Did Red Lake Peak this morning. Good run but it was probably an hour past ideal to descend at 11am.

Hahaha! Only 19 minutes by car, sez Google! I didn't realize that "route" connected even in the most limited sense. I guess that's what was happening with the app sending people up the hill.

Yeah, the Sugar Bowl to Big Bend sneak route was a surprisingly well kept secret (if a tad treacherous sometimes), until fairly recently.

About the Truckee detours... The one we saw unfolding,...

Yup. Anyway, today's report backs off of that some ("... That is a big flip on the European model that was showing very heavy precip for early next week.")

Jeez; 80 still closed.

Yup, tomorrow will be great. I'm staying in town with kid so my wife can go skiing.

And worth noting that BA's starting to make noises about how the coming weekend might be the start of our next...

I figured today would be a good day to visit Homewood. And it was, freaking incredible really, but they only ever opened Quail, the southern base lift. Yes, light breeze hold at the HW too. A real...

Maybe this belongs in the gaper topic, but anyway, cops are out tonight dealing with scores of idiots who are being directed up into Tahoe-Donner (worse yet, via the Donner Trail sneak route that...

My kid and I did a tour from Castle Pk exit, over the top of Negro Canyon, ending on Skislope Rd near Tahoe-Donner. A mix of heavy powder, crust, and in between variations. My wife, in between...

80 now has one eastbound lane open only. Saw a video of the cleanup, though, that looked encouraging. G-maps showing lots of traffic from Kirkwood to Tahoe over Luther, so that would seem to mean...

I'd trust CalTrans on that. Cell service isn't so good near the spur, so I'm not sure how much user data is getting through to Google to contradict old information. So 88 open, I guess, 50 closed,...

Let me take just a moment to remember a friend who left us last night, after a battle with cancer. Mark Nadell, also known as Captain Nordic, was an outsized personality in north Tahoe XC, and also...

S@T was pretty fantastic today, mostly did no-liftline laps in West Bowl. Apparently the place didn't have a lot open yesterday, which might explain the quantity of not-so-tracked-up today.

I got out for a few hours today. It's real heavy on Andesite; went to within 50' vert of the top of ridge, stopped there on account of snow not seeming super stable, and being solo. Too heavy for...

It was 40ish over Donner Summit an hour ago. Raining hard; the snowpack around there is literally hosed. On the bright side, maybe all this wetness will perc down to take care of that nasty TG layer...

Whoa, I knew it was warm up there, but had no idea it was that bad. Thanks. And quite a lack of coverage on the south-facing side, too. Guess it's either Carson or Rose areas this weekend.

Has anyone been out to know how skiable Echo Lake is lately?

Sorry; misread previous comments that they ascended rather than descended to entry. Bad info edited out above. Still, I'm surprised at their supposed age doing something that reckless; it's a pretty...

Jeezuz, a couple of guys in their 60s?!? Old enough to know better; old enough to be aware of the Chutes' reputation. WTF were they thinking? I mean, fearless 20-somethings doing stupid stuff, I get...