Oh-9/Oh-10 Tahoe Weather, Stoke, and What's Up Thread

[RaccoonFace]

Welcome to the 09/10 Tahoe Thread!!!

Support Mag Projects First:

Ski Logs ~jahroy~

Unofficial Squaw ~UnofficialAndes~
Unofficial Squaw Weather Beta ~Freshies~

Unofficial Alpine ~gone2alpine~

About Lake Tahoe ~powdork~

Liftopia ~Evmo~

Teh Weatha ~21tres~

Snow Bunny Ski Freak ~Jim S~

Slay The Gnar ~Skier666~

Gear Burger ~gonzo~ <- Watch all the one item sites for your favorite shit!

Place Saved if BCR has BC thread.


Just like last year, if you have suggestions, links, find bugs, or random thoughts let it flow. Hopefully this can become a useful tool that will only get better next year!

[ame=http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130947]08/09 Tahoe Thread[/ame]

Post 1: Quick links, Mag projects, NOAA radio, and announcements.

[ame=http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2492814&postcount=2]Post 2[/ame]: Inter-G.N.A.R.

[ame=http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2492815&postcount=3]Post 3[/ame]: Road conditions - Links, webcams, phone numbers and data

[ame=http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2492816&postcount=4]Post 4[/ame]: Back Cuntry info. Much info can be found here since details are important to the safety of BC skiers. If there is anything BC peeps want here let me know and it will be added.

[ame=http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2492817&postcount=5]Post 5[/ame]: Tahoe CA/NV Resort Info - General resort info and 6 day forecasts here. More detailed snow condition info can be found in the BC info post.

[ame=http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2492818&postcount=6]Post 6[/ame]: (Updated: 01/05/10) Hot shots, stoke, and videos from the current season. I'll update this so if you're not keeping up with the thread you can still keep up with the stoke.

[ame=http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2492819&postcount=7]Post 7[/ame]: West Coast and Pacific Ocean maps and radar... All you can handle!

Post: 8, 9, 10: Saved for potential expansion

*** Those who are interested can pour over the maps below, or you can get the NOAA Radio version of the weather forecast while you pinch your morning loaf! *** ~guermo~


Or, short cut to the Weather Geek! ~The Dad~


ANNOUNCEMENTS:




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Thanks Shane!

[RaccoonFace]

Inter-G.N.A.R.

I've wanted to do this for a few years. Here is where we keep score. Let me know if you want to be added to the list, there are no special requirements.

Get SQUALLYWOOD here: http://www.squallywoodthebook.com/

Rules:
1) All G.N.A.R. rules appy (rules scanned courtesy AA-Shred)
2) Points will be recorded in this post
3) Points will only be recorded for lines that have photographic proof posted somewhere in the Tahoe thread.
4) Your G.N.A.R. score should be displayed in your signature (variation of "Extreme Brag").

Be safe!

Single Day High Score Leader: RaccoonFace-5000

Current Season Score Leaders:
1)...RaccoonFace- 5000
2)...TBD
3)...TBD

---- Participant -----------------Score
1)...RaccoonFace --------------- 5000 + 1 - 5 = 4996
2)...AA-Shred ------------------- 0
3)...Jim S ----------------------- 0
4)...jahroy ---------------------- 0
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6)...
7)...
8)...
9)...
10).


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[RaccoonFace]

ROAD CONDITIONS

~The Dad~
www.beatthetraffic.com - good maps for Bay Area and SAC 'to

http://www.geocities.com/dtmcbride/tahoe/i80-sn.html - The Guide to I-80 in the Sierra Nevada -- invaluable information about rest stops, gas stations, hotels, WiFi... you name it. I print out a copy and keep it in a binder in the car.


~Skis4Fun~

WebCam Quick Links:

Sierra Vision You Pick 'ems
Tahoetopiea You Pick 'ems
Truckee I-80 You Pick 'ems
Sunnyside Resort
Tahoe City


TRAFFIC / ROAD CONDITIONS

California DOT 800-427-7623 (800-GAS-ROAD) or 916-445-7623

Nevada DOT - Highway Controls Summary 511 or 877-687-6237 (877-NVROADS)
http://safetravelusa.com/nv/text.pl?file=controls

CalTrans California Highway Condition Report hourly all highways summarized (California DOT) www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/Hourly

CalTrans - Lake Tahoe Region Conditions www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roadlt

CalTrans Chain Control - Chain On/Off Areas CalTrans D3 Maintenance (location, elevation, distance) http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departme...ChainOnOff.pdf
www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departments/mtce/



ACCIDENTS
California Highway Patrol - Traffic Incident Page (select area - Truckee, Sacramento, Bishop, etc.)


Nevada Highway Patrol - Current Road Closures and Incidents



WEBCAMS

Magnifeye CalTrans & Resort cams

SierraVisions - Sierra Nevada Webcams

Tahoetopia - Lake Tahoe Web Cams

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[RaccoonFace]

BACK COUNTRY INFO & LINKS

SNOTEL Data: ~ja_surf~
Carson Pass
Heavenly
Echo Peak
Fallen Leaf Lake
Squaw Granite Chief
Mt. Rose


WEATHER & SNOW CONDITIONS ~Skis4Fun~

Sierra Avalanche Center - Today's Advisory often includes percent water content during storms 530-587-2158

Dweeb Report (Howard Sheckter) includes long term forecast

http://weatherclimatelink.blogspot.c... term forecast

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Reno)

NWS Reno Tahoe forecast 775-673-8130

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Sacramento)

NWS - HPC Hydrometric Prediction Center - 5 day precipitation qpf

NRCS National Resources Conservation Service - National Weather & Climate Center - California SNOTEL Sites

MesoWest Station Interface - (data varies by sensor but may include precipitation accumulated; snow water in; Max & min - wind speed, wind gust, temp; etc.) Nearby Stations (Sensors - usually hourly readings) by radius Univ UT Dept Meteorology (50 mile radius from Squaw Valley, choose preferred Region & then Product - Station Locations, select station from map & then select Nearby Stations)

Squaw Valley SQWC1 8200 ft

Carson Pass CXSC1 8500 ft


CDEC sites ~mmcpheet~

North Tahoe:
Ward Creek (Alpine Sherwood side)
Squaw Valley Gold Coast
Tahoe City Cross

I80 Westslope:
Meadow Lake (North of I80 westslope 7200)
Huysink (South of I80 westslope 6600)
Blue Canyon (I80 westslope 5280)
Lake Spaulding (I80 westslope 5150)


South Tahoe/West Shore:
Echo Peak 5 (North of 50 near Upper Echo Lake)
Fallen Leaf Lake
Rubicon Peak 2
Lake Lois (Desolation NW of Dicks/Jacks)
Heavenly Valley
Hagans Meadow (West of Freel Peak)
Horse Meadow (South of Freel Peak)

50 westslope:
Forni Ridge (North of 50 7600)
Alpha (North of 50 7600)

Towards Kirkwood:
Schneiders (between Sierra @ Tahoe and Kirkwood)
Carson Pass
Forestdale Creek
Caples Lake
Silver Lake
Mud Lake

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[RaccoonFace]

CA/NV RESORT INFO + 6 DAY FORECAST

Resort Info:

Squaw: Lift Schedule and Snow Totals or On The Snow, WebCam
Squaw Valley top 2743m/9000ft

Alpine: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or On The Snow, WebCam
Alpine Meadows top 2632m/8636ft

Kirkwood: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or On The Snow, WebCam
Kirkwood top 2986m/9797ft

Mt. Rose: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or The Straight Line, On The Snow, WebCam
Mt Rose top 2956m/9699ft

Sugar Bowl: Lift Schedule and Current Conditions or On The Snow, WebCam
Sugar Bowl top 2555m/8383ft


Heavenly: I could't find a grooming report or snow page so this is all I've got for mountain info... Heave Info or On The Snow, WebCam

Northstar: Snow Report and Lift Schedule and Season to Date Snow Totals or On The Snow, WebCam


okbye

[RaccoonFace]

HOT SHOTZ!

This post will be continually updated

The name titling the photo displayed is not necessarily the skier pictured, it is who posted the picture.

Have something special you'd like to share? Let me know

STOKE =

Anyone up for a tour or sled skiing tomorrow?

Enginerd hucking somewhere at Kirkwood (day before the fire):


UCL testing to make sure the tore meniscus is finally healed:


Finally, some awesome FAIL by UCL in an aborto attempted 360 off a wind lip..... try 270 to face plant.

YouTube- Follow cam. Dumont, Olsson, Schiller, Carlson, West


i found this video attached to an ian brown song which i dig.
enjoy.

ottime gets some rain crust freshies


jules said it was a great spring day.

Pyramid Peak from a distance.


Desolation Wilderness. Jakes and Dicks Peaks in the background(?)


1st Turns 2010!

some clips from today @ Squaw. Fun day!

tahoetrash

Today we got a very cool look at Squaw Valley from Kevin Quinn's "Points North Heli Plane." Fun Stuff!

I nearly eat bark 24 seconds in.

Barky

The paint drippa, ice in my range glitta...

2k vertikal diamonds drip droppin.
Plein feu.


white boy discussion of descent tactics here:
http://www.thebackcountry.net/bb/vie...hp?p=4750#4750

Today at Kirkwood....it was really good.

phone pic from alpine yesterday.
just off the top of ward.

Then Waited 1 hour for Nightmare Chute first tracks.
I was first I saw this perfect smooove line.

3 turns and BAM!
You think this is a bad bruse?
Granite through 3 layers of Ski clothes. (Thought I broke it)

microhuck

[RaccoonFace]

WEATHER MAPS


Loops:
University of Washington Maps

What's coming:
Powder Watch

NOAA Satellite IR Images (These are HUDGE pics so I just linked them): ~POWPIG~

1) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Near Pacific
2) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Broad Pacific

Maps:













Infrared Loop:


Water Vapor Loop:


(click images for the pages you can see these maps in motion... and the stills should update themselves too!)









Precipitation Forecast:







5 Day Precip Forecast:
~SCUTSKI~







Temperature Forecast:



Inches of Water Expected:
~woodsskier~

[RaccoonFace]

Place saved for expansion.

Mt. Rose

Squaw Valley

Alpine Meadows

Sugar Bowl

Kirkwood


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[RaccoonFace]

Place saved for expansion.

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[RaccoonFace]

Place saved for expansion.

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[Patches]

Snowfall will be >200% of normal this year.

I have spoken.

[Ottime]

Some thought, time and effort went in to the creation of this thread.

[AA-Shred]

im so stoked for the coming winter, for some reason each year i feel even more psyched than the year before. Gonna have a solid three months up at Squaw..

and nice work on this thread RaccoonFace

[gone2alpine]

Raccoons are so fucking productive! Thanks!

[liv2ski]

Raccoons are so fucking productive! Thanks!

Great job Raccoon Face.

[Z]

holy fucking nerd-out.


nice to see it's gonna be 94 in slc tommorow. should be deep.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Whoa. This is a serious thread.


If anyone hears of any cool jobs (film/video related would be a bonus) please post about it in here.

[Raps]

Wow thats a lot of info.....

Thanks though cause I'm clueless about the area and am just about to move to San Fran.......see all you Tahoe mags this winter.....

One question though.....Squaw or Kirkwood for my pass?

[Ninthward]

El Nino rumors abound. Lets just hope its not 90 degrees in October.

[Creeker]

Great call!!! I predict some amazing "Shane Inspired" lines going down at Squaw this year....

[PowderJ]

Very nice! I loved the 08/09 thread. Thanks Racoon!

Edit: ^^^ Ha-Jess I see we're doing the same thing this morning.

[huckbucket]

If you build it they will come.

[unpossible]

Nice work RacoonFace. Looking forward to this season. Now I need to decide if I want to pull the trigger on some new Gotama's.

[Xocomil]

Just two words to consider:
El Nino
It's on!!

[LightRanger]

Raps,

My preference is for Squaw, but there are lots of people from the board at both.

If you're touring, I'd give the nod to Kirkwood.

Great job on the thread RaccoonFace. Getting amped up (even though it's 90+ outside).

Edit: Just noticed the post reserved for the GNAR game. That's sweet. Not that I'm going big this year, especially with a still-fractured tibia, but still.