I think parking violations were in the $250 dollar range but reduced to like a $100 and something if you paid within a week. I don’t remember the exact numbers but it’s in that ball park, but...

You access via stagecoach right? Well you might think differently if you had to reserve a parking spot and also pay $20 if you can’t find 3 friends that want to ski on your schedule. There were...

Would have loved to been on that chair and explain why I won’t be buying a pass again after decades of having one.


In other news the corn skiing in the backcountry has been incredible this past...

Parking tickets at heavenly are in the $250 range

It’s was so successful I finally decided not to purchase a pass next year after having one for decades, fuck you Vail

Depending on locations some areas really heated up also, so possibly could be heat runnels. Dumping graupel hard on the Tallac lower elevations around 3ish yesterday, strange weather day in which we...

From today

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They might have to build a big wind fence out there next year to help mitigate. Pretty nuts

Looks yummy Neufox47!


From two days ago

https://youtu.be/mqmRxLoF99E?feature=shared

A couple hours ago a big Suburban that tried 3 or 4 times to get up my street to get to there Airbnb about 1/2 mile up pulled into my driveway and asked if they could just park there for the night,...

Woke up at 2am after stoking the fire I looked out the window and was still unimpressed by g to the magnitude of this storm. Drinking coffee now looking at the amount of snow I need to clear this...

Short line on gunny this morning when I arrived, did two laps off gunny, first run down skied right back on the lift no waiting. Went up higher looking for possibly lighter snow and did a couple off...

California side was still running when I left at noon, Spats just texted from gun barrel so it’s still running over there

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If it runs could be a great call, many years ago on a New Year’s Day storm that was the only lift running in the entire greater Tahoe area. Ski right onto the lift with tracks refilling about every...

In South lake I’ve had 9 feet of wind and an inch of snow. Starting to come down more aggressively though now.

Props to Sierra for setting expectations and not giving folks false hopes, closed tomorrow, with possibly opening part of the mountain by Saturday afternoon

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The corn before the storm today
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A year ago today was possibly some of the deepest turns of the season
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You should just go out and slaughter them now and build a meat igloo

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Today’s storm is indeed looking like a bust, was hoping for a few inches and the wind for a reset.

Hopefully the next one will firmly set up the lake level lines and get a pack on the sunny sides...

Despite the warm temps there has still been excellent pow skiing to be had on aspects with north in them.

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WB has really filled I was there last week.

BTW Sierra has a pass good for the rest of the season right now for $267. Nice not to have any blackout days and no need for parking reservations.

Heavenly snotel shows around 14” since 4pm yesterday, so probably not a stretch that they got 20” up high.

Just made a attempt to head out to the pass to investigate, forgot it was a holiday...

Having just removed snow at lake level it was wet mashed potatoes, maybe 5” at my house, sun is breaking though now

I found the skiing to be quite enjoyable today, dense but skied fast and bottomless

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As predicted skiing was excellent today, in fact the wind transport reset the tracks in some aspects. Enough wind slab up higher to alter my plans skiing the steep chute I originally intended to ski...

Have to agree with Evan, skiing is still great in protected zones that don’t see the sun right now and expect I’ll ski excellent settled pow again today in a bit.

Dumping snow at my house...

I’d characterize the skiing at Kirkwood today as better than staying at home.

One from Saturday
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Friday
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Thursday
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Almost turning to rain, above freezing temps in south lake, if you haven’t done snow removal yet you better get on it, turning into mashed potatoes

I’ve parked at blue lakes a couple times this year, I didn’t notice a sign, but I didn’t notice the one in the meiss lot either. Can say there was an old bus converted into a camper that was parked...

Thanks for the stoke Huckwheat!

Found this on my windshield on the north side Carson pass snow park when I got back today
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Today’s warming temps, high humidity and misty clouds conspired to turn ok skiing to complete shit today

Last couple days have been real good, most satisfying tours of the season for me.

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Sitting at the pass right now debating on getting out of the car or not,...

Heard two folks got caught in a Avy below Mott canyon today, have not heard details yet. 911 was called and there was a ski patrol response.

Unless I remember to modify a photo before I post they always show up on TGR upside down, why I rarely post a photo anymore.

Fuck those smart people for jinxing it!

Zero lines at Sierra today
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At least so far, it’s nice to see a storm move in without a fuck ton of wind

Heard several reports of 2 1/2 hour drives from Meyers and G-ville to get to Kirkwood today with 7am departures.

Meanwhile I left at 7:30 to head to Sierra, found free parking up front, stood in...

Is Heavenly doing parking reservations at Stagecoach also?

The whole parking thing is really bumming me out, most likely my last year buying an Epic pass.

Arrived early after the blackout...

Sounds like they’re gonna spin it Saturday, tramway should be even more fun once it’s spinning.


https://youtube.com/shorts/1ldawiSPxWY?si=wEMvQrAjtvZZql_6

Only for Texans

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Took this photo on Dec 30th 2011 at Star lake, way worse than this year

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Fire break laps today after last night’s big dump :nonono2:
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Been a pretty fickle season for it also, warm temps, inversions and nuisance snow that wreaks the ice. I’ve managed 13 days, 3 on the east side, and a 3 day window followed by a 7 day window in the...

The warm temps and a persistent inversion probably making it tough to make snow.

If you page down in the SAC report you should see it, if they got carried though those rock bands the injuries...

Looks like it was a snowboarder injury on Red lake peak after triggering a avalanche

https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/forecasts/#/central-sierra-nevada

Very similar start of the season compared to 2017/18 after a big winter

Search and rescue and an ambulance this afternoon in the Stevens peak area today

For the amount of snow they have gotten, coverage at Kirkwood was surprisingly good today.

Toured out of Carson pass today, pretty variable with a lot of wind fucked snow.

Rolled over to Kirkwood after, snow was actually pretty good. I believe they will open one or two more lifts...

Pushing 4” in south lake at my place already