Here's my footage from April 7th in Silverado (first thing) ...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5lyyFov0dr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

and then late morning KT/Red Dog......

Finally got 3 laps in Silverado this morning...however it was a bit like 'good snow over very firm'. Took Gate 7 and traversed into Hanging Gardens...love that zone because you constantly tell...

I see snow from my office and I'm nowhere near Tahoe...

Saturday was just damn fun...stayed on KT & Red Dog with Nose to Alternates being the best bang for our buck. Had to bail back to SF for a little league game Sunday morning and with some persistent...

Just drove into Olympic Valley...massive wet flakes and starting to accumulate.

Going here tomorrow...COME ON OVERNIGHT STORM, YOU CAN DO IT!!!

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Like others have stated...loved the competition between the guys on this one. Everyone was charging and going for it. LOVED IT!

Deathwish 104 skis can absolutely rail turns on the piste. I still prefer the DW112 overall. Shocker, I know. Have not been on Meridians.

Bummer it wasn't open on Saturday...I ended up skiing KT 13 times from 8:45am opening and then two Red Dog laps. Nose to Fingers was so good. Oly Lady zone had some nice north facing windblown. ...

These boots have been unfortunately discontinued. Love them and down to last pair. I don't want to go back to orange! Arghhhhh

If Silvy is open Saturday morning, you'll find me there first thing lapping Hanging Gardens. Praying the East wind doesn't blow all the snow to Auburn.

Alright, switched to Gripwalk soles and issue still continuing with the sliding AFD. Next step, is to really dial in the forward pressure and loosen to the toe height and go from there.

Bro...its here now!

Had a Little League game Saturday afternoon on Treasure Island and rolled up without issue to Olympic Valley.

The winds were a bit of a pain closing lifts like Headwall...

Skiing Sunday at OV...ping me if you need me to block your wind. I'll be in the usual spots.

Some younger kid/older kid stuff for sale...

Burton Maven Bib snow pants - 4T - $50 shipped

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Salomon for life...thought about Pivots but the head honcho at Moment doesn't think I'd like the Pivots given my love to the salomon STH heel.

I'll switch to GW and go from there.

Still no snowflakes in San Francisco. Hell, it barely rained today but wet enough to cancel first little league games.

Skiing wise, I have no complaints with the Strive 16 MN...

However, even with toe adjustment cranked to the max, the sliding AFD keeps sliding out under my non-gripwalk soles. This is especially...

Do I need chains over the pass?

I booked family tickets to Dune 2 on Sunday...my sacrifice to the hype train. Long live Arrakis!

choo choo...

My ankles are bruised from skiing off piste...

Rain/snow mix here at the base of World Cup Valley. All of Red Dog steeps under the chair is closed because of the race...from the glades to...

I'm on 11th season of skiing Deathwish 112 almost exclusively in all conditions...that's it, that's my post.

Here's some video from two Saturdays ago featuring mainly Red Dog pow pow..

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3JB6xZSsk0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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No complaints on the conditions and weather this weekend...talk about perfection!

They finally have enough snow to start grooming other zones like the lower section of Headwall...and it was...

Estelle Bowl drool...

As Gerome and everyone stated...Saturday was so damn good. With 80 closed Friday night, I decided to roll 50 to 89 over Emerald Bay...5.5 hours from SF to Olympic Valley leaving at 6:45pm but was so...

Well, they are now turning on the spigot starting Saturday night, so I'm on the same plan. Have fun in the pow on sunday/monday everyone!

Saturday looks calm but holy hell the forecast changes every hour for Sunday. No snow, crazy snow, late in the day, no wait...morning snow now. Counter clockwise rotation lol.

Snow may soon fall from the sky...that's it, that's my post.

Going to give 2024 Salomon Strive 16 a go...

SKIING!

Had a blast in the weird wet yet fun sliding snow on Saturday. Hell, I even took a few laps down through the trees to Far East because it was untracked corn with zero human prescence.
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He's 7 and in Purple Group #13 with Andrew.

If around on weekends, shoot me a DM and I'll send you my cell

I rolled up Saturday afternoon with my little guy. Sheets of rain in the foothills and rolled over Donner Pass just as they implemented chain controls. As soon as we passed Boreal, the road turned...

Skipped Sat/Sun - didn't have a choice as my oldest sprained his ankle during a HS basketball game on Friday night, BUT the younger kids and I rallied up Sunday night to ski Monday.

I had a blast....

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This...the beacon at the resort thing is only going to work if everyone else in the area is in SEARCH mode. Last thing you want is wasting valuable time and energy digging to a false...

Got sent this...

https://www.instagram.com/p/C17e1uUPKil/?hl=en

Ughhhhhhh

Should be interesting. Above the Fingers, the coverage is adequate enough but looking at the bottom of Saddle etc, there's no way they are throwing a groomer in there. East Face to Three Trees had...

Saturday at PTOV: Mighty Mites cancelled so I'm stuck with a 7 year old. Daughter's Big Mountain Team was able to get a few Funi laps while hiking over into lower Headwall face/CII zone until the...

Just got back from 7 days of bluebird chalk groomers and bumps at Telluride....

Back on the ski team train this weekend at OV...I can ski with people as long as they don't cancel team lol.

Reports are of meh skiing today. I’m considering driving to OV tonight and head to Mammy tomorrow for the day with the kids. We’ve only got Thursday and Friday to ski so trying to maximize.
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Skied a wee bit this past weekend. First lap of the day on Lakeview down to Resort seems the most logical and hasn't disappointed yet. That first lap each morning give you that sense of...

Looks like I'll ski Saturday...so thats a win, I guess.

My kids have done weekend Shooting Stars, Mighty Mites, Devo & Big Mountain...all are great but learn the most in Devo. The best part is skiing around the mountain and randomly seeing your kids...

I'd say so ;)

...webcam captures just now

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Do I need chains to get over the pass?

What's a bit sickening is that all of a sudden more Squallywood books are up for sale on eBay with this one being the worst offender...
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I hate to give you guys bad news but I reached out to Melee and they are NOT making slalom skis with an evil graphic. I begged for these back in the day but now my youngest is 7yrs old, and is...

His photos lately from South America were gorgeous.

His bad actions aside, he was one of the best big mountain skiers and provided amazing content so we can share the ride with him.

RIP