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    Preliminary estimates on sea level rise are now...

    Preliminary estimates on sea level rise are now talking about a rise of about 10 feet or more by 2100. Latest models indicate the Thornwaite glacier will begin to break apart sometime in Mid 2030's....
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    "Trione-Annadel has just a handful of rangers to...

    "Trione-Annadel has just a handful of rangers to patrol 5,500 acres. The few rangers who are in the park seem less concerned with e-bikes in particular than they are with mountain bikers, motorized...
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    Southern Marin Riding area...

    Southern Marin Riding area
    https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/public-camera-data/Axis-TamEast/latest-frame.jpg?https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/public-camera-data/Axis-TamWest/latest-frame.jpg?...
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    One more thing: Make sure you know what poison...

    One more thing: Make sure you know what poison oak looks like. The narrow trails are lined with it and a minor spill into the bushes can have lasting effects. Technu soap is your best friend. I...
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    Lots of options. what kind of bike will you be...

    Lots of options. what kind of bike will you be riding? When staying at Muir beach focus on riding in GGNRA fun flowy single tracks are coastal trail, Diaz ridge,Green gulch (up only). Most of the...
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    Grinch, My opposition to ebikes was initially...

    Grinch,

    My opposition to ebikes was initially born out because of the potential threat to access and other trail user outrage. Well that seems to not have happened, and has turned into a non...
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    The fitness aspect of the ebike is an interesting...

    The fitness aspect of the ebike is an interesting topic. I switched this season and have noted a few realities for me:

    I need to do at least 25 miles and 3500 feet of vertical to even seem like a...
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    Biggest threat to access in my neck of the woods...

    Biggest threat to access in my neck of the woods is the building of illegal trails by "cyclists". These trails generally suck, do substantial environmental damage, have poor drainage, initiate...
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    Just a few snaps from the local evening ride...

    Just a few snaps from the local evening ride
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    It always blows my mind that people somehow think...

    It always blows my mind that people somehow think we can engineer our way out of this. Even if we discovered a magic tech now, it could not be scaled up in time to avoid the worst impacts. Climate...
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    "Trails will be closed, and potential trails will...

    "Trails will be closed, and potential trails will not be permitted, and we'll have the poaching mopeders to blame."

    Oh the horror of the predictable death of mountain biking!!!
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    For a newby just considering an ebike. I am 6'1"...

    For a newby just considering an ebike. I am 6'1" , 33 inch inseam and I ride a S4 LEVO works fine for me but my riding is not the most technical. Longer wheel base of the S5 made me get the S4, happy...
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    Lets all set up tents/ base camps near our...

    Lets all set up tents/ base camps near our favorite busy trail heads and leave them for days. It doesn't matter that there is no real parking or any authorized camping facilities what so ever nearby....
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    https://www.openspace.org/sites/default/files/2022...

    https://www.openspace.org/sites/default/files/20220629_EbikesStudy_R-22-78.pdf

    check out page 7 and 8 noise study

    too much increased wildlife disturbance vs increased trail use.

    anyways no...
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    It is not about Emopeds, its about Grinch, don't...

    It is not about Emopeds, its about Grinch, don't you get it. By jumping on everybody that is not rah rah emopeds he justifies his own unhealthy obsession with the topic and this thread. It is kinda...
  18. Some of the drivers of this trend, not in order...

    Some of the drivers of this trend, not in order of importance:
    1. Fat skis and alpine touring equipment easy to attain now - low bar of skiing skill needed now
    2. Insane cost of lift...
  19. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/08/kerr...

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/08/kerri-walsh-jennings-mask-refusal-covid-19-coronavirus

    I actually saw Ms. Walsh in the Incline Village Raley's on Saturday early evening without the...
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    Classic attitude of not giving a fuck about your...

    Classic attitude of not giving a fuck about your impact. Yes, folks are entitled to enjoy there trail experience on a bike, horse, or foot, however this motorized change is coming fast, and in...
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    I will give an example of how ebikes are going to...

    I will give an example of how ebikes are going to fundamentally change a large portion of the riding/hiking trail experience in Tahoe.

    My long time Tahoe neighbor, generally a nice person, but...
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    Duff, I am in a similar situation and have very...

    Duff, I am in a similar situation and have very similar thoughts. The house is on the market, which is insane right now, and I am switching to mostly ocean adventures. Coastal Cup, Pac cup and...
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    Hey TGR maggots watch this space!!! My Fremont...

    Hey TGR maggots watch this space!!!

    My Fremont based engineering team has been expecting this. We are working on an automated program that will secure your skiing reservation automatically the...
  24. www.purpleair.com real time air quality data...

    www.purpleair.com

    real time air quality data for the Tahoe basin for those of you that might not know about this site and are interested in current conditions
  25. Can a resort like squaw break even if they are...

    Can a resort like squaw break even if they are only doing day tickets, season passes, and much smaller amounts of food sales. It is likely that concession sales (i.e. burgers and beers) would be way...
  26. Everybody needs to stop breeding and you need an...

    Everybody needs to stop breeding and you need an ebike. Problem solved
  27. I think one solution might be to look into a...

    I think one solution might be to look into a by-pass route that goes from 267 to 28 around the north boundary of Kings beach and get a lot of the traffic out of the beach front area. This of course...
  28. I feel for the residents of Kings Beach. They...

    I feel for the residents of Kings Beach. They should have just left the improvements to the sidewalks and not installed the round abouts. As for incline residents being beneficiaries, hardly. It...
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    Poll: I think business travel is exempt, so you know,...

    I think business travel is exempt, so you know, they are there on business.
  30. teledad thanks for the link. Do not have time to...

    teledad thanks for the link. Do not have time to read the whole document now but I did quickly peruse the the summary impact section. Interestingly, I found no reference to cumulative impacts or...
  31. One data point. I drove thru south shore on...

    One data point.

    I drove thru south shore on Sunday at 11 am-12 pm. I was surprised to see that the crowds really were not that bad. Much more crowded on the Nevada side of the line with lots of...
  32. link to study ...

    link to study

    https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/08/07/sciadv.abd3083
  33. FYI from a Duke University study "Neck...

    FYI from a Duke University study

    "Neck fleeces, also called gaiter masks and often used by runners, were the least effective. In fact, wearing a fleece mask resulted in a higher number of...
  34. Says the silicon valley tech bro who is now...

    Says the silicon valley tech bro who is now living in the second maybe third home at Tahoe during the pandemic. Happy your breaking the rules up there instead of causing grief in the Mid Penn open...
  35. Air B n B and VRBO are one of the new drivers for...

    Air B n B and VRBO are one of the new drivers for huge wealth disparity in the USA. You can use good credit and cheap government supplied money to buy a second or third or fourth home and make money...
  36. let me get this straight. you go and build...

    let me get this straight. you go and build trails not on your property or on government property that are not sanctioned or approved by any body, people find them, ride them, and post about them;...
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    Poll: ok so maybe I shot from the hip a bit too fast. ...

    ok so maybe I shot from the hip a bit too fast. There is some research on drive up vaccination clinics and daily numbers. If it is well organized and has enough man power and vaccine local...
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    Poll: So just for fun I started thinking about how fast...

    So just for fun I started thinking about how fast a vaccination program could take. Assuming that a basic vaccination takes somewhere around 5 minutes to complete from start to the next patient. ...
  39. boo hoo poor fucking sledders. Sled head lives...

    boo hoo poor fucking sledders. Sled head lives matter!!!
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    Poll: I do not see the font color, sorry was not on...

    I do not see the font color, sorry was not on purpose. I hope your right on the vaccine.
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    Poll: Well Paulster "The body stops making...

    Well Paulster

    "The body stops making antibodies when they're no longer needed to fight off infection, so a reduction over time without further exposure would be expected. What's important is...
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    Poll: Some new studies are showing that humans are...

    Some new studies are showing that humans are losing the antibodies within months after contracting and recovering from Covid. I am no doctor but it is my understanding that vaccines work by...
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    Poll: Do you remember that April fools joke about the...

    Do you remember that April fools joke about the Alpine club and Alpine meadows going private like an elite country club that seems a bit more plausible now. :) I bet KSL has calc'd the numbers and...
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    Poll: fair enough. I will bet that as soon as the...

    fair enough. I will bet that as soon as the system is announced some tech bro or bra will write a bot to game system and make money.

    PS I doubt Snowbird will not find some way to game that...
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    Poll: How do you set up a reservation system? first...

    How do you set up a reservation system? first come first serve? because I bet there will quickly be a secondary market for reservations. think craigslist or burning man ticket sales. Are powder...
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    Poll: My guess if the resorts cannot make it pencil out...

    My guess if the resorts cannot make it pencil out for profit or break even then they will likely just close and limit their losses. Given what is happening now this summer, the scientific doubt...
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    map source ...

    map source

    https://www.openspace.org/preserves?field_preserve_info_value%5B%5D=Biking
  48. That does not surprise me at all. Incline has...

    That does not surprise me at all. Incline has changed so much in the last few years. The attitude of entitlement is so pervasive now. When you drop 1 million$ plus on your second home, you got...
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    333132 Not UCSC

    333132
    Not UCSC
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    Completely agree with you. It would be nice to...

    Completely agree with you. It would be nice to be sensible about the trails, however many of the trails in there now are not sustainable and would not meet current trail design criteria. The cost...
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