? I can uphill it until then, but it'd be real nice to not have to go to California side.
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12-08-2022, 12:01 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Yay capitalism? I think it's more yay sovereign...
Yay capitalism? I think it's more yay sovereign rights. Washoe can do whatever they want with their land, and they should.
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12-03-2022, 05:10 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/observation/...
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12-03-2022, 12:11 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Mount Rose highway was death defying this...
Mount Rose highway was death defying this morning. Just about closed my eyes in the passenger seat going downhill around the DOT shack hairpin turn.
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12-03-2022, 12:05 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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But views were good, and skiing was really good...
But views were good, and skiing was really good for being so mellow. Saw that a couple people had skied that steep east face off Tamarack, can't say that I would've been doing the same today.
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12-03-2022, 12:00 AM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Collapse was dumb in the mount rose area today....
Collapse was dumb in the mount rose area today. There were a couple that were enough for my stomach to drop. Pit that we dug had the faceted layer at about 40 cm depth to the ground, and it felt like...
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11-20-2022, 05:54 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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11-20-2022, 05:09 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Sugar all the way down the whole way out towards...
Sugar all the way down the whole way out towards Winnemucca Lake on the waxless skis. Gonna be a problem the next storm.
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11-19-2022, 03:26 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Pho 777 probably has the best pho in Reno, which...
Pho 777 probably has the best pho in Reno, which has surprisingly good Vietnamese food. Plus I think that's pretty close to your hotel. It's quick and sort of divey.
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11-19-2022, 03:07 PM
Thread: TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM
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Skied Heavenly today. Surprisingly quiet driving...
Skied Heavenly today. Surprisingly quiet driving thru South Lake at 9 AM. Upper mountain (off Canyon) was better than expected, good coverage for what was open and not that busy before 11. Ungroomed...
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04-19-2021, 10:13 AM
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THE OFFICIAL 20/21 TAHOE SKI & SNOWBOARD THREAD. PANDEMIC SCHMANDEMIC!
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Skin track along this ridge was slightly above our pay grade. Felt sketchier than it really was, but looking down a steep drop on the other side of the ridge, along... -
04-10-2021, 09:43 PM
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Little late to check, but anyone been up along...
Little late to check, but anyone been up along relay ridge/peak recently? Aaany skiable snow on any south aspects, I.e skiing down to Ginny lake? Pic from a couple days ago on the avy center looks...
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03-28-2021, 06:30 PM
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Up off mount rose highway actually, we were...
Up off mount rose highway actually, we were accessing one of the peaklets off mount rose from that DOT shack. It was worth it for the ski, wasn't exactly corn (I don't know how much of a refreeze...
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03-28-2021, 02:46 PM
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369435 Spring shenanigans were certainly in full...
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Spring shenanigans were certainly in full effect today.
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03-27-2021, 12:08 PM
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Both true. I’m probs just hatin cuz he’s rich,...
Both true. I’m probs just hatin cuz he’s rich, I’d 100% do the same if I could buy a house at the lake. And regarding trails, I think I just need to do some more exploring in summer. Easy to get away...
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03-27-2021, 12:06 PM
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Pm sent your way Sent from my iPhone using...
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03-27-2021, 10:16 AM
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In the article, Simmons says "The quality of life...
In the article, Simmons says "The quality of life is better there, so we can go hiking without bumping into people" in reference to Tahoe. Obviously I know that Tahoe is no LA and quality of life is...
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03-11-2021, 08:48 PM
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THE OFFICIAL 20/21 TAHOE SKI & SNOWBOARD THREAD. PANDEMIC SCHMANDEMIC!
Nice way of putting it. I think we’re getting that wrap around low now. Later than expected but nice to see, hopefully Mount rose/tam stuff is getting a lil bit of bonus tonight. Either way, like you...
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03-10-2021, 11:53 PM
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Nuking in Carson City right now, what gives? I’m...
Nuking in Carson City right now, what gives? I’m guessing it’s lake effect given how friggin cold it is.Curious to hear tomorrow morning what’s going on at the lake.
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03-07-2021, 01:18 PM
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Nope, he had them in ski mode. Not sure if the...
Nope, he had them in ski mode. Not sure if the heel piece might have been set high. And to your earlier post, thanks means a lot. I know he would’ve done the same.
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03-07-2021, 12:12 PM
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Thanks everyone, all things considered he's doing...
Thanks everyone, all things considered he's doing good. He got released from Barton yesterday afternoon, obviously got a rod put in for the spiral tib/fib but his other leg they were able to put it...
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03-07-2021, 11:27 AM
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That's good to hear, I was hoping that'd be the...
That's good to hear, I was hoping that'd be the case.
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03-06-2021, 11:00 PM
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So there were a couple events yesterday in the...
So there were a couple events yesterday in the Hope Valley area and I'm not sure what happened out there today, but the sled trailer may have been for the crew I was with yesterday.
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02-26-2021, 10:33 PM
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Thanks all for the obs from the past few days....
Thanks all for the obs from the past few days. Much need with conditions as variable as they are.
Was up in tamarack zone on Tuesday or Wednesday, can't remember. Chundery snow skiing directly...
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